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Prof Corruption: The improvement in power sector has nothing to do with Barth Nnaji or GEJ, the whole thing was conceptualized by Obasanjo administration.
In other words, they are projects initiated by Obasanjo administration now coming to fruition this year. It has nothing to do with policies of GEJ's administration.

There is no chance in hell that a clueless GEJ would conceptualize such a thing. He would rather work to appoint his wife as a permanent secretary in absentia or freely donate 4 billion naira of state resources to fund the illegal madam umblela missions.

Bros u just dey make pesin laf So following your logic, whenever the 2nd Niger Bridge is built we should as well praise the great OBJ for it afterall he also innitiated it? This your thinking is what encourages so many abandoned projects all over the country because some govt officials knowing that they will be denied the credit due them after completing projects initiated by previous administration prefer to start a new one just to take the credit. If OBJ could not complete these projects in 8yrs why should I not praise GEJ for completeing it in 3yrs?

manny4life: Does Toyota cast their own engine block abi do they build it from scratch?

Does Toyota manufactures their own tires when Michelin, et al are there to manufacture tires?

While Toyota mold the dashboard, ALL components of the dash board from speedometer, gauges, radio, LCD displays, AC controls, I mean EVERYTHING, does Toyota do all those by themselves?

Sorry, I'm not buying you argument that Toyota manufacture different parts of the car, the ONLY thing they do is design and mold the car from steel and treat it. Every other thing else is OUTSOURCED by specification.

I mean everything has been take care off in the design phase, but for components such as nuts and bolts, mirrors, brakes, dashboard components, etc are bought just that they are bought by specification. For instance, Toyota may send a design spec to Michelin tires and say these are the components of the kind of tires we need.

They go to Rain-X company and tell them, look we need this specific type of wipers, can u do it? Meet up with Engine manufacturers, this is the spec of what we what, after all these arrive, they simply assemble all them together. That's just the ONLY difference ---- DESIGN.

After all, Boeing is an airplane manufacturer, but more than 90% of about 200,000 components is outsourced.

Please how do I like your post twice?? Allow people who make hasty and ignorant generalisation to keep deceiving themselves.

As per the govt, I don't care whatever the name of the political power in govt is, if they give me quality infrastructure I will praise them whether PDP, ACN or AFGA. Give me this day my desired infrastructure that's all I ask, am sure am not asking for too much. For now Kudos to Uncle Jonah.

Am trying so hard not to call this a useless theory.

Could the language we speak skew our financial decision-making, and does the fact that you're reading this in English make you less likely than a Mandarin speaker to save for your old age?

It is a controversial theory which has been given some weight by new findings from a Yale University behavioural economist, Keith Chen.

Prof Chen says his research proves that the grammar of the language we speak affects both our finances and our health.

Bluntly, he says, if you speak English you are likely to save less for your old age, smoke more and get less exercise than if you speak a language like Mandarin, Yoruba or Malay.
Future-speak

Prof Chen divides the world's languages into two groups, depending on how they treat the concept of time.
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If your language separates the future and the present in its grammar, that seems to lead you to slightly disassociate the future from the present”

Keith Chen Yale University

Strong future-time reference languages (strong FTR) require their speakers to use a different tense when speaking of the future. Weak future-time reference (weak FTR) languages do not.

"If I wanted to explain to an English-speaking colleague why I can't attend a meeting later today, I could not say 'I go to a seminar', English grammar would oblige me to say 'I will go, am going, or have to go to a seminar'.

"If, on the other hand, I were speaking Mandarin, it would be quite natural for me to omit any marker of future time and say 'I go listen seminar' since the context leaves little room for misunderstanding," says Prof Chen.

Even within European languages there are clear grammatical differences in the way they treat future events, he says.

"In English you have to say 'it will rain tomorrow' while in German you can say 'morgen regnet es' - it rains tomorrow."
Disassociating the future

Speakers of languages which only use the present tense when dealing with the future are likely to save more money than those who speak languages which require the use a future tense, he argues.
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Strong FTR languages: Chaha, English, French, Fula, Gamo, Hausa, Igbo, Italian, Moore, Russian, Tigrinya, Tamil
Weak FTR languages: Amharic, Dyula, Estonian, German, Malay, Mandarin, Oromo, Sidamo, Yoruba

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So how does a mere difference in grammar cause people to save less for their retirement?

"The act of savings is fundamentally about understanding that your future self - the person you're saving for - is in some sense equivalent to your present self," Prof Chen told the BBC's Business Daily.

"If your language separates the future and the present in its grammar that seems to lead you to slightly disassociate the future from the present every time you speak.

"That effectively makes it harder for you to save."

Even more controversial, is Prof Chen's assertion that language differences underpin wider differences in people's behaviour.

In his research paper, he says that compared to speakers of languages which use a future tense, speakers of languages with no real future tense are:

Likely to have saved 39% more by the time they retire
31% more likely to save in a year
24% less likely to smoke
29% more likely to be physically active
13% less likely to be obese

Far-fetched?

Not surprisingly, Prof Chen's findings have been criticised by both economists and linguists.

They argue there are number of cultural, social, or economic reasons why different language speakers behave differently.

It is a point Prof Chen acknowledges, saying "I completely agree, it seemed far-fetched to me when I started doing this research as well."

But he says his research has controlled for all these factors, by concentrating on nine multi-lingual countries: Belgium, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Estonia, DR Congo, Nigeria, Malaysia, Singapore, and Switzerland.

"You can find families that live right next door to each other, have exactly the same education levels, exactly the same income and even exactly same religion.

"Yet the family that speaks a language that doesn't distinguish between the future and the present will save dramatically more," he says.

In Nigeria, for example, Hausa has multiple future tenses, while Yoruba does not.

"You can find Nigerians who speak Hausa and Yoruba who live next to each other and yet have radically different savings behaviour."
Findings challenged

But Morten Lau, director of Durham University's Centre for Behavioural Economics, says the factors which affect how much people save have little to do with language.

"In my own work with savings, it is interest rates that determine savings behaviour."

Prof Lau says there are often significant differences within language groups, and just using the average of these results in analysis can prove problematic.

"You have to be careful the inferences you make from correlations like these. It is very difficult to control for multiple factors."

"For instance, in our own research in Denmark, we found that male smokers wanted a higher interest rate on their savings than did non-smokers. But that this did not apply to women smokers."
'A tempting idea'

Linguist John McWhorter, of Columbia University, says any influence a language's structure has on the way its speakers see their world is extremely subtle.

"The extent to which the language shapes the thought is tiny. We're talking about milliseconds of reaction.
Stack of language books Language has very little effect on the way we think, say linguists

"None of it has ever been proven to have anything to do with how people see the world or experience life.

"It's a tempting idea that simply doesn't make any sense."

Also, he says, some languages have been wrongly classified, thus undermining the statistical correlations.

"Russian, and languages like it, are a lot more like Mandarin than Keith Chen thinks."

Despite his critics, Prof Chen insists his findings are robust.

"What's remarkable, is when you find correlations this strong and that survive so many aggressive sets of controls, it's actually hard to come up with a story of what else might be causing this."

So what does Prof Chen think of the idea that if he is right, then English speakers who want to start saving more for their retirement, should talking entirely in the present tense?

"It actually seems like encouraging yourself to think in the present tense makes it a little bit easier to engage in self-control."


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shymexx: I'm not arguing about resources here - Iran is ahead of Nigeria on every index... So, why is Iran on the list and Nigeria isn't A country exporting more megawatts of electricity than Nigeria produces is on the list, yet Nigeria is missing on the same list... A country with a huge manufacturing base despite sanctions and its mineral wealth is on the list, yet Nigeria isn't on the list... A country with a GDP twice that of Nigeria with half Nigeria's population is on the list, yet Nigeria isn't on the list... A country widely regarded as an intellectual property is on the list, yet Nigeria isn't on the list...

Enough of celebrating mediocrity - Nigeria deserves a place on this list, period!!

I doubt if you've ever been to Nigeria because you talk more like someone who has only read about Nigeria on the internet. The Nigeria you are talking about is certainly different from the one I live.

At a time when "celebrities" are dieing like Xmas fowl I thought you should've been more careful with what you allow out of your mouth so that if 'it' becomes your turn next (God forbid) you'll atleast see people that will shed crocodile tears for you.

Since you desire evil for married women I wouldn't be surprised when evil catches up with you.

This is the kind of teaching that Jesus gave to his disciples at a time and they all shouted "this is a hard saying, who can bear it?". Any one who obeys God regarding carnal lust will not have a problem with this rule but because we want to eat our cake and still have it, it'll appear too stringent. As some people already said, every church has its doctrine, if u don't agree with this one you should quitely find the one that suits you.

Obviously, this may not stop fornication but it's a bold statement that fornication remains a Sin even in this 21st Century Westernised world where morality has been erodded. Even Pegans abhors a Lady getting married with pregnancy how much more the church of God.

To the best of my knowledge the churches do not stop a pregnant Lady from getting married but they'll not conduct a wedding the usual way. Most times they'll simply bless the marriage maybe in an office but not in the usual church gathering.

This reminds me of Ibori, Maina can run but he can't hide if our govt is sincere. This is another opportunity to once more outsource our justice system to a foreign land.

I wonder how her father who never supported her foray into the music world will react to this news. Vanity upon vanity all is vanity. I wish you luck in d afterlife.

I have proudly served my fatherland with one whole year of my life both under the Sun and in the rain. It's been a lovely experience and I hope to look back years from now and still be proud for giving this country a year of my life.[img][/img]

[quote author=De-Grace01]Thank God , a big shame to Nigeria press.
Bros welcome ok[/quote]Point of correction, shame on Punch newspaper.

If not that GEJ seems not to fight corruption the way I anticipated I would have scored his administration 70% but am still very hopeful. In term of infrastructural development, he seems better than the 2 Presidents before him since 1999, I still believe that someday we shall get there.

Double wahala for dead bodi U lost the game and also lost your money...I feel for u Kalou.

"I have been young now am old yet I don't know how many times I've come across a military man who is Igbo or a General from the East". Nepotism is bad but it is said that he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. If I were to be a Judge over this issue, I'll simply demand for the full statistics of the military officers and their states of Origin to know where to base my judgement. Why give us the statistics of the last recruitment and promotion without taking note of the past? How were the past recruitments done and who was favoured? How come this is the first time we are hearing of these kinds of complaints, does it mean this is the first time a Geopolitical zone is favoured against others in recruitments into the military?

If you do and later repent, you must go back to confess for you to be forgiven. Imagine making such confession when you have climbed the ladder of success and perhaps have become a public figure? Whatever a man sows, he shall surely reap. Sow lie and reap aboundant lie later in life, it's an immutable law of life.

fubbyy: I went to unical in 2005,the year aptitude test was introduced, after the exam and the money spent,I lost the admission,no way to travel back to my house because I have already told people that I've gotten the admission and no way to tell my parents the truth after all the money and the trust they spent on me

So I decided to stay back in school and wait for another admission, I started attending lectures,no one knew that I wasn't a student,it was my toughest secret,my dad gave me school fees,accommodation fee and other things to ensure that I have a quality education

One day I met this guy(he's a nairalander and that's why I opened this thread so he can read and see what he has caused me) we became the best of friends,I used to wear his clothes and he wear mine, we could die for each other, because of the excitement I taught I should tell him my secret

I told him,he promised to keep it secret,few months later we had a problem,I exposed all his lies to his girlfriend concerning his affair with the landlord's maid, he felt I have exposed him and decided to revenge by stealing my father's number from my phone and text him that I wasn't a student

2days later I saw my dad in calabar, asking me to show him my department,it was then I knew that I was finished,I wanted to play him but he was a student 37 years ago,(he knows everything) well I decided to tell him the truth rather than facing the shame in the department,he was disappointed @ me,he left cali on the next flight back to enugu, 2months later my name came out on the 2nd list but it was too late then cause nobody listened 2 me and my dad had already

vowed not to spend a dime on me again,but mum out of the love she had for the son got me another admission in 2007 and saw me through the four years in school(dad contributed but was focusing on his children that was truthful)I graduated 2011,few weeks later after my graduation, I find my mum but couldn't see her,mum is dead

Now its between me and dad, dad has lost his trust on me,whatever thing I do he must get to the root of it to see how genuine it is,he kept referring back to what happened 8 years ago,he's already making plans on following me to nysc camp by next 2 months to see if am actually going to camp

michael ekanem all these are what you have caused me,I just want to let you know that your stupidity last 8 years has haunted and still hurting me till date, I know I shouldn't tell your gf that but you went too far my homie, am writing this because uyime told me you are an active nairalander so I guess you are reading since I couldn't find you on facebook

I don't know where you are now, I pray not to set my eyes on you because korofo no go fit save you, aye no dey kill aye no dey for dis 1, mike you really broke the bond I had with my father, thank you very much

Whoever that is reading this, please learn one thing from my story, which is ... LET YOUR SECRET BE YOUR SECRET... Don't let it out to any1 no matter your closeness,friendship or the love

Thank you..

First I will like to know how u graduated in 2011 and is about to go for Service in 2013 (2 yrs after u said you graduated)?

Check all the advice you've gotten so far and ask yourself how come everybody is against your line of thinking, it's either all of them are wrong or your line of thought seems foolish. If I were you, I would've have looked for that friend to appreciate him specially because (like Joseph's brethren) he thought evil against you but God turned around for your good. You don't sound like a nice person because after you hurt your friend (first and probably never asked for forgiveness) for making him lose the trust of his girlfriend you came here and want to play the victim for losing the trust of your father. Threatening him online and making his name public will probably do you more harm in the future because if anything happens to him henceforth, he can hold it against you even legally using this your "epistle" as evidence. "Plenty words are not enough for a foolish person"...be wise.

Gradually Innoson is getting there, some months ago the debate was on whether it's manufactured or assembled, later it moved to a matter of its safety measures. Thank God it's now about marketing and am sure that after this season the next issue will be if it's right for the govt to make Innoson it's official car.

Innoson needs to work on his publicity no doubt but show me any car maker in the world that did not benefit from government policies and patronage when it started and I will show you an Auto maker that has gone into liquidation.

20pounds: Blame it all on our criminal justice system. D only place d Judge erred was giving an option of fine bt d decision was not reached per incuriam.

Why should I blame the constitution? I'll blame the EFCC which is more interested in recovering stolen funds than punishing the thief.

I'll rather blame our Lawmakers who every now and then talk about constitutional amendment yet will not notice this kind of ridiculous laws that are overdue for amendment.

I'll blame every President Nigeria have had since 1999 who talk and sing about fighting corruption and knows that this is the only penalty available for whoever is corrupt yet failed to send an executive bill for its amendment.

I'll blame the opposition parties who cry against corruption yet could not lobby its members in the National Assembly to come up with a better law.

What should stop me from blaming the countless human right activists and Civil Society groups especially NBA which has done little to correct this anomaly.

I will not blame the constitution because the Constitution did not write itself.

@ OP you forgot this gospel, it's been the most interesting to me so far.

The Gospel According To ‘Saint’ Farouk
1) And it came to pass after these things, on the first day of the first month of the twelfth year after the second millennium, that king Jona son of Bele announced to the people saying; there is no money left in the royal treasury, and the future of the kingdom is in great danger.

2) Therefore, a measure of oil shall no longer sell for three scores of silver and seven, but shall now be seven scores of silver and one. But the people grumbled aloud, and said unto another, what shall it profit our king to gain all these oil money and lose his throne?

3) For it is appointed unto him to reign but once, and after this prison, for many are the atrocities which he has committed.

4) So they said unto the king, eat thou thy food in peace in the palace, and surround thou thyself with thine women, only touch not our oil price and do thy people no harm.

5) But the king would not listen, and said unto himself, I know my people, they shall only grumble for a while and soon they shall forget.

6) But the people would not forget, for the burden was too much for them to bear, and they said; now unto him that is able to increase the price of oil exceeding abundantly above all that his people can bear or think, according to the greed which worketh in him;

7) Unto him be curses in the streets by the masses throughout all ages, protests without end.

So they took to the streets and gave the land no peace, and there was no going out or coming in throughout the kingdom for two weeks, and the king feared greatly and said to himself, surely these people shall overturn me if I answer them not.

9) So he called the head of the labourers unto the palace, and gave him bags of gold, that he mayest turn off the wrath of the people against the king.

10) So the king assembled the people and said unto them; a measure of oil shall no longer be seven scores of silver and one, but shall now be four scores of silver, one dozen and five, to this your leaders have agreed. Praise me now therefore for I am a benevolent king.

11) And after all these, the Loudspeaker of the House of People said, let us inquire into the king’s claim that there be no money in the royal treasury. So they appointed Farcrook, son of Lawal.

12) And said unto him, gather ye now all the oil sellers, that we may know who stole from the kingdom. This did him with diligence, and came back with his report saying

13) Thieves abound in the land, and so have the oil sellers stole from the people, and gave them not oil, this they did with the help of Aliyaro the king’s mistress; and the amount he mentioned was unheard of in the land.

14) When the people heard this, they were dismayed, and sorrow gripped their hearts.

15) But the oil sellers went in unto the king in his chamber, and said; rememberest thou O king that the what we stole did we make available to thy campaign, and by thus did we make you king.

16) If thou deliver us unto the people that they may punish us, we will hold not our tongue to tell the people that thou art one of us.

17) And they said unto him, how else shall we destroy the message if not to destroy the messenger? Let us therefore implicate Farcrook the son of Lawal in this matter.

18) So they sent a certain rich man from the West by the name Otedollar, and he took Farcrook into his house and gave him some money, that he may alter the report which he had set before the people.

19) And it was that Otedollar went before an assembly of the people and said unto them, trust ye this man who said we stole from the treasury? Surely he is one of us, for he came unto me in the middle of the night, and he left with his pockets full of money.

20) And the people where amazed, and their hearts bled, for Farcrook was a man in whom they had put their trust.

21) So Farcrook arose, and said; Otedollar is my briber, I did not request. He maketh me to sit down in his Maitama house; he leadeth me beside the chilled champagne.

22) He exploited my greed; he leadeth me in the path of marked dollars for subsidy’s sake.

23) Yea, even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of EFCC, I will fear no arrest: for bribes are with me; my loots and my kickbacks they comfort me.

24) Thou preparest the dollars before me, in the presence of the SSS: thou anointest my mouth with wine; my pocket runneth over.

25) Surely the shame and reproach shall follow me all the days of my life, but I will dwell in the house of PDP forever and ever.

26) And the people wept, but there was no one to console them.

vislabraye: Is this not the elder brother to Chris Uba
People amaze me sometimes. He's just coming out of one problem and the first thing to do is campaign. Is this the best Anambra can produce?

He is not related to Chris and his elder brother Andy Uba but that surname "Uba" is more of a curse than blessing to politics in Anambra.Am sure that the negative publicity of Chris and Andy Uba will rub-off negatively on whatever political ambition he may have. The best he can do for Anambra State is to establish his business base there but he should stay miles away from the Govt House for the interest of our unborn children else he may turn the State fund to another Access Bank Loan.

My own Town got its first King after the civil war so I agree with Ben Obi. It doesn't mean the town\villages had no govt (that is the essence of age grade in most Igbo villages) but there was no single person who had an authocratic power to command the populace.

It's our way of life, it could have its disadvantages but surely we enjoyed it and it has contributed in making an average Igbo man highly independent of "govt" supports to survive because he believes little in" govts".

On the other hand, in the current political climate, the Igbos are not different from every other tribe because the Yorubas and the Hausas currently have no single person they can say is their "King" so why the noise.

Why is OBJ himself raising this issue again, are there no better things to discuss by a political party than Chinua Achebe's book? If he is interested in allowing the sleeping dog lie then this his current debate and advice is completely unnecessary or is he interested in heating the polity again? This is my personal opinion.

yomip3t: JEALOUSY !!! Don't you have ears,eyes to hear and see the facts. I'm not a northern guy. But this just the basic fact. How can 116 grad with 1st class in one set !!!!
Have you ever heard of that in the rest of the world ?
Think before you comment !

I find your post funny, if some schools gradute about 5000 students and more than 50 of them make first class, why do u think it's abnormal for 116 students to make first class out of about 18,000?

geeez: The Minister of Aviation looks very cosmetic and that's exactly her approach to aviation business in Nigeria. Remodeling airports which I think should be concessioned and not addressing the real issues like safety and security of passengers. Even the runways are in pitiable states. She prefers some cosmetic surgery as treatment for a skin disease rather than address the underlying cause. It's a shame

And who said a remodelled airport can not be concessioned? Lets give honour to whom it's due.

Norton has just lost a customer; I can't use my money to buy insult.

aribisala0: There is nothing new so why should I be surprised you are misusing the word "BEST" and also misinterpreting the information. I am not disputing the information just YOUR INTERPRETATION. Does biggest mean best The question really is WHAT DOES THE INFORMATION MEAN
Does it separate Maritime from LAnd or Airbase capabilities. Does it mention whether the country manufactures or BUYS arms and what significance that might have.
Saudi Arabia spends more than many countries on arms but their strength is VERY DOUBTFUL

does it help us predict outcome if any of those on the list engage each other. Does it matter WHERE the engagement happens eg.

If the US were to engage Chinese forces in China will the outcome be the same as if they engage them in Mexico or in Burma.
A country may be very good in defending itself but have little offensive capability.


The facts are what they are but please eschew that word BEST that is YOUR OWN INTERPRETATION.
Some countries are very strong on water while others have next to No Naval capacity . Some countries can deploy outside their continent while others cannot.so the comparisons are meaningless in practice.
Can Nigeria go to war in Tanzania

Certainly American forces were NOT best in Vietnam and are struggling to be best in Afghanistan.

I agree with you, this ranking should be about possesion of weapon of war rather than being the best. Compare the amount Egypt and SA budgeted for their Military in d statistics above and you'll discover that each of them budgeted double of the amount Nigeria budgeted for same period meaning they can afford to buy more Military hardwares than Nigeria. Does it then imply that if Nigeria doubles it's budget for the Military and uses it to acquire some military hardware its ranking will improve? For there to be ranking on which country has the BEST military, the skills of the military personnel should be noted because for instance, 5 military men who have seen several wars (both home and away) from Nigeria maybe be able to take care of 15 Soldiers from Ethiopia who have not been to major wars in several years even with the weapons at their arsenal. Moreso, should a country that is landlocked be seen as worse-off simply because it has no Navy?. The title is misleading.

aribisala0: There is nothing new so why should I be surprised you are misusing the word "BEST" and also misinterpreting the information. I am not disputing the information just YOUR INTERPRETATION. Does biggest mean best The question really is WHAT DOES THE INFORMATION MEAN
Does it separate Maritime from LAnd or Airbase capabilities. Does it mention whether the country manufactures or BUYS arms and what significance that might have.
Saudi Arabia spends more than many countries on arms but their strength is VERY DOUBTFUL

does it help us predict outcome if any of those on the list engage each other. Does it matter WHERE the engagement happens eg.

If the US were to engage Chinese forces in China will the outcome be the same as if they engage them in Mexico or in Burma.
A country may be very good in defending itself but have little offensive capability.


The facts are what they are but please eschew that word BEST that is YOUR OWN INTERPRETATION.
Some countries are very strong on water while others have next to No Naval capacity . Some countries can deploy outside their continent while others cannot.so the comparisons are meaningless in practice.
Can Nigeria go to war in Tanzania

Certainly American forces were NOT best in Vietnam and are struggling to be best in Afghanistan.

I agree with you, this ranking should be about possesion of weapon of war rather than being the best. Compare the amount Egypt and SA budgeted for their Military in d statistics above and you'll discover that each of them budgeted double of the amount Nigeria budgeted for same period meaning they can afford to buy more Military hardwares than Nigeria. Does it then imply that if Nigeria doubles it's budget for the Military and uses it to acquire some military hardware its ranking will improve? For there to be ranking on which country has the BEST military, the skills of the military personnel should be noted because. For instance, 5 military men who have seen several wars (both home and away) from Nigeria maybe be able to take care of 15 Soldiers from Ethiopia who have not been to major wars in several years even with the weapons at their arsenal. Moreso, should a country that is landlocked be seen as worse-off simply because it has no Navy?. The title is misleading.

waleski: Also finished my b.sc in accounting, I had a difficult time deciding what professional paper to do after my bsc. Now u have two important tins in mind wen considering ican or acca I.e time and expenses, after bsc in accounting with minimum of 2.2 u can start from pe1 and take just one year to become chartered. If its acca u start with f4 and take 2 years to be a member, although with acca u need to have atleast 150k available to finish considering books,examfees,tutorial etc. Of course with acca u have more 'mouth' nd getting ur ican would not require u sitting for exam so basically that's it.

Nice one but please note that ACCA holders are now required to write PE2 stage of ICAN before they are recognised by ICAN.

gsalvatore: you have sat in bible studies to learn from him huh? That man is the greatest pretender on earth, he hides at the back of church. He did some good stuffs when he was VC-UNN, well dat was to make a name for himself. Don't forget the Fact that he has been LoBBying for this Political appointmen and with whose Money? Cos lobbying happens with Cash.
Abeg before you start praising that wolf in sheep skin just direct your torchlight on FED UNI Ekiti, he runs that place like his property or should I say like a private firm, he refuses to pay some staffs their allowances just because they are junior staffs, if you squeal a sack letter is always there to take care of the situations...I have peeps complaining in secret about this, I guess he uses their pay/allowances to lobby for a ministerial post. ALL that Glitters is not Gold. His corruption runs a tightass Ship. Before a Naija Pastor turns a Naija Politician,Few knows the play,Others are mere Spectators..

My friend don't disgrace your self in public, I have followed Nebo since my days in the University. He doesn't need the salary of junior staff in a mushroom university to survive. Close to the end of his tenure he commissioned the largest Library in West Africa which incidentally is the largest structure in any University in the southeast(I don't know about other regions), he could have stolen from there if that was his target afterall the project was abandoned for more than 20yrs before he became a VC. Google his speech at Ahaijoku Lecture(one of the largest gathering of Igbo Intellectuals) in 2010 and tell me if he passes off as a mere political sycophant. Don't murder his character if you don't know him well.

Does anybody here know how much the Policemen we see everyday earn? Sometimes I find it had to imagine that some of them earn less than 50k as salary yet we expect them to be very committed and sacrifice their lives to protect us. It takes extreme personal discipline for a Policeman with a family who earns such ridiculous salary and yet armed with a gun and bullets to shun corruption.

AK 48: This is still a shame,although a lesser shame.
Ven.Engr.prof.chinedu ositadinma nebo(to show una say I know am wella) is a professor of material and metallurgical,no doubt.he is good,no doubt.

But......this is a power industry that should be headed exclusively by an electrical engr with years of experience in a working power industry(say us,sa,uk.....)
On a second look at it,it gladdens my heart as an engr that a fellow "theoritical"engr is appointed in an engineering industry,which is better than names like..arc nuhu wayas,bar,mr....

I prefer a Met & Mat Engineer with integrity over an Electrical Engineer who sees corruption as a necessary evil. I wish you were in UNN during his farewell programs to see the way students were crying. For instance,One of his children could not gain admission into UNN during his tenure because he/she could not pass post-JAMB.He broke the back of corruption in UNN during his tenure and am sure he'll do same in power sector. And by the way, what course did Barth Nnaji study?