₦airaland Forum

marvix:
I voted in Rivers state and nobody intimidated or harassed any opposition party agent, I will tell u again that in my polling booth the agent for ACN voted for Jonathan, the wife of d agent for CPC voted Jonathan, the elections were peaceful here because everyone wanted to vote Jonathan, even in situations where voters came late for voting the agents all agreed to let them vote.

The presidential elections were no contest in the south Buhari himself knows this, in the SS it should be a 100% for jonathan because even those who didnot like his person saw no better alternative, in the north Jonathan campaigned and that was why the elections were keenly contested there, some politicians in the north rose above ethnic sentiments to support Jonathan most of those politicians were the target of the attacks in the north, some emirs supported Jonathans ambition that was why they had their palaces surrounded.


It is a pity that we Nigerians can never see anything good in us, incase you dont know the gods have willed Jonathan to be president the peoples votes was just a way to make it happen!

foolish talk

mikeansy:
If El-Rufai truly nurses a Presidential ambition like we all know, he is definitely doing a good job destroying his chances.

Dishonesty and outright lies have no place in the digital age.

I thought you will allow reasoning to prevail but as usual, you gave in to sentiments.

I am not a fan of El-rufai but after reading that interview,any body who wishes nigeria well,would no doubt agree that the sailent points raised by el-rufai in his response to these thorny national issues is very thoughful,challenging indeed! How I wish our president can coherently articulate answers to topical matters.

PDP(which I hate with a passion)has decieved and continue to deceive nigerians. They truly lack the capacity to take this country to the next phase! The re-emergence of regional alliances/party is largely due to the failures of the evil monster called PDP.

Like el-rufai rightly said about the killings pre and post elections, the PDP led government if truly they have the capacity to redeem nigeria would have come up with special measures to checkmate it seeing that it has become recalling decimal in our democractic experiment. But like everything else in the last 12years, we have been told lies.

Congratulations to him and I wish him well even as I pray He lives upto and rise above every challenge that come with such positions for the good of Nigerians and humanity.

For those who blame foriegn companies in Nigeria that always engage or resort to foriegners when appointing CEOs/EDs/RDs etc, We, Nigerians have to tell ourselves the truth:WE ARE NOT RIGHTLY EQUIPPED TO HOLD SUCH POSITIONS especially in companies that have global focus.
We have to be honest, accept it as currently is, and then go back to the drawing board like the Chinese, did and like the indians are currently doing and in 10years time,I bet you Nigerians will dominate these companies.There is no need to worry over nigerians heading MTN, GLO, etc when we are still struggling to ADOPT and DOMESTICATE international best practices in ACCOUNTING, HEALTH & SAFETY,RISK MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RELATIONS,ENGINEERING -PRODUCT DESIGN,PRODUCTION,SALES, AND LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT-, and the list goes on!

Nigerians in Nigeria must wake up and realize the World has little patience for mediocracy!

We Nigerians have the intellectual capacity to rise above mediocracy,develop standards based on meritocracy and the sky will only be our foundations!

As someone already puts it, it's only nigerians that o not know the value of nigeria!

Remember in 2007 when I visited the Nigerian House in London, I was amazed to see the number of Europeans and Brits who were making applications for right of abode in Nigeria.

The world is now a global village and I hope we Nigerians are prepared to welcome as many who will be making Nigeria thier home in the very near future!

Let me use this avenue to say WELCOME to our beloved country

felele:
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The calculations are not mine, my sister. But the bobo is correct sha o. I'm sure I heard Fashola say that they make N14b from IGR and N6b from federal allocation. That's N20b per month. N20b x 12months = N240b.

Simple Arithmetics.

I am baffled that you not only failed to 'see'the flaws in that posting but you went a step further to claim it was simple arithmetics! - product of the failed education system in Nigeria.

Let me give you some tips;

How much was budget for debt servicing by the Lagos State government throughout the 4years your analysis encompassed?Or did Lagos not service any of her debt in the last four years?

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/may/21/national-21-05-2011-01.html

More I get to hear him speak on thorny national issues, the more I am convinced that his 'wonders' in Abuja wasn't just a fluke! I find myself in a difficult position to come to terms with why Yar'dua chased this man (who was a vibrant member of (my own opinion)the best economic team this country has ever had)into exile instead working with him even from the sideline.

Please read his comments (in that sunonline newspaper interview) on the way the post election violence was handled and his proposition of what He feels ought to be done and lets have your take.

temmytanny:
Borrowing money isnt big deal afterall many countries of this world(US et al) live on debt. What we want to see is the impact of the money borrowed. Here in lagos, even a blind man can see what is going on.
The French and other European countries that borrowed them these money arent complaining cos they can see where the money is going(infrastructural development)so why are we complaining? I taught lagos debt would have been over 200b with structures am seeing around lagos.

Lagos generates over 600B yearly and if they are owing 124B(less 25%) it isnt too much. US have over $2.4Trillion debt and they are still ruling the world. Lagos will continue to be a living example for others to follow whether bad belle people like am or not.

Fashola is working(dont disturb), ACN is marketing(he dey pain you?) Tinubu is chopping( Can you prove it?) so why cant you all go to your state and force your government to do something.

just an observation, the USA debt profile is almost $14trn and not $2.4trn. Obama's 2011 budget deficit alone is over $1.4trn.

But in all I agree with your reasoning. Personally 'm surprised the debt profile is that small! Anyway, we need more details as to the percentage of the debt profile that are 'performing' or 'slag' so we know how much burden the state we carry in the short term but in the long run, i think lagos is well positioned for a healthy economic performance. If only Ogun could properly position herself to leverage on this economic vibrancy lagos is about to experience i.e. creating a hub for manufacturers for the long term as 50years from now, from all indicators, 56% of lagos economic activities will be what we call 'paper service' based and there will be the urgent need for other states close by to fill this gap and unfortunately, I am yet to see the state that has done this.

In all, kudos to Fashola, and all those who have ensured that openess, accountability and purposefulness is part of the policy trust of his government and I hope better news than these will be what lagos will experience in the next 4 years.

<Meanwhile, good citizens of Lagos State, pay your taxes and demand your legislator, councillor and local government chairperson delivers quality projects in your locality > Get yourself ready for more peaceful protest as the spirit of fashola must be replicated in all other elective officers in Lagos State.

I wish lagos well.

Vicjustice:
Responding mainly to the paragraph in bold red:
   Appeal could take several months to reach verdict. Now, if an appeal has been decided in favour of the appellant, the decision does not in any way represent automatic visa issuance, the appellant will still be required to present his/her application documents (at the embassy) for re-assessment and reconsideration; and in the situation whereby the applicant's circumstances have changed, ie  his/her financial situation does not add up any longer, or the visa sought is of a certain category that has been affected by change of circumstance, his/her visa application can still be refused even after the successful appeal. This is how it works.

While I agree with much of what of what you have said as it affects the 'status' of the applicant post appeal, i think it suffice to say that only apply to 'out of country applications' as 'in country applications' is unlikely to be bedsubjected to such.
Re-consideration/reassessment by ECOs/ECMs at embassies have always been critised by Judges as completely out of place. This is simply the case 'cos AIT judges look at 'material evidence' as the appallant (at the time of application -for out of country application and at the time of Appeal for in country application- although Pankina judgement [2010] has put an end to this as in country application now has to provide material evidence as was submitted in the original application) can possibly put forward and on such the AIT judges make thier 'determination' hence there be no further need for a reconsideration but the ECOs/ECMs continue to abuse thier authority by going back to reassess the applicant, demanding for more documentation. To simply put, why would ECOs/ECMs reassess an applicant by requesting for current documentation when in law, an appallant is not allowed to provide further documentation to demonstrate that he/she now meets a criteria -which may not have been met at the time of application- at the time of appeal.

The ECOs continue to abuse such powers vested on them to ensure only applicants that meet the immigration rules are allowed in but they often forget that the rules clearly stated 'at the time of application' and not what the ECOs/ECMs are currently doing which is against the 'principle of fairness and natural justice' and also a breach of 'legitimate expectation;.I know there are guidelines issued by the home secretary upon which they put the defense of this act, however, such is yet to be tested in the courts and I believe very soon it will be.

I beg to differ on your claims that the visas will not be issue if such visas category has been affected by a change of some sort.To put it straight, Tier 1 general highly skilled has been abolished, however all those who currently has appeal/judicial review pending in courts should they win thier appeal/are granted permission for JR and subsequently won thier substantive hearing without further Appeal by HO, they will be issued Tier 1 visas as it affects thier application on the date the application was submitted before the change of rules took effect. There are several high court/COA judgement which serves as precedence in the UK immigration history to back up this assertion.

Regardless of which part of Nigeria it is, we do not want a USA base in Nigeria!

First they gave Nigeria a more or less useless ship which Nigerian leaders foolishly paid $8m to install American communication and navigation systems on it; Heaven - what better way to sell yourself to a tommorrow potential aggressor!

The current problem in the North is squarely down to the failure of past and present leadership in Nigeria.If religion is the problem as most think, why don't we have same extremist behaviour in South -West Nigeria where large percentage of the population are moslems?

The USA has envisaged the real possibility of the iranians closing the major oil shipping route in the middle east and are looking at Nigeria as a possible mitigation option should the need arise.Hence the need to have a base here so they can secure thier energy route safely out of nigeria while nigerians becomes 'suya' meat in the hands of terrorist the USA created, used and dumped only for her to see them fighting against her.

A USA base in Nigeria will destabilize the sub saharah region as several countries in the region who are not neccessarily friends of the USA will engage in weaponization of some sort as we have seen in the case of South America, South East Asia, and the Middle East!

Beside, Africa already has a matured and stabilized , military stabilization force as only what is left the yhe maturity of the political class which will help use these MSFs to safe guard the different regions in Africa. We do not need foriegners (Militarily)on our soil.

God bless Nigeria: Goodluck please return Nigeria to the Neutral-Center position Obasanjo left us in international politics asthat is where we stand to benefit most as a developing cpuntry just like Brazil is doing.

In a country where the 'easies' of life is visibily lacking in every corner of Nigeria, the outgoing NASS members will be smiling home with a total take-home pay of 2.91bn naira.

A break down of the top two leaders take-home pay in each house of the NASS shows;
Senate president:over 9.75million naira
Deputy Senate president:Over 7 million naira


Speaker, HOS: over 9.7million Naira
D-Speaker, HOS: over 6.8million Naira.


These sums does not include the several monies allegely being owed members of both chambers owing from committee functions, quaterly allowances, etc.

The members of this present NASS must be wicked and callous, without shame and dognity - Can't they take a cue from Japan where her leadership has turned down pay 'cos her nation is on a brink of a serious social and economic disaster 'cos of the nuclear crisis.

This is the NASS that gave nigerians/nigerians an unworkable budget for 2011 and as I write, the nation has not fiscal projections of her developmental aims for 2011 as the extension of the 2010 appropriation has since elasped!

If I may ask, where is Jonathan getting money to pay the MAY 2011 salaries from as obviously He has refused to sign the budget as passed by this outing inept NASS.

Can someone educate me of what need there is for a budget in 2011 fiscal year given that we are already approaching JUNE. Why don't we go on andboperate an emergency budget till September this year while we reset out fiscal year to begin from November each year as November to September fiscal year obviously has much benefit to present day Nigeria.

I write to formally denounce any plan by the US government to use Nigeria as a base for her military operations in her so called war on terror.

This move in my candid opinion has little to do with the 'foolish' and 'unwise' war on self created terrorist organisations around but it is a delibrated attempt by the government of the USA to 'pakistanize' Nigeria, with the obvious consequences to numerous to mention.

The plan to open a base in Nigeria is obviously geared towards the need to secure the USA energy needs from Nigeria at the expense of the blood of innocent Nigerians.

We have seen what have happened to all the countries where the USA has set-up a base/bases. Nigeria and Nigerians do not want to suffer same!

Nigeria is an independent nation with military formation capable of keeping the nation in balance and we do not need any foriegn military on our soil.The very recent insecurity in the country and the post-election violence witness- (all of which were due to lack of political will of the executive leadership and not military incapability)shall not be used as a pretence/deceit for the USA government to establish a base on our soil.

Nigeria is a nation discovering herself daily just as did the USA during thier formative years with untold bloodshed often accompanied by 'acts' too despicable to be written down in history books!

As I have always maintained, Jonathan should return Nigeria to the 'Neutral-Center' Obj left Nigeria!

Often, most NAIRALANDERS spend several man-hours insulting and castigating  leaders/leadership  in Nigeria, and rightly so, such action may or may not be justified depending the type of 'goggle' you use to peruse the issue.

But then I thought I could also throw a challenge to nairalanders to give a picture of the nigeria of thier dreams and possibily how such can be realized given the present day composition of nigeria - No wishful thinking but real practical and achievable "dreams" that can help grow our 'common wealth' for generations yet unborn.

ifyalways:
Man-know-man(cow prick)
Jumping chicken(fried toad)
Fear face(fowl nyansh)
For show(peri winkle and crab)

Now this is what 'm loooooooooooling

9ja, really funny bunch!!, I wonder if we were foremost in giving names to new findings/inventions.

I was shocked to hear butt is now called Bakassi , where do they get these names from, hmmmmmm

typical of nigerians! they jump before they look.

With Sanusi ugly fight with the current despotic NASS,do you really think SLS will engage in something not within the CBN and those NASS vultures will not cry foul?

Before we comment on issues like this, first lets ask ourself this question;
Has the law governing CBN given the CBN governor and his board the power to carry out such activies? Maybe this has been part of the law but past governors and thier board members pocketed the money!

lemmi go do some digging

hmmm, looks like GEJ want a thank U visit from NAVY SEAL T7

let's use common sense, USA always have special agents like JC they use to communicate what they sincerely think about a government - ask china- and we will be better for it if the play the game nicely just like china is doing instead engaging for a hide and seek games!

You only have to read between the line in Hilary Cliton's response to the last elections to know that truly the US does not believe the elections were free, fair and credible

Some may say; WHO GIVE A DAMN ABOUT WHAT US GOVERNMENT THINKS ABOUT THE ELECTIONS?

@ALL
Which meat is called Shock absorber?

nigerians we really kinda funny with names we give to things!

MeGaStReEt:
@Omo, can you please tell me (us) the meaning of the bolded

Honestly i have no clue! Just last week, i found myself watching NTA newsline and they did a report on how people in lagos were trooping to a local eatry which they called "buka" and in the report they made mention of these options of cooked meat! So i thought, hang on a minute, could there be more names given to local meat and if so, wouldn't it be nice to get to know what other tribes, zones/region of nigeria  call thier cooked meat?

Again isnt this the sort of thing 'tourist' would like to learn when they come visiting but hey where will they learn them from? Remember  whilst in France how one french local name for a local blue cheese burns thrilled me and I had to give it a go, hmmm but the looks and the name was opposite of what it tasted like!!

So feel free to tell us the names you and please also tell us the english equivalent!

Some I have read already is making me fall off my chair!!! - fineboy  Gearbox -

I only feel sorry for the next top nigerian government official that would be humilated by the TSA

You know UK & US are the champion in this kinda hide and seek game.

If JC's application had issues why not get it resolved amicably and just move on. Hmmm, i hope they have not invited Hilary Cliton for the 29th of May,

in hindesight, with continued pressure, i think GEJ will perform, however the concern will be whether his performance will be enough to get the common nigeria to believe again in nigeria - i pray he performs otherwise we will be set back to 10years of under development.

yawns,  kai! a beg gimmmi gworo make i  jaw jaw my mouth!

this i jeg fiffle i no get am for work. today nah hausa i kill am today tomorrow yoruba i kill am. kill i kill i dey talk every day walahi!

some fiffle tell am por pfrisident jega say me, Alhaji tanko tanko i no get am road, light, and fure water i no see por eye! walahi even air me i dey smelland pfrisident i tell am fiffle say presh air i go get after election,
sakiratu, bring am tuo shinkafa me i dey eat, walahi, me i don tire por this jega,

haha, i can see what ignorance can do to a people.

Read that article again, the go back and study the grammatical construction in the era referred to in your article, you will realize that the article is another 'invented facts'.

You guys haven't seen anything yet, just wait for the breath of fresh air
I remember asking same questions as this poster way back before elections and I couldn't get reasonable answer, then i knew the curse of bad leadership in nigeria may still linger on for a little while.

I remember speaking to someone very close to jonathan himself four days back and he confessed that his greatest fear was GEJ was going to do to nigeria what he did to bayelsa - spending ever kobo in the treasury on projects all over the states with very little impact. He gave an example of a PVC manufacturing factory in bayelsa, the hospitals cited in communities without roads or speed boats to connect the lands. He said although the intentions of the projects were good but 'cos of lack of due deligence in examing how well the host community would benefit from such, the projects appear not to have made any impact on the people.

His second fear was that GEJ doesnot have a mind of his own and that he confessed has been his greatest undoing despite the political luck that has smiled on him.

To the ijaw warlord claiming Bayelsa is a pipped state hence no need for building bridges, modernized inland water ways and ports, suspended roads, mobile hospitals, etc, your generation will end up like the ones before you - permanent tenants in thier own land!

This is one serious problem the IJAWS have - they WORSHIP whoever has money to give them DAILY not caring if the person is stealing from thier 'tommorrow bread'

Alams today is still hailed in nightclubs and guest houses in Bayelsa as 'governor general' despite looting that state beyond believe whereas his counterpart from Edo State (lucky igbinedion) cannot walk the streets in Benin else he meets his end.

so funny how these ex-kidnapper lords are coming out everyday under all sorts groups with empty rants!

SE/igbos are ever shortsighted politically and they will always be chasing shadows unless they humble themselves and learn from other zones who have calculatively positioned themselves to be a force to reckon with in nigeria for a long time to come.

Was this not the same SE that were shouting death to zoning just 6months back and are now clamouring for it simply 'cos they find thierself at the losers corner?
Igbo for president 20o15

if only someone can show me on the spot visits (like what fashola is doing) of our ministers at least going to inspect equipments they are always bring to this country to make sure they meet technical specification and standards. What we always see with FG project is misfit equipments all over the country.It would have help prevent the GE turbine saga in which turbines bought with millions of dollars were laying waste at the sea ports 'cos no available crane in the country to toll them to site. Visual inspection would have help to raise questions like , oh how do we intend to transport these to the sites!
Kudos to fashola for making sure lagos state tax payers money are spent judiciously on quality unlike our president that keep giving spending money yet he barely sees with his eyes what he is paying for.

What do you make of a country that can not even boast of a'lo_hi' observation post, a mere civil total radar coverage is it such a country that you would handover a 'SAM' or a 'S2SM' to?

It is even more worrisome that no mention was ever made in the press release of Air accident investigation team visting or are already at the site of crash and I wonder if there is even a serious AAI team in NAF.
For now it is obvious that the NAF is all about painting of buildings in thier various bases.

Did it occur to any of you that during the Libya saga we had to go hire an aircraft to evacuate our citizens from there while counteries like Ireland, UK, etc engaged thier different military formations with the RAF aircrafts to evacuate her citizens.

In a rating of 1 to 10, i rate the NAF 3.

Why on earth will they call meat these;
1. round about
2. shock absorber
3. Appian Way
4. Iyabo ;P

feel free to expand the list!

Oh dear, one more silly igbo rants! We told them,warned them but they pretended as if we were fools! Guess we now know which region is the official "spareparts" of nigeria!- used and dumped yet again.

I have always maintained that igbos/SE should stick to thier NOLLYWOOD and SPAREPARTS biz.

oh, has it not occur to you that the vocal and vociferous ohanaeze spokesman was made a member of the post election violence investigation panel and since then the guy has zipped his mouth! One of the national dailies asked him to comment on the seemingly snubb of the cries of the SE by the PDP and all he could say that he was on a national assignment and can't comment!, the dude has pocket his own share of the cake and has forsaken his people!

Just another warning, the least an igbo man can become president in nigeria is after 2024! SE should forget 2015 - the north are having it back until 2024

When a goat moves with the sheep all the time, she begins to 'feel' like one forgetting her smell separates her from the lots!

i sorry for SE oh!

justwise:
That will not change my opinion for now, not replying emails or answering calls got nothing to do with pple submiting forged documents, pple trying hard to cheat the system, applying with fake Nigerian passport or stamping fake visas in their passports to make it look as if they are frequent travelers, submiting 'build account' just to get a visa. I guess the BHC are fed up and sometimes can't be bothered, we can't keep giving excuse after excuse, we have messed up our image, please don't tell me Nigeria is not the only corrupt country in the World, yes we are not however, i'm more concerned about our image and not that of other countries, i will be treated as a Nigerian and not as Pakistain or Indian.

It is one thing to generalize, it's another to back up such generalization with statistical data.

For your claims, i demand proof in form of statistical numbers the proportion of applicants from nigeria that use fake documents to appply for visas at the BHC?

Again I asked you in my other pos; if this issue of fake documents is widely spread as claimed, why hasn't the Home office/UKBA placed nigeria amongst the list of country who engage in such? I know for fact that the UKBA published such an advisory list in 2009/2010 and nigeria was not among.Nigeria only featured on the list of countries who apply for student visas but end up not completing thier studies instead they engage in meaningful employment - again most of those identified were mainly college applicants.

horny4u:
@omotier
There is so much information on google, forums, ukba website and much more.
There are immigration lawyers etc.
A little research here and there, like you said I think they should answer emails faster but to be fair have you seen the crowd if 1/4 of that crowd write in alone, they will no longer have time to issue visas. The amount of emails with trivial things like why is the visa fee so high etc will stop the Ukba from getting to the mail of the applicant who needs genuine information.I think using google and their website is a good info option too.

While I get your point,can i just correct the notion that those who process the visas are same in the correspondence unit- they aren't as those two departments are separate entities of the visa sections.

Also, i do not know when last you visited the application centers in lagos(Billingsway - ikeja & the other one they relocated to in 2010) and (Central districts) in Abuja, literally the crowds are no longer there as it used to be in the past as the submission process is now much faster with the visas partner (VFS GLOBAL)than before. Approximately, it takes about 55mins to process payment and submitt documents/application forms - a plus for the UKBA considering how long it took in the past at the deputy high commission on Walter Carrington way in Victoria Island.

Vicjustice:
Everything but one that you said here is with wisdom and understanding (and perhaps from experience), but allow me to disagree with the last input (in red); You can't send a "legal" letter to any embassy to warn them of court actions because, you absolutely have no ground to force the embassy to issue you a visa: visas are merited on privilege, not by fundamental rights. So, the UK embassy still reserves the rights to refuse him the visa even if he won the appeal because, winning appeal does not guarantee the issuance of the visa, it simply means, the appellant has won the favour for reconsideration of the refused application hence some people who won their appeals could still have their visas denied

Just to point out that I make post here experience and not just speculations.

The 90days is a form of legal time frame which has become established as sufficient timing for any reasonable action to be taken by any competent body of authority in the UK and the home office/fco/embassy uses this time frame as in house rules to process all visas hence the reason on the BHC website in nigeria they request you only contact them after regarduing your visas after 28days but not more than 90days.

Please can you justify your claim (base on immigration legislation) that the embassy can refuse issuing visas after you must have won your appeal.

This notion was recently (Jan 2011) esponged by a High Court Judge in Scotland in a case involving a nigerian and the judge rebuked the ECM for assigning to himself powers not even assign to the Home Secertary by law. Once an Appeal is allowed (as against a Judicial review) the only option available to the Home Office/embassy is an Appeal of the stay of the AIT decision at the high court within 7 working days after the date og the decision. Even,(as recently found out from an high court judgement 2011)in cases whereby there are other grounds of refusal not previously taken into consideration by the ECO, the home office/fco/embassy must only do so by a way of Appeal and not by solely deny the issuence of visas except in cases of terrorism/national threat.

The legal letter (which you can akin to a pre-action protocol letter)is part of what the judge will be looking to see by the time you proceed to the courts.

Those I have seen use this option in and outside the UK ended up with the UKBA/embassy replying them with a standard letter format explaining why the have not been able to process the visas which is usually blamed on administrative error or loss of letter in post!

I honestly have not come across anyone who has won an Appeal and without the visas not been issued unless in cases where fco/home office  files a cross appeal in the high court and this is usually the case if the home office feels there was an error of judgement by the AIT immigration judge as per the Technicality of the Law or misrepresentation of facts/evidence before the AIT judge. Pakina (2010)comes mind here! Technically from the view point of law I am not convinced of your postulation about post Appeals.Remember, AIT looks at your application in its entirety based on the bundle of the appallant against the immigration rules & policy guidance and decides either in favour or against, that is why thier decisions are largely called DETERMINATIONS and not judgement unlike the cases that go for judicial review (single judge during paper/oral permission to proceed with judicial review application stage)and subsequently Substantive hearing before a panel of judges (if permission is granted) hence the reason thiers is ccalled judgement.

Just like you claimed the embassy can not be forced to issue visas so also the embassy  can not not act on the verdict of a competent UK court unless there is a stay on the court's verdict by a way of Appeal.

[quote author=baby-mi link=topic=667376.msg8320336#msg8320336 date=1305392778]Pls NL, i need help urgent my boyfriend is inviting me over to uk how can i get visa within a week and how much its[/quote]please visit the website given by snowdrop there you will find the fees perculiar to nigeria.

But let me warn that since you are being sponsored by your boy friend, do well to include documents that show overwhelmingly that you and him has so much in common other than mere contacts!

Also carefully include documents/details that would convince the ECO that you will be coming back. If you can, address a written letter to the Entry Clearance Officer, letting him know you only need visas for just two weeks but the application form doesnot provide you with that option. PLEASE AVOID TICKING 2years or 6months visas option if this is your first time as doing this create suspicion in the mind of the ECO.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SHOW YOU WILL BE COMING BACK TO NIGERIA AFTER VISITING!

TAKE GREAT CARE TO MAKE SURE YOU PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP THE ECO VERIFY EVERY CLAIM BY YOU

please go and read the information on these sites.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visitingtheuk/visitors/

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visitingtheuk/visitors/


For documents you need visit here;

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visitingtheuk/visitors/documents/

To check if you are eligible to travel on general business visas, read this link.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visitingtheuk/visitors/eligibility/

hope this helps.

phar897:
That was really helpful bro. Thanks a lot! To answer your questions, the appeal was submitted through an immigration solicitor and I think at this juncture, might just have to wait. I called the solicitor yesterday inquiring what the situation is like, she told me they're still waiting for a copy of the determination. I got mine through royal mail, so I'm guessing the nigerian post office still has the documents . .

I still haven't confirmed from the AIT yet (I decided not to) since the solicitor in nigeria hasn't received her copy, so I'm thinking it could be as a result of the royal wedding break and bank holidays in between, probably caused the delay.

I'll appreciate further suggestions . .

Just to point out that you need to take a copy of the 'determination' sent to you to your immigration solicitor. Also find out if he has been notified of any stay of AIT decision by the home office. If not then your sister needs to forward a copy of the decision of the immigration judge to the foriegn common wealth office via e-mail Abuja.Visa.CorrespondenceUnit@fco.gov.uk.

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT CLOSE TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN LOST TO BANK HOLIDAYS IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY meaning lots of things get stocked in the system and only after a week or there about before things will return back to normal.

Also ask your solicitors, He can also findout from the AIT the date the Embassy in Nigeria was sent a copy of the determination and then calculate 7days from that date further which you cab beginnto phone the embassy.

May i suggest that at this stage your sister ought to be the one doing the phoning and letter writing to the embassy in Nigeria.