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musicwriter:
As long as we operate with THEIR language, education, religion, we'll forever remain under their influence even if Britain migrate to the moon. Desmond Elliot (an English name and probably a better colonialist) or you or me isn't an exception. But, of course, some are always going to be better than others.

Brother, I beg to differ on the aforementioned. Their “formal” education has in no way hindered our development.

Take a look at Hongkong, Singapore; these are all former British colonies. They have all surpassed us in human development index.

I think our core problem is avarice. And our politicians and elites are no different:
The money spent on 2021 Bentley can build Several tomato paste factories for the indigenes of Warri.

Money spent renting private jets to “that” wedding in the north could set up a orange processing plant in the north. Visit Iyana iba and see oranges gone to waste. No refrigerated trucks.

It’s sad being a Nigerian at times.

musicwriter:
The British colonialists have been replaced with native colonialists. Our leaders are the new colonial masters.

Most people think that colonialism has ended and that Britain no longer control their former colonies. But Britain is still a major part of our problem via the elites who they've created as conduits to keep enslaving us. These conduits are mostly those born around the 1940's, meaning that they were in their 20's when colonialism officially ended. But problem is that they grew up with that colonial mentality, which is why if you go to Obasanjo's house, the only pictures he deems fit to hang on his wall are those he took with white people.

Once these old generation Africans pass away, we may be able to enter into a new age in African political structure. However, Britain is already countering that in advance by making sure they train the next generation Africans. This is the real reason for all the so called partnership in education and scholarship schemes you hear about. They recently held a conference on education in London and it's all about creating future leaders in their former colonies who won't be an obstacle like Jaja of Opobo. So Britain is still covertly in charge.

Brother, you made a lot sense in this reply. I am aware the Brits always try to pull the strings in their former colonies either through groomed influencers or media narrative (BBC comes to mind)

But then I have looked at this dude’s background: Desmond Elliot -a Law maker in Lagos, young man, not in the age bracket of those born with colonial mentality. We all think with these youths in power, governance would change. We are wrong!

A few of his accomplishments has been that infamous toilet he built and nothing more!

Probably, we may never find good governance in this free-for-all democracy we practice.

Lagbaja88:
border is closed no tourist visa. Even if you are able to get it, you cannot work. If you overstay you cannot apply for any other visa class in the next 3 years. If caught na deportation.

Any thread on NL for Aussie Subclass 600 visa?

shilaz:
Good morning leaders, please it's take Australia embassy how many weeks or months to consider visitors subclass600 visa after biometric done, and can I work with visitors subclass600 for little time that I will arrange money in Australia soon apply for PR or better visa sir/ma

Is the subclass 600 processed at the high commission or online?

ogbpascal:
Good evening, I'm a Business intelligence analyst (IBM Certified) and
Currently processing my AUSTRALIAN visa. please what do I need to know or do as regards my career while am waiting for my visa. Thank you.

Hi. How did the visa process go? Was it a success?

larryray26:
What could be wrong if organization sponsoring ones visa for Australia visa can't produce ones HAP ID? The HAP ID is very necessary for Australia visa medicals. How can someone know Australia visa process by a sponsored company is genuine? Pls someone should help

What class of visa?

SportsHD:
Wow. Why was he exiled in the first place?

Modified- screw the white power.
Just like how america and Britain abandoned Afghanistan after they've justified spending "war budget" and obviously, made x10 profits from their initial "investment" in afghan.

Just like how the Royal niger company destabilized the giant of Africa after sucking it dry and,and still sucking it. They also brought two politicians who hate eachother (lord lugard and lord I've forgotten his name) to rule over the south and northern protectorate of Nigeria. It was all about politics and what they stand to gain in the name of the queen. This also goes to our kinsmen that we're backstabbers, sellouts, ffuck them in their graves.
Everyone just keeps taking and taking from Africa. Down to all our military rulers, yakubu Gowon and the cement armada, 47$million dollars in gains, that's in the 70's. That's one of the numerous white whale projects. Down to the civilian rule. The shit hole keeps getting shiitier. I've successfully derailed the thread so, welcome to Alcatraz!

Our problem now is not the British colonialist; it’s these blood-sucking politicians who are so adamant in making us all suffer for their gluttony.

Look at Abia state. The present ruler is inept. The two previous ones were so competent in looting all meant for the poor citizens. You see them at every high-profile birthday/wedding bash, grinning in comfort.

rowland545:
I love opay apart from d free charges I also get lots of discount... I still don't know y people are not ditching normal banks for this easy banking

How does this opay bank thing work?

Merdan123:
Yes I am in Melbourne. Also sent you an email

Hi. A quick question: any pathway to convert an Aussie Short term business visa to residence permit without getting into a nuptial?

Habeyy:
Pls DM me

Opay and Palmpay POS services, are these different from the ones the bank issue?

Currently the office is using a machine from Sterling. I guess it has Etisalat sim in it. Connectivity is so poor.
Payment into account is 24hrs

The only charge less 2000 for a 2 million transaction

22jumpstreet:
Follow your instint...it is God talking to you...


Or go and consult a good Dibia

How is you instinct now God? This is ludicrous!

HorlarJP:
Hello bro
I am in Dubai too trying to start my application
Can we run em together
I sent you a mail already

Just curious, doing this Dubai makes a lot of sense, but how would you answer that ever daunting question, “what do you do UAE?”

Because your job position is on the labor card and visa. Kinda had to burnish the truth over there. What you think?

Saintkollyjoe:
Thanks very much. Here is the transcript:
I have been blessed by the members of this forum and I thank everyone that have shared their Transcripts or have answered questions here. I have been a silent participant in the forum. In April 2021, I got admission with full funding to University of Wyoming to do M.A history.
Fast forward to June 29 when my i-20 arrived, tye available dates for interview were in 2022. I asked for emergency appointment but when it was not forthcoming, I engaged an agent to find dates with the reschedule appointment tool for me and I got August 20 appointment. My resumption nis august 18 on my i-20. It was on this forum that I learnt that I can get a revised i-20. In short my revised i-20 reached my email in the midnight of August 20.
Now I must print but my appointment is 7.30 am. I got to the Abuja embassy before 6am. Omo entrepreneurial NIgerians are already on ground! Printing was expensive but I was happy to pay. They also scammed me by saying that my DS 160 submission confirmation read Lagos instead of Abuja and so I must change it to Lagos otherwise they will send me back. I said no but being my first time , I ended up paying. The gate hustlers also condemned my passport photo graph. Anyway Sha I snapped another one. In all I was milked of 22k naira.
I joined the queue at 7.15am. I have read all transcripts here and I was prepared with responses. Someone also coached me the day before interview. I have with me two company certificates, landed property, marriage certificate and many rehearsed speeches on why I will return to Nigeria.
I entered the interview and it was then I knew that my Lagos information for DS 160 is to be transferred to Abuja and I must wait Another 1 hour. It was then I knew that gate hustlers don scam me. While I wait only two approvals were granted and about six denials. At that moment, like a person given life imprisonment sentence, I started imagining how beautiful life under NIgeria and Buhari can be if one accept your fate.
Then I was called to enter again for interview.
V.o good morning
Me: good morning ma'am.
V.o I can see you are going to the University of Wyoming
Me: that's correct.
V.o: what do you do here in Nigeria?
Me: I'm a teacher and I teach History. ( In the cubicle there was a male white guy standing near the white female interviewer observing the computer screen. The white guy nodded at my response). She typed.
V.o: said something I could not pick. And I told her that please come again. She Held up a slip on which 'thesis was written'.
Me: yes my masters is thesis masters.
V.o: no, I mean what is your proposed thesis topic?
Me: oh, I shall working on prostitution during the colonial period of Nigeria

V.o : oh colonial prostitution.
Me: yes, that's correct.
V.o what will you be using this degree to do.
Me: I shall be coming back to teach History at the University of Ibadan.
V.o: teach at University of Ibadan?
Me: yes, I've been promised a position there.( The white guy beside her nodded at this)
V.o: I shall be approving your visa....
Me: I became deaf.to other things she was saying but I picked transit and pick up. I was given a white paper and she bid me best of luck.
My interview was less than a minute. Please prayer works! I prayed. My pastor prayed. While at the interview my mum, my dad, my wife, my mother in law and an aunt, my children were praying for me. This is the first time in my life that things that is supposed to be difficult became absolutely easy! It was my first time at any embassy. It was my first application for any visa in this life!
Ebami yin oluwo logo oooooo!

Just curious, why we no dey understand when oyibo say “thesis.” Abi school teach us the wrong pronunciation?

Your package makes sense. A history teacher going to research prostitution in colonial Nigeria. To an “oyibo” it correlates.. even more so when the course or research interests the V.O.

Kingpin1000:
I don see am say na Journalist go cause the next world war,that will take us to stone age... See the kind captivating headline them give this " maybe " false news.

Thank you for calling out this bullocks report by the SUN. You saw through the propaganda.

MrBrownJay1:
There is insecurity everywhere, and most people from anywhere around the world can tell you how dangerous some areas of any city can be... now I am 100% sure that person was a white Brazilian. Most I Meet around the world say the same thing.....Brazil is very very dangerous and there is NO racism in Brazil, lol what a big lie!!!

Now yes, some areas are no go zones, but they are just pocket places in any cities, and so long as you don't go wandering where you shouldn't, it's all good, and you should just use common sense... Like anywhere else.

MrBrown,
I really don’t want derail this thread. Just a quick one, are there trade (export to Nigeria) opportunities in Brazil? Is the country a manufacturing hub? What are they good at?

LarryMoss:
Background!

EA Approved for July 19th

Postponed automatically till July 28th

Appointment Cancelled

EA Approved for August 19th

Interview Proper!

Embassy: Abuja
Time: Around 9am

VO: Please pass me your document
Me: Passed
VO: I see you are going to Dartmouth College for your MBA
Me: Yeah, that's correct
VO: You work with xxxx Pharma
Me: Yeah, as the National Key Account Manager
VO: What will you do after your program?
Me: I'll come back to Nigeria to take up a senior management role in the pharma space here
VO: I see you have some scholarship and student loan
Me: Yeah, that's correct
VO: Oh, I see you worked with xxxxx
Me: Didn't get what she said** Could you say that again please?
VO: You've worked with xxxxx ?
Me: Yeah, that's correct
VO: Have you been to the US before,
Me: No, i haven't
VO: I've approved your VISA, passed the white paper, then goes...jdhdhhfjjjjdhhhdjjdhhhfjjjjdhhhd... The UK...hhdggfggcvvdggdggggfggdggdg
Me: Thank you so much
VO: You are welcome!

Interview was less than 120 seconds, for real! God is the greatest.

Oh I see you worked with xxxxx. This must be one heck of firm, and sure popular too.

Pascalsmith:
Your travel experience made it simple bro, imagine going to France and Germany and decided to come back , it means you are not a potential immigrant, when my elder brother who spent his time on traveling visited US embassy …. They just opened his passport and close it back and hand him a white paper, they only question they asked him

What are you going to this country to do

Which airline will be using to US and my brother says Delta airline … that’s all

From all my experience, travel history recorded on passport counts ... it makes the way easier. Even if it a transit through the G7 nations... it helps a lot.

Pauliben:
Hello everyone,

My visa was approved this morning.

GRE score: No GRE
Publications: 2
School: University of Florida
Assistantship: Fully funded
Date: August 18th, 2021.
Location: Abuja
Status: Approved

Me: Good morning
VO: ( Good morning) Hand me your documents.
Me: Here you go (gave him my I-20 and passport
VO: You're going to study for a doctoral degree?
Me: Yes
VO: What's your travel experience?
Me: I have travelled to France, Finland and Germany
VO: For what?
Me: I travelled to France and Finland for my msc. I also did internship at two companies in France and Germany.
VO: He nodded his head and showed his friend who seem impressed. What did you study for your msc?
Me: Plant breeding.
VO: Very good. It's related to Horticultural science.
VO: (types for a long while...)
VO: ( gave me a white paper) I am approving your Visa. Your passport will be ready in one week. Do not transit through.... Bla bla bla (I couldn't hear him very well).
Me: Thank you. Have a nice day.

To be honest, I have read every transcript on this platform and prepared very well. But the interview was easier than expected.

In all, na God do am ooo. His Mercies endures forever and ever. AMEN.

My sincere appreciation goes to everyone that has responded to my questions. God bless you all.

Bro, with this kind background, visa sure for you!

jojoey:
Transcript
Visa Approved: Aug 16, 2021 at Abuja Embassy
9am appointment First attempt

I give glory to God because he is the one that did it because I blabbed at some point but I was able to recover. The importance of being adequately prepared cannot also be over emphasized but it is God that blesses hard work.

I'll give some backstory and a bit of my profile.
I started the process early this year, took the GRE and TOEFL exam. I tried to schedule an appointment in Lagos since June, waited as long as I could and switched to Abuja, early July. Got an emergency appointment date in Abuja which was eventually canceled after I had arrived Abuja and even paid for a hotel which was maddening. I came back, and after sending several mails my appointment was scheduled for the 16th of August. I eventually contacted @nigpatriot a few days to my interview because I wanted to be as prepared as I could. While praying seriously as well. I think I gave equal time to prepping and praying.
I am a finance professional with over 3yrs experience and skill in auditing, accounting and finance. I have a degree in accounting and I am also a chartered accountant.
Age: 26
Program: M.Sc Computer Science
Funding: 8k
Deficit: 19k
I was interviewed by the white lady. She’s not trying to be funny or having any opinion or assuming things about you. I think she tries to give everyone a fair chance.
VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning, ma’am.
VO: I see you are going for a master's program in computer science
Me: Yes, I am
VO: What do you do?
Me: I work as an auditor at this company where I analyze the company’s financials and provide recommendations to management to aid decision making. I also carry out inventory data analysis to monitor inventory movement... cuts in...
VO: What will this course do for you?
Me: I will come back to Nigeria to take up a role in financial consulting. (This was where I goofed or thought I goofed because I had a wholesome answer to this question but it ran away at that point even after a lot of practice probably because I was a bit nervous.) I tried to back up the answer with: in the long run, I intend to start up a financial consulting firm that will use technology to carry out financial services.
VO: Why this school?
Me: I chose this school because they offer courses in data analytics technology and artificial intelligence which i'm interested in learning and this technology is changing the face of my industry. (I used simpler terms like this is how we do it now.)
Also, this school awarded me a tuition waiver, I was about to say something else then she cuts in:
VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My dad will be sponsoring me
VO: What does he do?
Me: He owns a business that is into the supply of construction materials to some of the top construction companies here in Nigeria. I mentioned the companies
Vo: Okay your visa is approved
she said something about countries to avoid and other things I didn't quite get.
Me: Thank you, ma’am.

I was elated and I’m still very much thankful to God. I will continue to tell everyone about his goodness.

Bro... make you thank God wella! Judging from this transcript, nothing stood out for me. It looked routine.

Safe trip, bro. Remember those you are leaving behind.

Approvalll:
Visa approved
Abuja embassy
Fourth attempt
Time:9:30am
I got to the embassy early but before that I took one black bullet to boost my morale but it got me kinda tipsy(I’m very lightheaded)because I eventually threw up before my interview the line wasn’t so long I was blessed to be able to have been interviewed by the pretty white lady who I almost started toasting you know because like I said I was kinda tipsy so my confidence was very high and I didn’t feel any form of fear my interview went like this:
V.O: Good morning
Me: Good morning madam
V.O: I see you are going to ******* university
Me: Yes
V.O: Why this school
Me: Well I believe ****** has a world class mba program that will equip me with the right management skills and knowledge to be able to take up leadership roles when I return back to my country Nigeria
V.O: I see you have been to the US many times
Me: Yeah
V.O: I see your your family have houses in Texas
Me: Yeah
V.O: Your visa is approved make you follow the covid19 guidelines and stay safe(you know i was kinda tipsy so I heard everything about the covid19 unlike most people lol)
I can only say it’s God because it can only be God when God says it’s your time forget it you are going I fasted and prayed for 7 days and another 3 days separately BABA GOD I THANK YOU FOR CHANGING MY STORY AND GIVING ME ANOTHER CHANCE THIS TIME TO START AFRESH during the time the V.O I was just speaking in tongues and I commanded her by the power of Jesus to issue that visa to me. All I can say is thank you Jesus Uwese Baba God

Frequent travel to the US means you no wan japa given the opportunity.

Visa sure for you na!

Tomibob:
Status: Approved
Location: Abuja
COA: $39000+
Funding: Full ride(Including health insurance and very good stipend)
Deficit: Nil
GRE: Yes
TOEFL: R26S26L24W30 (Thanks to the nairalander that helped with the part payment)
Appreciation: A big thanks to God and to every nairalander who dropped their transcript here at one point or the other. Your contribution really helped. Sir Walspring even went extra mile to register me (around 12am) for TOEFL even before sending him my part. He also helped out with my SEVIS. I'm really grateful.

Schools that offer full funding (I'm only sure about Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Purdue University, Indiana
West Virginia University
University of Mississippi
University of Minnesota
University of Rhode Island
University of South Carolina.

Transcript

Vo - guy on white shirt

Vo: pass your documents
Me: I did
Vo: what do you currently do?
Me: I work as a Pharmacist at xxxxx
Vo: (goes through my I-20 for some seconds)
Vo: When did you start working at your current work place
Me: March 1st, 20**
Vo: (looks straight into my eyes) what were you doing prior to this current job?
Me: I did my mandatory internship prior
Vo: what's your qualification?
Me: Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Ibadan.
Vo: Do you have any relative in the US?
Me: do you mean immediate relative?
Vo:Yeah
Me: No, I don't.
Vo: how did you get to know about this program/school?
Me: I came across this school while going through some journals during my undergraduate research project and went further to research about the faculty with research interest in pharmacogenomics, where I'll be working on studying the link between our individual genetic makeup and the way we respond to medication
Vo: (He was nodding all through and reaches out for the white paper) I'll be approving your Visa... Blah blah blah... Transit through some countries blah blah...

The truth about transcript is that it doesn't convey emotions... I was kinda scared but tried to maintain eye contact.

Success to Fall 2022 applicants!...

Bro, with this kind transcript, village people no get mouth...shooo!

Full funding
Bsc in pharmacy
Working in pharmaceutical firm
Going for masters in pharmaceutical science

Who wan refuse this kind package visa?

Village people no get say for your matter..,

Carry go... you deserve it

falseprophet:
America and African wannabes need to understand that democracy is not for everyone.

They fought communism under the guise of liberating communist states from soviet domination and then use bombs, guns and military might to force Vietnam, North Korea, Iraq, Libyan, Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan into democracy. But they have failed 100%.

This has always, in my view, been the problem of the west. They more than often tend to see the world only from their perspective. This is the reason why they waste trillions on nation-building and achieve absolute zero. They try to make multi-ethnic, multi-lingua, multi-religious country in their own “liberal” image. It won’t work!

falseprophet:
Who empowered the taliban in the first place?

Wasn't it same America that armed them against the Soviets?

Democracy and "modernisation" is not by force.

Same democracy they brought to Libya. Now see the country in ruins all to get at Gadaffi.

I wish our people will get this into their head... democracy doesn’t entirely mean good leadership and authoritarian rule doesn’t entirely mean bad leadership.
Rwanda is a case study

timesup234:
Reuters? Lol. That's a movie production company

Interesting reading your posts on this issue. Have you been a barfly at the MOONOFALABAMA or thesaker?

You definitely have a different perspective that’s not so common in this part of the world.

I see the mainstream propaganda doesn’t have a hold on you. Liberated!

Femotech123:
What best can I put my bro please advise me that was what have been doing since I graduated from high school I went to poly and learn a hand work Is the hand work I’m doing now at someone shop at Ikeja here i mean the computer repair
And two about my sponsor work shy the work no make sense ni ? It’s not easy to get shop in oshodi and other one at Ikeja and it’s a unisex saloon oo both barbing and hairdresser the other once in other state a located at city also which they have customers very well thou I don’t know how much they charge but there have a lot of customers the one in Ibadan is at palms mall ring road. Please what else can I say in those one with red please this is the second time of rewriting the transcript

Bro, you know there is a bit of luck/God factor/ VO mercy in this visa application process. I have seen terrible transcripts get visa, and very perfect transcripts denied.

However, we should err on the side of caution and perfect our application rather than solely rely on luck.

In your transcript you stated your sponsor is an estate developer. Please stick to that; it sounds better than “he has 5 salons.”

As for the period covering 2014 to date, you went a polytechnic, and currently working with an IT Company in Ikeja. Please NO SAY YOU DEY REPAIR LAPTOP FOR IKEJA!

Burnish the truth.... make it appear nice to hear.

Repackage the transcript and upload.

Let the other folks on here have a say too.

Wapgod:
Good day guys.
I just recently completed a second class upper degree in information technology from a UK university.
I would like to get a 1 or 2 years master degree in the U.S.A.
How would i go about it?
I would appreciate if i am guided how to go about it.

A full scholarship master degree would be preferred if possible.

Regards

I think it will be a lot easier for you doing this from UK than Nigeria.

While on student visa in the UK, hope you got around Europe and improved the travel history on your passport?

bn365:
You keep repeating yourself. Its his neighborhood. She confronts him in his neighborhood. Get it?
Go to his Youtube video description and read for youself.
He took offense with her attitude and her demand that he hands her his phone...mehn
I don't like weak men

If my neighbor is seen videoing my house I will ask him or her “what are you doing videoing my home?” It’s kinda stupid videoing your neighbor’s home in that manner.

bn365:
To each, their own.
When some walk up to you and let you know you don't have a right to be where you are, i hope you just obediently give in
They live in the same estate. She probably thinks he can't afford to live in the same estate, then accustomed him
She demanded his phone, for Christ sakes.
She was trying to enforce a pecking order...
Wussies, this guy was bold.

We all have our biases, no doubt. If some “dude” walks into my neighborhood, videoing my house and others, that will really raise the hair on my neck. I mean I would have him, why are you videoing?

And I hope he will be nice enough to reply with his reasons. It is that simple. If he proves stubborn like this dude, I will call estate security on him

And the title of the thread even shows the bias of the OP. The lady never brought up race. It was the dude that mention race in the conversation. There are other blacks living in the neighborhood.

The dude is the trouble maker in this incident.

motymop:
The conversation wasn't about race, the black guy brought race up.

She asked him a very polite question, why are you filming? Are you filming because you are a film maker or making a documentary?

What has race got to do with the questions she asked.



The black guy who is Nigerian started ranting and talking about privileges and new south africa, how does it relate with the topic of discussion?

The black guy is suffering from mental issues, btw you have no right as a stranger to start videotaping a place without permission.

You are right! Why is this dude videoing the neighborhood? For what purpose?

If it were my neighborhood Or my house, I would have asked the dude the same question? Why are you videoing?

He could have just explained to her that he is doing a documentary or vlogging? It’s that simple... why does he have to display this stupidity?

Anazp:
Nigeria didn't even make any progress since the gdp ppp only grew by a hundred dollars. From 2189 in 1980 to about 3000 us dollars in 2014. Meanwhile the USA gdp pop grew from 12000 USD in 1980 to about 55000 USD in 2014. Grew over 4 times

Bro, what’s the way forward? These crop is politicians and their elite friends have robbed the society and pushed all into this dire condition.

How can we achieve this “total overhaul” of our society? How can we change the way we think, live and breed? Too many kids no future. Too many brawn no labor. Too many pride no achievements. All we -the poor get is BB9ja to help us forget our sorrow.

The society is sick!

checkmatez:
As if you were not part of the Government.
Complaining yet every month end your pension and arrears is still being paid for a work well-done you did when you were still among those in Power

The message is more important than the messenger.

By complaining about the messenger you derail the message.

The country is at a cross road. Situation is dire! WE NEED TO GET THE MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE.