₦airaland Forum

henrychubayo: Almost 5 years of chime and still that place is still not completed. He is not doing any good. My brother, what about the mono train they said he is building? Have u seen the structure yet? Plz i also have one more thing to ask. You live in enugu i guess, plz take a short trip to the airport, take pix and brief us about the ongoing new terminal building under construction. Plz my brother. We await it soon. Thank you

Ouch! Use to leave in EN, my parents live there but I've moved. Would definitely have done so if I was around.

But please we really need these pics by anyone who can.

[quote author=PROUD-IGBO]An idea i have that a proactive Enugu State Gov't could initiate is to make a case with certain international airlines (like British Airways, Air France, Emirates, etc) as to the viability of serving the Enugu route.

The Gov't could sponsor a survey that would have customers tick a box when buying their tickets for Lagos, Port Harcourt or Abuja. They would be asked: if the Airline had the option of a direct flight to Enugu, would the customer have chosen that option instead? This would be a year long survey to show peak times during the year when said route would be at its most profitable.

I don't think we should blame the Federal Gov't in this instance if things don't go according to plan. After all, the President is Ijaw, and the Minister of Aviation is Igbo, so i don't think they'd be any problems from that end. What needs to be done is for the Enugu State Gov't to start selling the Airport as a viable option, and do what it can to provide a conducive environment for Airline Staff: like for instance providing free office accomodation and also free board for cabin crew that may need to spend the night in Enugu- this can be done for the first year only as a gesture of goodwill. The Gov't will recoup its money in the long run when tourist/business activities pick up.

And they also need to seriously think of attracting investors (maybe on a PPP basis) to build at least one five-star Hotel and conference centre. Enugu is lacking in that regard.[/quote]With regards to a conference center Enugu already has one. The one that Chimaroke built, the building is done from the outside but I don't know the state of the interior. Funny thing is that chime has not completed the stuff for a project i consider near 90% complete

I was among the 35% that voted bayern munich

tubolancer: Yes we need to go to space to find solution to our problem i do not think our problem lies here.

lol

On second thought shouldn't all the money for this expedition be channeled into giving us steady power?

OVer easter they were closed, dont know if they've opened now sha. With regards to the roads I can only speak for the Abuja to Enugu. I usually do it through nasarawa, benue then enugu. Its a bit longer but freer as you dont go through lokoja. Also for this route the road is ok, except for the bad stretch at otukpo. take care

http://www.punchng.com/news/nigeria-to-send-astronauts-to-space-by-2015/


Of all the things that we could do its putting a man in space that is needed Without basic infrastructure were going to advanced stuff.

Trying to run before you can walk just doesn't work. My heart is with the person that would allow himself to become that astronaut

justwise: You have to travel back to Nigeria and submit your passport and that of your wife will be needed as well, there is no two ways about it. They are approaching busy time, so you will be lucky if the passport comes out within a month.

Thanks for the above but i'm so hooked up that I can't afford to spend anywhere near a month, infact time to even travel is an issue.

What of putting in for a visa for our child since my wife already has one? Cos this would be faster. I can then apply for his british passport when i come back by the year's end

Its clear that Nigeria is 2 countries in 1. The north backing a northern cause and the south a southern one

No oneness. Nigeria's unity issues has to be resolved for progress to be made or the country should split either out-rightly or go back to confederation

And the government is planning to negotiate with people that are bombing kids The best option is just to vamp up our intelligence and crush these people once and for all

Why will anybody want to negotiate for a car you dont see? My policy has been see he car with mechanic, go on test drive with mechanic, make a decision afterwards.

There are car dealers everywhere so its easy to find the car you want

Hoping any one with experience in this would advice...

I dont really see anything wrong with paying for this o. U need to see the red eye that ticketing officers in the UK move about with looking for offenders.

Whether this would be abused is a different matter but if its whether its needed, it is because some people just park any how, not saying thats the case with the OP

Blackteeth: Hey zubby. I need a hotel at independence layout with a rate of N5000 per night. Which one will you recommend for me?

For 5k at independence layout you could try Comni hotel just next to monte carlo. its just basic but has ac and light as at the last time i checked

justwise: There is no appointment for application submission.

Thank you very much @justwise. Let me ask u a bit further... I'm actually in uk at the moment and will be there till the end of the year, my wife plans putting in this application for our baby as we're planning a holiday in July (she already has a visa)

I know that my passport will be required for this application but the site has discouraged sending down my passport for this and they also say they don't accept photocopies. My wife has my original birth certificate(was born before 1983) though. will this suffice? whats ur take on this?

I should add that i've been calling the phone of deputy HC in lagos but the operator never picks up. it just keeps ringing and ringing

Hi I'm trying to apply for a british passport for my baby who is a citizen by descent (I'm a citizen n have confirmed his citizenship with the home office in UK) but was born here in naija. I've reviewed the application process on-line but dont know if i'm supposed to book an appointment with the high commission in lagos or to just walk in there with my child during their work hours to submit the application.


Kindly assist if u have any info on this.

El-Rufai said: “I was 25 years old when Buhari and Babangida were Heads of State and I am now 50 and they still want to be Head of State. I don’t understand that. I don’t understand that at all and I call on the young people of Nigeria to take their future into their hands and ensure that in the next election, they vote for a new generation of leaders..."

http://www.nigeriannewsservice.com/nns-news-archive/lead-stories/youre-expired-el-rufai-tells-ibb-buhari

Old men should go and rest period.

While I agree that GEJ has not done well, buhari is not an option too; a man that said sharia should be started across the whole nation. His supporters were busy killing people and saying sai buhari as they did it yet he did not take responsibility to caution them. I remember a woman that was stripped naked becos she refused to say buhari in gombe.

I also remember the day buhari campaigned in gombe, all his fans were moving around banging on peoples cars, this i saw with my own eyes becos i was serving in the north then and happened to drive into town that day.

He should understand that we do not want to see him and as far as he doesn't have the christian vote he can never rule this country. This kind of wanting power at all cost is scary, during the election he cried becos he said that was the last time he was putting up himself for election. I have never seen a statesman cry because of such a reason. I de fear his passion for power abeg

Enugu is my choice for: good roads and nice shopping outfits to say the least. Also future prospects

Beaf: My guy, you can see his supporters for yourself. We know they killed more than a thousand; from youth corpers to innocent babies.
They are boko haram.
Imagine how many the fellow in the middle would have killed with his cutlass? I wouldn't be suprised to find that he is a suicide bomber.

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I saw a lot my dear. I was doing nysc in gombe then. We managed a lot of cases in the hospital who were macheted for not saying buhari. I still remember the day an hausa man refused to sell oil to me just becos i was from the south. Its only God that saved us

Some people just don't know when their time is over. He should learn from babangida

Beaf: IMHO, he is stretching his luck. Unlike last year, GEJ is finally settling down and I imagine, will soon begin to boot loose talkers in the balls.

When you hear the gutter utterances by our past dictators like Buhari and IBB, you easily understand how we got where we are.

My brother i strongly agree with you. Its quite clear those behind the bombings

Well whites also do similar things joor. I remember here in the UK one white guy that lived with his dead fathers body claiming the man's pension until it was discovered. can't remember the duration sha but it happened this year.

So Nigerians are not the only bad people abeg

Very commendable, but such a move should not have been announced in the first place, just do it. Don't let your enemy know where your getting your intel from.

Here's what sound medical knowledge approves of for high BP

1. Low salt
2. Fish, chicken(without skin). Things like nkwobi, cowleg are not good for u
3. Exercise 15mins at least 3 times a week.
4. Reduce oil especially palm oil. Cholesterol free oil is better for you
5. fruit n veggies
6. Avoid things that contain caffeine eg tea, coffee, energy drinks, kola nut


Fish like mackerel is high in polyunsaturated fat and omega 3 acids which unlike saturated fat actually helps the heart so oily fish is actually good for you.

I believe in naija. Though disappointed with the pace of change. I think we would get there. Not yet as bad as zimbabwe where a loaf of bread sold for more than a million Zimbabwe dollars b4 they started using dollar n pounds as local currency.

Just like we've had and still have a few "good" governors eg Chime, Fashola, Duke... A time would come when we would have someone "good" as president. The sign of that president would be the one that stops importation of finished petroleum products and gives naija excess power .

Developed countries also went through this phase I believe and conquered it so I'm hopeful.

Abeg I'm not suprised. White garment churches do alot of voodoo joor

Alusi Okija: Like Fashola did, Jonathan should sak all of them!!

He would replace them all in under two months. Its high time we show them who is boss.

Is it really about sacking them. What you don't understand is that for a health worker to give you his/her best she/he needs to be motivated and have a good attitude to work. Either way whether strike or no strike the masses still suffer because I can tell you that many Drs due to low incentives with respect to the demands of the profession hardly give you their best when you walk into their office. An example of this is this post below:

brainpulse: Even when they were not on strike, You wait for hours in the hospital before they can respond to you. They do their works as if nobody can question them, most of them don't report to duty instead they go for part time jobs. I had once being frustrated, left the hospital and taken Self Medication when i was in the hospital for 3hrs without any doctor, when one came. He was in the office for 45minutes when patients were under pains waiting. The government should clean the health sector for incompetence and lack of dedication to duty.
Let all the security agents, engineers, ASUU, Pegassan,bankers, NEPA, NURTW,lawyers and government too go on strike. Every profession is useful in the society, no one profession should carry itself more than every body

BTW Dr have consistently had a lower life expectancy than the general population which goes to show how much their life go into the profession.

idupaul: The problem is that most of these doctors believe they should be millionaires from working in govt hosp and that's not possible .... Can U imagine house officers in Lagos asking for teaching allowee ...I support Fashola and pray he doesn't back down .. Any doctor that wants to live in VGC should go and open his own hospital and leave LASG hosps alone pls ...Afterall LASG hosp are there to provide welfarist treatment to low income Lagosian ...

House officers teach medical students so why shouldn't they have teaching allowance. HO's taught me as a medical student during rounds and i also taught medical students during my housemanship.

[quote author=Rhino.5dm]Forget about the true federalism aspect,

Are you trying to tell me that Ekiti, Yobe, Ebonyi and other poor states doctors should also demand for thesame wages with doctors in Lagos or Abuja or PH?


Are they federal or state employees [/quote]Ebonyi pays as high as FG by the way

This goes to tell the caliber of advisers that our FG has. how would regulating chieftancy titles solve the burning issues of the country

Even a five year old will not come up with this as an agenda for the nation.

Icon4s: Nothing outrageous abt d average of N37M per annum( less than $20,000/month) which am sure includes other allowances. These ar top senior & management staff. Most oil workers in d US earn abt $30,000 to $60,000/month as salaries excluding certain allowances. Nigerian oil workers ar abt d least paid world-wide.

I'm sure the oil workers your referring to in the US are not public servants. NNPC is not a private company, these are public servants being paid such amounts in a country with 18k as minimum wage