thesoj:
Some of the major differences between teaching/research in Naija and Canada (well I schooled in the US but c'est la meme chose) are:

1. The emphasis will be on your ability to think independently & creatively, not on your ability to memorize and regurgitate
2. You will be expected to be able to clearly describe your nuanced & complex ideas verbally and in writing
3. You will be free (and even encouraged) to ask many questions from and even challenge your research supervisor and professors (unlike Naija)
4. Your research supervisor will expect you to eventually know more than him/her in your area of research
5. You will be expected to take initiative, not always waiting for the advisor to tell you what to do
6. You will be expected to be able to read and digest journal papers quickly (don't worry this is a learned skill, you'll get better at it over time)

The items above may sound intimidating, but don't worry you'll get better over time as long as you are focused and committed and are the curious unrelenting type. Be free to ask questions of your peers who are better at some things than you. Don't be intimidated by other international or Canadian students who may initially appear better than you. With strategic hard work, you can catch up fast and be competitive with (or even way better than) them. I say this from experience and observation.

westgermany:
Hello great people,if its been indicated in the reference letter issued by the bank that the funds needed would be available for export do I still need to include the cbn circular in the documents to be submitted?
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mcobex:
Police hqrt alagbon (close to passport office ikoyi). They don't work on saturdays (only Mondays to Fridays)

ManTiger:
Well, I never see my biometric letter till now and I mailed AccraImmi and this is their response.

Sugaro:
Pls am a little confused.
My offer letter didn't come with the tuition fee clearly stated, but a breakdown of the tuition into 9 semesters the program duration (which is 546cad per semester) .

Samo16:
For my program it isn't written. The max number of years to complete is 5 years however. I was advised to complete within 2 years by the school as an international student full time. What's your take still?

RAY12345:
Hello @westgermany , how did you go about the request for the reference letter? and from which bank?

cheers

Sugaro:
Pls house, I have tried to reduce my file from 38MB to 4.8mb further attempt brought it to 2.8mB which is not now clear, pls how do I bring it down to 4MB which is d required size from what I saw on their site?
Thank you

Ope100:
Hi
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westgermany:
oooo sorry,I guess you misunderstood me.I don't have the reference letter yet,am just thinking I could get them to insert that in the letter based on the relationship I have with them....Abi them no go do ni?

Sugaro:

I tried using 100dpi but the quality wasn't so good dats why I used 300dpi.chai I have to a fresh?

SamReinvented:


Sighs....thank God that you exist! Apparently, people here believe, everyone on a visa thread automatically wants to "escape Nigeria". I've seen someone here accuse another person of lying, just because the user said, he is only interested in the Canadian education.

I know Nigerians generally have bandwagon mentality, but there's really a lot more you can achieve with a good Canadian MSC/PhD, than just living permanently in Canada. There are multinational companies in Nigeria, Canada and across the world that can give you the expatriate living, especially if you are armed with essential skills, along with your international education. Also, if you have the essential skills, you can easily own a conglomerate in Nigeria. The competition doesn't even exist, as we have very few large companies. Opportunities abound for success in Nigeria. All you need do is, create a business to fix one of the numerous problems that we have. Only that, the physical skill have to be there to achieve anything. It's not a coincidence that Nigeria is currently experiencing influx of highly qualified returnees in virtually every sector. Kene Mparu of Film house cinemas resigned as executive director of Odeon cinemas (the largest cinema chain in uk and probably europe) to start out his own cinema chain in Nigeria. Mo Abudu graduated from top schools abroad, but now she's raking in box office figures of her films, and owns one of the biggest TV stations in Africa. SKILL. Nollywood, oil, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, etc are all being bombarded by foreign educated people, and all people on nairaland want is a Canadian PR? People even cancelling their admissions after PR, because they are more attracted to "hustling".... Nawa.

When in the Next ten years, Forbes list is now dominated by returnees and IJGBs, Nigerians will come and be complaining about some inexistent imperialism.

After my visit to Canada this year and I get a good feel of the country, it is possible that I will get my MBA there. But it is majorly because I want the qualification, the education, and most importantly, to boost my competitiveness in the company I work at the moment. Yea, living in Canada is cool and all, but I'm more interested in eventually heading the worldwide operations of the company I work now. My next promotion will have me transferred out of the country anyway.

Canadian PR is very good too, and i'm not even against trying to get one (if you're genuinely qualified), if you really fancy living in Canada or even just for the sake of it. It is also an important decision, if you want to get jobs in Canadian companies operating in areas of your interest, so you can build your physical skills. Canadian PR is not bad at all, but I just want to clarify that, living in canada all the rest of your life is not the only vision to a "better life". And seriously, if you find it hard to compete against the overwhelmingly half baked people all over Nigeria, I doubt you'll find it easier living in Canada or any other developed country; largely filled with highly qualified people, and there's stiff competition everywhere. Well, except you want to go to Canada just for the spectacle. You know, to count the speed trains and assess the beautiful boulevards, and hitech buildings .

No one should get me wrong this time, cos I still won't give replies to expantiate or explain my points. A word is enough, they say.

Sugaro:
Pls house, I have tried to reduce my file from 38MB to 4.8mb further attempt brought it to 2.8mB which is not now clear, pls how do I bring it down to 4MB which is d required size from what I saw on their site?
Thank you

samakinfol:
hello guys, please anyone with an experience on how to get PGD with a 3rd class? i will really appreciate your response.

Ope100:
Pls can I PM you sir/ma. Thanks

honeyscottage:
Hello aous,

Please I need your advise,

I did my upfront medical on 21st of April and linked my application online 29th April but till this present moment my medical is yet to be updated on my application.

I called the hospital and I was told my medical was uploaded of cic portal on the 25th of April.

Please I don't know why it has not reflected on my account.

Kindly advice .

Thank you.

CanadianNurse:
which hospital is that?

Austinpee4:

One of the main perogative of the visa officer is to make sure the program choosen by applicants is right!

Once a VO picks up the application form, sees academic and work experience,that in itself has formed the greater part of the decision about the applicant's application.

They most likely will look at the applicant's primary intentions of studying in canada before the secondary parts begin to play out. Besides, what if you spend all the millions to acquire a masters of french lang in canada and the company does not send you there but rather employ a native french speaking national resident in your desired country(This will even be economically likely for any company to do),what then happens to the master you have gotten in canada? Use it in nigeria to get another job that is not likely? (if i can think like this as an ordinary person, what will you expect of people that have been trained for such purposes)

Those visa officers see pass what we all submit as applications. Everything must add up clearly and explicitly.

honeyscottage:
Hello aous,
Please I need your advise,
I did my upfront medical on 21st of April and linked my application online 29th April but till this present moment my medical is yet to be updated on my application.

I called the hospital and I was told my medical was uploaded of cic portal on the 25th of April.
Please I don't know why it has not reflected on my account.
Kindly advice .
Thank you.

tysaxmalomo:




As explained by @thesoj.... Worked well for me


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