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TravelRe: Lagos Traffic- Life Inside The World's Worst Traffic Jam by Pato5(m): 11:38am On Aug 03, 2019
My pain about this traffic is that it's a problem that can be solved but stakeholders (government and populace) chose to do nothing.

People problem: obey basic rules of driving for Pete's sake. Drive only on ur right of way only.

Government problem: fix potholes: there is this big ditch that constrains cars to one at a time causing gridlock on the way to marina.
Open up other means of transportation (waterways and light rail) thereby greatly decongest the roads.

If we can get this right in Lagos then our life expectancy will improve. Everyday I feel my health is deteriorating after work.
PetsRe: Lhasa Apso Pup Needed Urgently by Pato5(m):
rumenase:
drop your WhatsApp number I'll contact you
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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank Management Trainee Recruitment 2019 by Pato5(m): 10:53am On May 28, 2019
Sleekh:
Sales Executive(Loan Sales Agent)
2weeks Max then
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank Management Trainee Recruitment 2019 by Pato5(m): 6:39am On May 28, 2019
Sleekh:
pls how long does it take to be called back after the cbt
wrote mine in Abuja March 28 had 80% in verbal and 75 in quantitative
do I have chance of being called
pls has anyone who wrote cbt in Abuja last month been called?
What role is it?
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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank Management Trainee Recruitment 2019 by Pato5(m): 1:00am On May 07, 2019
omieness:
pls how long does it take to be called back after the cbt
wrote mine in kaduna last month 16th had 1001% in maths and 73.3 in English
do I have chance of being called
pls has anyone who wrote cbt in kaduna last month been called?
Test for what role did u write?
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank Management Trainee Recruitment 2019 by Pato5(m): 8:15pm On Mar 20, 2019
loohlaah:
Hello people.

Please when is this current Ts ending?
April 18
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank 2018 Management Trainee Programme by Pato5(m): 8:15pm On Mar 20, 2019
loohlaah:
Hello people.

Please when is this current Ts ending?
April 18
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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 10:33pm On Feb 09, 2019
jaybros:
Can we see scores?
My scores were sent along with the regret mails
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 10:27pm On Feb 09, 2019
Braaad:
Invites for the next stage for the Graduate Engineer role should start rolling by next week.

From experience, dragnet will rarely send unsuccessful candidates regret mail.



I wish us the very best.
I was sent regret mails for sahara energy and transcorp power respectively.
Even with my scores ( 48% and 43%)
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 11:43pm On Feb 02, 2019
I know the feeling those who wrote get when those yet to write try to get info on the exam but I don't see anything bad in helping others. Back then in school people sit close to me to copy my work during exam and I let them as long as u don't distract me while writing. No harm in helping pls. These exams have cut off marks m if u don't make it, u should not stop others from making it too.
About the difficulty in the tests by dragnet, truly what they do in trying to make the test difficult will even endear more clients to them. Common fellas, thousands who met the academic qualifications applied for this jobs. The recruitment will be very tidious to these companies if most people pass their test as they only need less than 1% in most cases. Passing these tests requires smartness, swiftness in problem solving and resilience to pressure which are things needed for a work environment too.
If u feel u can't handle dragnet then don't border writing. Even McKinsey PST which is the world most difficult test still has thousands applying yearly despite only less than 0.01% passing them.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 11:30am On Jan 31, 2019
Luckyway:
Just finished writing.
Electrical guys should read generators and motors very well.
There weren't much calculations in the discipline section and most of them were easy, 50 questions in total.
You have to work very fast.
Also go through your C++ notebook.
For the Dragnet Abstract reasoning, brace up for very challenging questions. That's all for now.

If you don't have an electrical past question yet, send me a pm. I bought one and I'm iving it out FOC.
Pls send to princepascal78@gmail.com
Thanks
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 6:29am On Jan 29, 2019
Oyinade92:
I need descriptions on how to get to jkk house, Anthony bus stop, ilupeju from jakande estate along ikotun egbe axis. Thanks
Take a bus to oshodi(N150-N200). When u get to the last bus stop, cross to the other lane going towards the interchange and get into a bus going to Onipanu (N100) and drop at Anthony bus stop.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 7:47am On Jan 28, 2019
EdoBoy90:
If you know you have Dragnet Transcorp Power Limited and Sahara Group limited past questions of dragnet they conducted last please send to me via michaellelecy@gmail.com

NB: I don't need any other past questions of dragnet apart from the ones stated above.

Thanks and God bless you.
Please forward to me too.
princepascal78@gmail.com
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 7:27pm On Jan 25, 2019
It's funny how serving corpers despite seeing that CNS is part of the prerequisite to take the test still want to go.
I just hope u don't have to travel a far distance though else it will be regrets.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 7:02am On Jan 23, 2019
MadMullah:
So, I am a bit disappointed. I paid 2K for one of this so called materials and not a single Chemical Engineering question. Its all Electrical and Mechanical. I need the Chemical Engr Q so bad!!
Please bro I need the material
princepascal78@gmail.com
Thanks in prospect.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Ikeja Electric Young Engineers Program Apptitued Test Invite by Pato5(m): 3:03pm On Jan 21, 2019
djboy50:
Yea sure,I have not oooo
I feel those that are yet to receive mail should move on. Maybe IE don't send regret mail. I got the invite for next interview and even got another mail today for change of venue.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Graduate Engineer & Other Engineering Roles At ExxonMobil by Pato5(m): 5:11pm On Jan 17, 2019
eseflive234:
Good evening everyone, please, what of people who presently don't have the NYSC discharge Certificate but would round up by March.
Is there any hope that they would be allowed to write the exam?
Your replies would be much appreciated,
Thanks.
If the test falls before your POP then you are not qualified as your CNS is a MUST have prerequisite for the test.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Ikeja Electric Young Engineers Program Apptitued Test Invite by Pato5(m): 3:35pm On Jan 12, 2019
PhilipGallagher:
In my own personal opinion. Since you have gotten union bank already, secure that job. But still continue with the IE recruitment process. It also depends on your passion. If you really want to practice core power systems then IE is the best disco you can work for in Nigeria. As regards pay, i really can't say but IE pays all their graduate entry above 120k (including ESR). YEP should be slightly above that. But don't look at the initial pay. After your program alot of responsibility is placed on your shoulders and the pay increases. As YEP you've got great prospect.

Secure your union bank job, and resume there. If you get IE and you like the offer and "terms of service", then cool. If not you have something good already.
Thanks
This is very helpful
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Ikeja Electric Young Engineers Program Apptitued Test Invite by Pato5(m): 12:53am On Jan 10, 2019
PhilipGallagher:
You all should check this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/2187430/ikeja-electric-electricity-sales-representatives/27

Read from page 28 or so.
Basically expect about 3 interview stages, plus the aptitude test stage making it 4 stages. The final interview is usually with the C-suite guys. For your 1st interview expect some technical questions, nothing too difficult but know your basics. They might ask you funny questions like what is electricity. Know your normal HR questions too. Nothing too hard. A good number of people will scale through this stage. The 2nd stage is more with the HR guys and this is the crucial stage. Expect anything at this stage. Final stage is with the CEO and C-level executives. After this is medicals and hopefully offer letter.
N.B some people still don't get offer leters even after passing medicals. Sometimes they waitlist people. So be prayerful.


Pay is good, opportunity to learn is good as well, prospect for growth is also good as a YEP. This is one of the best ways to enter IE unless you are coming straight from the parent coy.

Also check the previous Sahara GEP thread too for more insights.
All the best
Pls what's the pay like.
I already got an offer from union bank. I want to know if I should just face the union bank or still go ahead with the interview with IE next week
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank 2018 Management Trainee Programme by Pato5(m): 3:13pm On Jan 09, 2019
Ymxngr:
@TGM2015 I don't have my first school leaving certificate, please what can I do? CC @captain1990
You must go and get it from your school since it was stated in the mail emphatically that you will provide it as well as original degree certificate.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Please Is This Real And What's Their Salary Package by Pato5(m): 6:48am On Jan 09, 2019
If u value your sanity don't go.
It's probably a GNLD kinda company. Keep praying and keep applying for better jobs while u hustle with anything legit and your maker will see u through.
RomanceRe: . by Pato5(op): 7:44am On Dec 05, 2018
WinningEleven:
send me her number. I helped folake's boyfriend in solving this same problem wink
Funny man
Werey
Romance. by Pato5(op):
Good day house.
I don't really share my relationship ordeal with a third party but then I have to this time around because I'm confused.
My relationship is a year now but it's giving me headache. My girl crave for my attention so much that it's eating me up now. She always say I am insensitive to her feeling whenever I don't call her between 2-3hrs(not that I don't call at all although she calls that often if she has airtime) even though I explain to her that I always have her at heart and not calling does not negates that. She claim I'm always exhaustive in my chats as I don't keep chats long enough. I'm still job hunting and she has to understand that I'm on meagre resources. She is over protective, always scared that I will cheat on her even when I told her I am more focused on establishing myself. She claimed she has put all her eggs in my basket and that I should not break her heart. I have contemplated leaving her but after considering she has being with me now that I'm broke when many Ladies can't do that but then I feel she is obsessed. She always want me to make her my priority which I do but then as a man the desire to get out of poverty supersede anything. I don't want to lose her and yet don't know how to make her understand I care.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Union Bank 2018 Management Trainee Programme by Pato5(m): 9:42pm On Dec 04, 2018
TGM2015:
All your credentials are needed, including your First Leaving School Certificate
The required documents were explicitly stated in the email and the least school credential listed is SSCE. I don't know where you guys are getting this first school leaving certificate from.
PoliticsRe: Boko Haram Notifies Military Of Fresh Attack At Jiddari-Polo, Maiduguri by Pato5(m): 8:18am On Nov 28, 2018
Funny enough even with this information they (BH) will carry out the attack and succeed. I remember one of their attacks in ganye(I can't really recall the name) 2014 when they pre inform the town that they were coming to release their members in prison. They did (3 hrs of shooting with heavy gears) and they succeeded. The NA need to learn a new warfare strategy as what they operate now is weak, unintelligent and obsolete. They should stop wasting the lives of our military men. Too much politics, greed and inhumanity in our military.
PoliticsRe: The Dilemma Of The Nigerian Engineer by Pato5(op):
ChimaAgbalajob:
When i see engineers fron Egypt and orhers design and build solid infrastructure under Arab contractors while average Nigerian engineer cannot design a culvert withour the thing cracking and collapsing in a few weeks, i know we have severe problem with engineering training in Nigeria.
.these so called engineers are more or less maths and pbysics graduates as they have zero technical skills or technical reasoning.

Nigeria universities must redesign the curricula to make sure not every tom dick and harry are graduated as "engineers"
It is so because when the graduate engineer is supposed to garner field experience, he is busy teaching sciences in school in the name of NYSC
PoliticsThe Dilemma Of The Nigerian Engineer by Pato5(op): 12:04pm On Dec 19, 2017
An engineer is one who deploys forensic and mathematical skills acquired during the course of his training to invent, repair, maintain, troubleshoot and solve problems of man. Therefore, an engineer is meant to be more mathematical than a mathematician, more scientific than a scientist, and more logical than a lawyer. The engineering curriculum covers virtually all topics in mathematics, sciences, humanities and management.
It is abysmally unfortunate that the graduate engineer in Nigeria has been reduced to a mere classroom teacher, artisan, trader or some unprofessional field. The prestigious engineering profession has been bastardized in Nigeria.
The medical and law profession has given her graduates the desired professional status by inducting them automatically or otherwise into their respective bodies immediately after graduation and even ensuring that they are posted to their respective fields during the mandatory national youth service corps (NYSC) unlike the engineer who will be posted to the classroom to teach physics, chemistry, mathematics, basic science, basic technology etc. thereby wasting a year of post-graduation in teaching rather than gaining industrial experience.
The medical student upon graduation is immediately inducted into the medical professional body and bears the tittle “doctor” likewise the law student after law school “barrister” but for the engineering graduate, the journey just began.
The engineering graduate spends at least five years in school and then a one-year compulsory youth service (NYSC) with the probability of serving in a classroom being 80%. He is only eligible to seat for his professional examination (Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria COREN) after 4-5 years of graduation and that’s after registering as a graduate engineer under the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). The pre-requisite for the examination includes: a technical report on a project that the aspirant participated in and also a referee who must be a registered COREN member.
In all, to be an engineer in Nigeria takes at least ten years. According to NSE and COREN, these is to reduce quackery in the profession. with all this in place, what have we achieved other than filling our dying or non-existent industries with expatriate who milk our country dry because we lack adequate technological manpower.
To attain industrialization as a nation, engineering can never be left behind. Engineering and industrialization can never be separated. Industrialization can never take place without empowering and developing indigenous engineering/technological manpower.
The government should as a matter of urgency stop the posting of engineering graduates to schools by NYSC but rather to industries (power, ICT, manufacturing, construction, transport¬¬). Thereby providing the needed industrial experience for these young and vibrant engineering graduates. All related industries must absorb these graduates even if on a meagre pay since it is a service to fatherland. This includes the six months Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES).
Secondly, NSE and COREN should induct members immediately after graduation as the way it is done now has not improved the nation in any way. COREN as a regulatory body can then checkmate the professionalism of these young engineers.
Thirdly, the government should adopt the use of professionals for advisory and supervisory roles in engineering/technological matters examples ministers, head of agencies etc.
Finally, the government should provide credit facilities to engineers who wish to set up their own industries. By doing so, we grow our industries and even expand the capacities of these industries to absorb more engineers there by growing the nation industrially.
Unfortunate for me, despite my aspiration to gain more experience in my field of engineering and hence contribute in solving the nation’s technological problems, I am current doing my NYSC program teaching physics in the classroom.


PATRICK. C. OGUAJU
Graduate Engineer
B.Eng. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
patrick.oguaju@yahoo.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-oguaju-3408bb100
OY/17B/1430
PoliticsRe: South African Investors Arrive Owerri After Jacob Zuma Was Honored By Okorocha by Pato5(m): 2:03am On Nov 11, 2017
I loved rochas during the peak days of rochas foundation. I admired his philanthropic gestures until he became the governor of IMO state and turned himself to a heartless undemocratic tyrant. I hibernate my hatred for him today as he unveils the statue of Johnson sirleef today. I tried to be logical to see if I can find love in his adamant decisions of late.
He talked about honoring those who defile all odds to become great and also contributed to humanity in some ways. E.g Jacob Zuma who never had a teacher(he never went to school) and spent most of his life in prison became a president and has sent many indigent kids to school.
Johnson Sirleef who despite gender unequal became the first woman president in Africa.
His intentions seemed good but I think it's undiplomatic as the people he governs feel it's a misplaced priority.
A good leader listens to his people as power belongs to the people and not people in power.

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