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it's not really a gender war (lest I hope not). But anecdotally, this study is correct.

Fact: we have poor healthcare in Nigeria. Majority of us are not getting basic healthcare, talk less of advanced. Men are loth to present themselves for treatment early on (I speak from the experiences of siblings on the medical field, who treat unwilling male patients when it has gotten to an advanced stage. The average female is more scared of losing her fertility so will go to the hospital and do her research online and amongst her peers far easier).

Fact: one gender is subtly encouraged to promiscuity. It is seen as a proof of manhood (one case study I know was a man who, upon realising his libido was low, was advised by his male friends to "sample younger girls" because his wife was also "ageing and not hot anymore". After catching an std and treating it, it was discovered it was a chemical imbalance causing low libido. But the doctor who treated him said the advise he got from his friends was very, very common (sadly).

Fact: our society finds it easier to blame the female. A young wife (late 20s) is being blamed for infertility currently because she had a fibroid operation a while back. No-one is pointing fingers at her hubby (early 40s) who has a stressful job and a not-too-happy situation in life with some poor lifestyle choices and a health issue. It's very common.

All this study should do is encourage both spouses to go check their health when there is an issue of infertility.

Tears of pride at my Ika boys. Ewwwww!! Where were una when I wan marry, before one urhobo man snatched me, ehhh

But jokes apart, I don't get the modern Igbo stance. More than half of the people you are claiming (so far, on this thread they have mentioned my family and extended family) DO NOT wish to be associated and aligned with you. Why o why do you persist in such aggression?

That's like me leaving my hubby's house to be dragging over my neighbour who continually tells me he doesn't want me. Why? We respect the Igbo and wish them well, but DO NOT WANT TO BE ALIGNED WITH THEM OR CLAIM THEIR HERITAGE, how can that be a thorn in their flesh?

Even my FIL (an elderly man and a very old legal practioner) stated clearly that Ika aren't Igbo (and he handled cases in the area, h should know), so why all this wahala? My elderly mum said it was Ika when they came to Lagos that wanted to curry favour with Igbos, that started naming their kids with Igbo names, she swears she never grew up with any Amakas, Ifeanyis or Uches until after the Civil war (and she should know, she nearly ended up being an Ika Queen and her father was prominent). Ika names and last names are still found in Edo state, but I am yet to see one in the East.

@rexburton please one small point: you said owa/Agbor people claim descent from the East. That's not true as my grandmother passed away at 104 and I asked her this question and she was very clear the Agbor/Owa are NOT from the East. I choose to believe a woman who lived from that era than someone probably even younger than me.

But noooo. That is not enough for you. Please let us be, we have our own identity. Be assured, everyone respects you but enough of this claiming.

And where's that poster that put up proper Ika names, remind me to send you one very pretty Ika geh as reward. ; D

Also, which of you is from a prominent Ika family, let us betrothe our children now (because their papa is using style to try and marry them off to his Urhobo chiefs and I'm just giving him side-eye).

redgem:
Please, is there any one in ph who can help me with accommodation for the main time? I really need where to rest my head

Alright, who's in Port Harcourt, that's where she is right now. You can help by contacting her first and determining if this story is true and at least helping her with transportation to a friend's home.

OP, please go to a friend's place for now. If you don't want to stay with a relative, go to a friend's place and stay there. This is not the best time to move in with a stranger. Take only what you can carry, the important stuff that can get you a job. All you need do is inform your mum you're somewhere safe and familiar, but you need to step up and become an adult. Is there anyone who is on your side in this matter, willing to stand by you? Because it is a gradual process to eventually getting your siblings out (you can't help your mum unless she wishes to be helped).

about 5 years ago, one of the regional FRSC officers told me "you ladies should always wear seatbelt because you know that thing you carry on your chest, it can burst if it hits the dashboard".



I don't think most FRSC men know good driving rules. And this copy-and-paste they just released (icy roads? abandoned airfields?? ) just prove their worthlessness.

Nwenem, to all the prayers around you, we say "ise". Congrats o, please bring prosperity and advancement to our state.

And we are Deltans. Not any other tribe.

redgem, please where are you? What state are you, are they some sensible people on NL who may be willing to help you with a plan that will include your two siblings? I'm appealing to those who are close to her area.

corrall:
Sweetheart, mbok take it easy. I am sure she did not mean it the way u are taking it. God will see everyone through.

Abeg I am team june o n I tap into this birth things happening around me. I don't want to have to wait till 40 weeks. I want sharp sharp jawe. The way I feel sometimes, I don't know if it's braxton hicks or baby sef de struggle to move, sometimes my tummy will just be hard and then release itself. At 36 weeks, anyone experiencing the same thing?

Perfectly normal. Baby is just big so it has less space to move inside your stomach, that's why you can feel and see it. Btw, 36 weeks over here is considered a normal birth so you're pretty much almost ready to pop.

Bbglory and helovesme, I had the same. I was put on bedrest (by family who are doctors), but my own OB prescribed Lexotan (please don't take it). It's pre-term contractions and some doctors think it's normal for ftm. I didn't need painkillers, I just propped my back and legs up with pillows for 3 days. All was well.

Get out of that house, take your siblings with you.

Get out of that house, take your siblings with you.

Get out of that house, take your siblings with you.

You will never beg your father enough. This is not your fault or your mother's fault. He has been doing this since you were young, so why do you think it is still your mum's fault or your fault?

Some men and women have demons that you cannot fix. You are not supposed to fix them, stay away. An abusive person doesn't change because of any prayers. I know too many women and men in your situation, you staying there will help nothing, think of your siblings and think what your mum has taught them that it is acceptable.

Everyone has a temper but abusive people justify their lack of control, weakness and need to hurt people with that fact. It is not normal.

Leave that house or bury someone in the future. And btw, children from abusive homes never come out right without help. Better a separated home than an abusive home.

@cococandy we've done our good deed for the day and hopefully that husband will penitently seek for good counsel and repair his marriage, now that he knows it's mostly his fault.

Let's go reward ourselves with some Baskin Robbins (or you reward yourself and I watch, because pregnancy bubble refuses me any pleasures again in life )

Cococandy is right, HAS THE MAN PRAYED AND SEARCHED HIMSELF, BECAUSE MOST LIKELY HE CONTRIBUTED TO HER CHEATING.

I advise him to meet with some pastors and her family. This issue is too small for him to throw away his marriage. God hates divorce and children from broken homes don't do well. Besides, he needs to step up his game: keep fit, learn new styles in bed (that's why his wife was following younger men).

The man must have contributed to his wife's cheating. So he must work on himself and remember that a woman can take seed from any man, so she may be married to him but she can collect seed from everywhere (that's how Nature intended it na, everybody can be polygamous) so stop that DNA test.

besides, who knows what the man will meet after sending his wife packing, who knows if the next one will be better....

I used to think differently but luckily NLers convinced me that cheating wasn't SO BAD and people should endure it, so now I tell guys and girls with cheating partners this "great advice"

IyaderaChuks:
MY DEAR, am in the same shoes with u and had to ask my doctor who says its nothing to worry about as long as you dont have shortage of breath. the risk is on the mother and not the baby so i check my self and sleep in d most comfortable position till date, which is on my back. Am 32weeks gone so far so good.

Team July, pls anyone experiencing serious back and leg cramp abi pain. Getting up in the morning from bed is a prayer point. I guess u would tell me its part of the package. God dey.

The pain is usually Sciatica, it's caused by your joints weakening due to the hormones and weight distribution going on. There's no cure for it except Physiotherapy. Change the way you get out of bed: Sit up, swing both legs off bed to touch the ground and get up. Same with how you get in bed: Sit down, swing both legs in. Same with how you get in a car, get out of a car. Try not to jump up or fall down into chairs or beds but move slowly into them. You can get a gym ball (they sell them in traffic as exercise balls) and sit on it (inflated) and be making figure 8 with the ball. Change the way you sit, always prop pillows beneath your lower back when sitting and don't slouch. Also, stop walking and pushing your stomach out (if you do), it is curving your spine and causing you to feel more pain. Also, if you swim (and yes you can totally go swimming, it's recommended), do the breazt stroke, not freestyle. It helps relax your muscles, exercises you and makes you tired enough to sleep better through the night.

I'm a Team July and I usually get this when I've been moving around in the wrong manner.

If the pain doesn't go away as soon as you start this, then it may be a sign of something else, talk to your doctor.
HTH.

sheweezy:
E ku fuel scarcity o. How is everyone in the house?
Teamjune folks please who else is experiencing midnight cramps. Na night the thing dey do me strong thing pass.
I still don't know how labour go be o cos my FTM friends said they didn't even know they were in labour and considering me i have been having on and off contraction, how will i know the real one. waiting till weekend before i put my bag for door.
IT WILL ALL END IN PRAISE BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

I'm a former team June (now team July). How bad are those cramps? I asked my 2 experienced elderly mama's here and they said those cramps are your body preparing for birth and when you start having contractions, you will know (because you probably won't be able to talk during contractions). Your birthing may start with water breaking and no contractions (happened to a friend this year, for hours) and in that case, head to the hospital. But yeah, your bag should always be by the door or in your car by now. Because from 36 weeks that baby can show. As long as those cramps are not constant (they go and come), it's not the real deal.

@Modath please share some tips on how to properly dress a baby in Naija. Because Lord knows I've seen complete outfit on babies and wondered how cold they were. One of the doctors in my house is constantly "not being nice" to some patients because he said he has seen and heard too many theories parroted as fact by Nigerians. Like Pneumonia being caused by not dressing warmly (it's more likely caused by dirty environment and charcoal fire, so all those buses in Lagos with bad exhaust are more likely to cause wahala) and giving Agbo to a baby (because you think they have malaria). He likes natural remedies but we lost a baby cousin due to village mentality of treatment and he's lost a lot of babies and kids due to their parents being swayed by public opinion to do something they instinctively knew wasn't good. He says even your doctor is not always correct, ask a 2nd doctor always.

so please give an example of how to dress a boy and a girl, maybe in rainy season and harmattan, with location. Thanks.

Hafsat24:
@Onegai..thanks much..I'm on folic acid already and I registered for Antenatal since I wz 7wks hut was told dey'll only start attending to me at 4months..but nonetheless I'll still go before then and mkk my complaints

why 4 months? Did they do your blood work and glucose?

Hafsat24 first go and buy Folic acid asap to be taking then register for ante-natal. Discharges may be a symptom of a UTI (or it could be nothing), but it's better to know.

as per supplies, I got a Mothercare baby set that had nailcare, thermometer, medicine measuring spoon, nose pump and everything, rather than buying one by one.

I'm not a fan of liquid sterilizer, 2 of my siblings are pediatricians and neither recommend it (they tell me to stay away from chemicals if I can). So far, I'm staying away from talc (powders) and such ( I and my siblings had breathing problems and asthma as kids, don't want to expose my kid to it).

same with baby oil, I will substitute Olive oil for it and then eventually introduce Coconut oil into my baby's regime.

I read that your child should dress how you dress, so if you feel it's cold and you need a sweater, then your baby needs more cover. If you feel hot, then your child shouldn't be swaddled in blankets. Which is why I've avoided blankets for now (I will get a few second-hand because of my location because I'm sure I'm not using them for long.

There are some few items on my list that I'm not mentioning but are necessary because they help the mum, not the baby.

missmalachi:
Thank u so much.am actually not buying everything on d list cos I hv some given to me as wedding gift.though I wil stil love niaja prices so as nt to go thru d conversion stress.
Thanks

No p. Did you get a bouncy chair or rocker? You need one because when you want to cook or bath or something, you will need somewhere to place the baby (and most don't like being awake in their cots). So a bouncy chair vibrates, keeps them strapped in and frees your hands. There are some things on the list you truly don't need, but you can still buy them.

edit: I see its on your list, it's very necessary.

Maternity bras go for N4, 000 upwards but you're not apparently the right size until your 38 week when your milk comes in (that's what I was told at Mothercare and Destination Maternity). So wait till then if you can.

Disposable panties for mum, buy the ones for old people (Depends or another brand). It absorbs more and should start from N7500.

missmalachi:
Good day mama's in d house.hw is d ministry goin?hope great
Pls I need help in getting d prices of d list one of our mama posted here.am a FTM n abt to start shopping, I wnt 2 hv an estimate of wat I need.thanks 4 ur quick response.


Baby cot - preferably Graco product
Baby stroller
Carrier Car sit -
Changing bag -
Cot net -
Bassinet (small baby bed with net, usually put on the bed) -
Sleeping suits and Body suits
Cartons of Huggies diapers (from 0 – 3months or 4 – 6kg)
Christening dress or shirt and trouser
Baby wardrope
Face towels & Big towels
Thermometer
Bibs
Nighties for mum
disposable pants for mum
lady Sept
Firm maternity bras
Singlets and baby panties
Clothes, Shoes and socks, booties
Caps and hand gloves (mittens)
Baby oil, Baby cream, Baby hair Shampoo and Baby soap (preferably Boots products as Johnson now has fake except you prefer it though)
Mentholated Powder (Prickly Heat Powder)
Moko Mentholated Spirit
Eucalyptus Ointment and Menthol Aton
Olive Oil
Cotton buds
Feeding bottles (Preferably Avent or Tommie tippee)
2 Flasks (1 big one and 1 small one)
Shawls and Flannels
Plenty wipes
Set of Combs
Blankets, Bed spread with pillow cases
Baby Rocker
Pacifiers and Soft toys
1 Roll of Cotton wool
Savlon or Purit (1 or 2 Big ones and a small one)
Finger Brush with storage care (Mastela or any other product)
Baby Nail care (Manicure/Pedicure set)
Baby sponge
Spoon and cup
Washing clothe hanger
Baby plastic bathe set
Electric jug

Lol. I'm a Ftm and you don't need all that. I sadly don't have Naija prices (I'm doing my shopping overseas) but may I help?

cot: Graco is about $200. Instead of buying a cot and a bassinet separately, look into Graco playard $100. it has a bassinet and can be used as a travel cot and a play pen for older kids and can be packed away. an IKEA cot which transforms into a bed is about £115 (almost $200).

Baby stroller: in Nigeria, only if you live on a nice estate in Lekki and spend a lot of time at the mall. I don't trust a stroller on our uneven and dusty Naija roads. It's not a necessity for me. I'd rather get a Baby Bjorn ($80) or one of those new carry clothes. Bear in mind most of them act like tying a really long wrapper to your front, not back.

Carrier seat: either Graco or Chicco is fine. Infant seat Graco is $99, but they will outgrow it by a year max. A convertible car seat can take a newborn to toddler age but costs minimum $160 Graco brand. However, a good car seat should snap in to its corresponding stroller so if you still want a stroller, get the car seat that is sold with it.

Changing bag: who will carry it, you or your hubby? I got a Columbia messenger changing bag because my hubby will carry sometimes and it was $19 from Ross (more expensive outside) but one of the solid ones is Skip Hop Forma ($45). A durable backpack will work as well and be cheaper.

By now prices should be scaring you so ask around and see what you can inherit from mamas who have finished having their kids. I inherited some of my stuff and there's no shame in saving a little.

Sleep suit: check and see if it is UK or US (UK sizes are bigger than US). Try Mothercare (UK) or Carter's or Gerber (US). Don't get more than 3 or 5 for newborn size. I have only 3 sleep suit and one pack of newborn onesies.

Feeding bottles: buy the ones that come with the sterilizer set (mine is from Avent £70 and has like 6 bottles). Kills 2 birds with one stone.

Bone clothes for now. You have no idea how big and how fast your kid will grow and do you seriously think you will not kill yourself changing cloth several times a day. I'm using only onesies and sleeping suit for the first 3 months and anyone that wants to gift me baby clothes I will take it. Also I'm hitting up a consignment store, if I can pick up some second-hand ones I will (most are new because the baby outgrew them before wearing so ask mummies if they have clothes that their kid outgrew fast and will be in the mood to sell second-hand). Also shoes for a baby who can't walk yet is funny and not so necessary. Why buy that and add an additional layer of something which can get lost easily

will be back gotta go shower. I'm giving you foreign prices so that you can either hit www.amazon.com and order everything (find a good shipping coy) or buy in Naija (but warning they will have increased their prices due to dollar) and you can used black market rate to convert and get a rough estimate and price it better in the market.

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AfricanGod2:
Hhehe... silly. Without the dream to have electric cars on our streets which are affordable, where will the motivation to "fix power, industrialize the country and upgrade our spending power" come from? Won't we keep settling for gas stoves - the basics - until we start listening to people who dream?

If you think of it, his idea is NOT unrealistic, it's simply an idea which is so removed from Nigeria's present reality that majority of Nigerians on reading it reject the idea as ever being possible. In doing so don't we realize that we're also rejecting the possibility of solving the immediate problems that hinder us from achieving the dream of electric cars for all? What if he has in his head solutions to solve the immediate problems hindering his dream from being achieved within the next three to four years? Or is that not possible?

Honestly I think Nigerians should support such a senator because he's the type that will be thinking ahead when introducing laws or voting on them, to consider whether such a law or bill places Nigeria on a path to real change.

The cheapest electric car is over $12, 000 (a Renault), a 2 seater with no luggage space. Is that what we need? We've not developed our interstate seaports and rail system.

Which Is more important, providing electricity for us to buy govt-subsidised electric cars or providing electricity enough to run industries, power the consumption grid and make sure no-one ever has to die on a hospital bed because there was no light and no fuel (which is happening right now)?

Which is your more pressing need? fancy transport or basic healthcare and a decent-paying job?

Ask yourself why more developed countries are struggling to adopt electric cars en-masse and then go outside and take a look at your surroundings. Would that electric car be a comfort to you RIGHT NOW or would having constant power at home, a good job, a safe environment and working hospitals with good schools not make more impact?

When Nigeria was launching satellites and you were all lauding it, I said it was a pipe dream to boost your egos. Because it had no immediate benefit to us and was a WANT (not necessary as of this period) vs a NEED (a basic necessity in order to survive).

An electric car in Nigeria is a want, a pretty ego-boosting, thumping of chest, fake-Giant of Africa want. Not a need.

AfricanGod2:
Nigeria has this tendency to shut down politicians that dream big. So I laugh , we want change but rather than listen to politicians like this guy we listen to those that go buy stoves for the country.

Dude, the cheapest electric car is beyond 80% of the Nigerian's pay grade. Why not fix power, industrialiase the country, upgrade our economic spending power, and see if we would be so pathetic?

Both ideas were silly, but the clean gas stove is more relevant to Africans (it's a basic need) and at least if we construct that in Nigeria, we use up our waste to make brickets and ginger our manufacturing base.

We are 20 or more years from even assembling an electric car

mrmetoo1:
First blunder was saying he introduced it, really? introduced it? I guess Ben Murray Bruce is now Elon Musk.

Then like everyone else has said, where's the electricity to charge it? I don't think a lot of thought went into that tweet.

I've seen a couple of Elon Musk's Tesla cars. Very beautiful, sleek and always driven by rich people. Because it's an expensive car.

So how does Sen. Murray-Bruce expect the common Nigerian (who can't afford a Range Rover jeep second-hand) to buy a brand-new Tesla?

And what is he to use to power it?

Ben Murray-Bruce is finally showing his privilege, not all the pandering crap he has been spewing these last few weeks. Refreshing, honestly.

Phema:
Per annum?

Yup. I blinked when I started hearing how much daycare cost. For one daycare, they organised a trip to France for the kids to learn French and were asking parents interested to pay in Euro. For toddlers to 5 years old. you can see pricier ones sef.

Some of those daycares are run by people with accents or foreigners (trot out any sort of oyinbo accent and a Naija person will begin to see "your value" ) But at the end of the day, the teachers get peanuts and it's the teachers that stay with the child, not the proprietor.

CFCfan:
Lol.
I pray I'll pass the bar exam in 2 years time.

So my brother spent 3 weeks this year at Seattle (Boeing). He said there are sooo many Nigerians there perhaps he ran into your brother.

Ask for a creche that has a pediatric nurse attached to it. Kids can suddenly pick up stomach bugs or run temperatures or worse, Asthma and allergy attacks can occur. Let there be a qualified medical person on hand constantly that can deliver first aid.

A friend's daughter picked up warts on her bum and I don't believe they ever informed her mum that "oh we noticed growths on her bum whilst changing her". Same with coughs and colds (some don't have an extra room in the nurse's office to keep kids with infectious ailments) and your baby keeps coming home with all sorts. Including lice.

So, spare clean rooms and a medical staff on premises constantly.

For those who can afford it and are deciding to go the Nanny route, abeg don't be cheap, hire a Filipino nanny.

I'll never forget my mum and I observing the behaviour of one. She kept smoothing the baby's hair and planted a kiss on his temple absent-mindedly, whilst the little boy jejely rested his head on her shoulders. My mum (flabbergasted) kept repeating "that must be her child" because she and I have never seen an affectionate Nigerian nanny (even the ones you pay well and give them regular working hours and days off like office staff, one slapped my pre-school nephew recently). I've spoken to some people who hire them and those women keep getting top marks for professionalism and care. Compare that to the sullen-faced or bored Naija nanny, ready to dish out a slap or a pinch to your child.

It takes a lot of patience to stay with a child and Nigerians are not patient people.

@LewsTherin those are really good points, particularly as to checking for creches way before the baby is ready. I haven't started (sadly) as my initial plan was to be a SAHM.

Our location is filled with overpriced day centres, I'm not sure I trust them (imagine daycare of upto N1.2mil). It's a tricky topic for me as I really fought my hubby on the matter, but I will be going into a business venture soon that will require me to travel occasionally.

When I was saying last week that children abandoned by their parents don't forgive them and people were arguing with me (and advising a young man to leave his newborn son, that the child will "look for him" in the future). See 2 examples here.

Where's the emoji for "I told ya so"?

Blackbeauty:
My sister!You need a bear hug for this..I appreciate the fact that she held out on a lot of details..she contacted me privately and we have talked...even then I didn't ask for the gory details..For NLanders that want tales by moonlight or a nollywood story,please watch african magic and leave the poor lady alone.

I don't get it. Even in Western societies, it takes a while to finalise custody, yet people are running their mouth as if it is a one-day affair. They have never seen when mothers park outside their kids' schools, begging to see their children, all because the court ordered temporary custody of the children to the Father (whilst the Mother gets a house and shows an ability to support said kids in stable environment). But they will come here, feeling like Ehud.


Please if you're a lawyer, may I pass on your number to someone? She may need pro bono legal help.

Blackbeauty:
errrm,pls I can authoritatively say that not all marriages can be mended.In cases of abuse,especially where its physical I advice the party affected to get out FAST!!!I had a case of domestic violence in january..During the mediation session,my boss had to go out (being a man) to enable the woman show me her body.I was close to tears.The belt marks I saw were still fresh.On another occasion,he smashed a bottle of wine on her head.That resulted in a very deep cut on her forehead.I was shocked when my boss informed me last month that the lady passed out while the man was raining blows on her.She was confirmed dead on arrival at d teaching hospital.The husband is is presently in prison custody awaiting trial.The poor woman has died leaving her 3 kids.Till date,I stil remember her face,every conversation we had...I remember I told her to leave,give him space for sometime,she said their mama in church (pastor's wife) told her to keep praying and not to separate from her husband.That divorce is a sin..Well,instead of divorce,death actually dissolved the marriage!That's why I don't advice reconciliation when physical violence is involved.The stress and trauma of divorce has life altering unpleasant aftermaths,but sometimes,its better to let go.

I know someone with 2 children in the cemetary. Because their father didn't see anything wrong with beating a pregnant woman and our Nigerian Association of Insane People with No Pyschology Training, excuse me, Nigerian Christian Counsellors of Whatever Random Church, kept telling her to stay. I hate this "go and pray, carry your pastor" nonsense advise once it has gotten physical. Even my husband begged me to leave him the day he ever hits me, then someone with no proper training except "the anointing" will ask me to stay and bury myself or my child.

OP, we are not here to judge you or your husband or marriage. Take this to court (contact the lawyer who posted her details), he has no legal right to subject you to this. An arbitrator will decide whom custody should be awarded to and hash out any other details.

And for those wondering why she's leaving her kids with the man, only she knows (please it isn't your business unless you are planning on helping her directly, so get off NL and contact her to help her, not judge). I know someone who lost her kids to an abusive man because he was more financially capable than she (she left his house with the clothes on her back and slippers, nothing more and her family didn't know their legal rights and thought it was typical Naija situation where na Big Man dey get justice), luckily someone got her a good lawyer and she got them back. I know another lady who dares not file for divorce because she doesn't have a stable job with Letter of Employment (the man doesn't contribute at all) but if she files, he will immediately demand custody of his child. She's trying to avoid a messy legal battle she cannot afford. The OP said she doesn't have a house, she has to prove to the court that the kids will have a stable environment if they come with her, she knows what her reasons are.

Sometimes, NLers (Nigerians in general) just wanna hear gist and judge you, to make themselves better, that's why they ask for details.

CFCfan:
He studied aeronautical engineering. He works at the Seattle plant, and he is part of the Dreamliner team.

Coolness. Most Aeronautical Engineers started out as Mech Engr boys. I'll ask him if he's gone to Seattle. I know he's overseen flight tests at San Francisco, LA and Arizona.

I hope you're planning on doing just as well as your bro.

He gave me these badges to put over my baby's crib so she can follow his footsteps or become a test pilot

CFCfan:
Cool. My elder bros also works at Boeing.

Where is he? Depending on his plant, he probably builds a certain section. My brother was in Ohio (engines) now he's in California testing new engines (I think they run on different fuel).

Let me guess, your bro studied Mechanical Engineering?

If we can set up multiple assembly plants, and use some of our solid minerals or metals to produce even one small component for planes or cars, Mechanical Engineers and Technicians will never lack for jobs.

bushdoc9919:
And after you people will be asking for job.

The pictures could help inspire someone to set up a similar industry in Nigeria...manufacturing aircraft or aircraft components.

Which would provide jobs.

And which would make a lot of money for Nigeria..so that we can reduce school fees for you and your children...and even reduce petrol to N50 per liter...since we now have enough cash to subsidize...especially as we would be exporting made in Nigeria aircraft abroad.

We could even find it cheaper to set up indigenous airlines.

Better wake up.....serious countries live by using their hands...not by selling oil and importing flashy cars.

Nigeria can be better than China and South Korea and Malaysia...countries which were behind us in 1960.

We are soooooooo not ready for Airplane construction. This is my brother's job and the amount of testing they do for each part will baffle you, plus they don't build every single part at the exact same plant. He hasn't been able to relocate to Nigeria because he can't find a job for his skills (commercial and fighter plane design) and he hates Oil and Gas.

Even my friend, she wants to come back and set up a materials testing lab for any type of materials used in construction of any mechanical and civil device. Who's gonna fund it and Nigerian companies won't like independent testing (it will reveal their shoddiness quickly).

Let's start with car assembly. Then if we can get skilled workforce and constant power, maybe assemble internal parts of one section of the plane.

As in, my brother has even been sent to other countries to establish/oversee technicians and new assembly plants and he says based on what he sees, Nigeria is too far away from this reality.

Which is sad.

I wish I could post pics from one of my brothers jobs. He's in Aeronautics at GE. Let me put it this way, if you've entered a new Airbus (Virgin and co) recently (its date is usually on the side), you've stepped in and used his work. Same with Boeing.

He's in charge of his team of Engineers testing out new engines now. His work stories are amazing.

Anazoric:
There was a time women were not allowed to vote. There was a time tertiary education was exclusive to the male gender. We are getting there. It's baby steps and we will get there. The 2 most educated members of my family as God would have it are females, out of 4 other boys. Stop being pessimistic. Stop it. I'm not being idealistic, we are getting there. Any friend of mine who cries because she just discovered she's having a female child will be shown the way out of my circle. Is it not her baby? Who will force her own child to leave school and marry? My dad used to leave work to quarrel with anyone who bullied us, as strict as he was. I'm waiting for that person who will relegate my child to a 2nd class citizen. Okonjo iweala's parents don't have 2 heads.

Also, I'm not your child aunty. Thank you ma.

Look back. Okonjo-Iweala's age is over 55-mid-60s. That era of women (I grew up with them as parents and aunts) were actually encouraged to go to school after marriage (they include some of the most educated women I have met in my life). Our current generation of women are encouraged to go to school, work for a bit, then get married and look for something to do that won't keep them far from their kitchens (business or teaching). This generation will produce less Okonjo-Iweala's than the last generation if care is not taken.