₦airaland Forum

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Private school owners no go find am funny henceforth

Firstly, it was banning primary school graduations

Now, states are banning writing assignments in textbooks, so they can be reusable.[/color]

Good development, and I applaud cos It was an extortion racket by schools

The graduation thing is so ridiculous that pupils in Pre-Nursery were also graduating. So if you child starts school at 1year+ from the Pre-Nursery Class, dem go do two graduations; the first in Pre-Nursery and the second in Nursery 3 (or Kindergarten).

And as a parents, you no fit escape paying the graduation levy cos most schools build it into their 3rd term school fees. In my kids school, the graduation levy was 50k last session and it was built into the 3rd term school fees of Pre-Nursery, Nursery 3, and Primary 5 classes.

The graduation thing was also an avenue for affluent parents to show off, and pepper those wey no hold bar, and it's one of the reasons I like my kids school. No showoff on that day cos every child wears the school official ceremonial wear top with blue jean (skirt or pant) for the graduation ceremony, and they strictly enforce it.

The textbook thing was another 👎. Apart from their non-reusability, many of the books are sold in pairs, Quantitative and Verbal, Maths & English, Writing and Colouring etc.

When my son was in Nursery 2, he lost his bag in a Keke Napep. Handwriting assignment was given to him that day so the textbook was in the bag. When we couldn't trace the Keke, I went back to the school to buy the textbook, and I was told the Handwriting textbook is sold together with the Colouring textbook, and not alone. At the end, I no get choice but to cough out 7k to buy the two books.

Melvyn11:
That one class doesn't prove anything.

True but it's a general trend I've noticed over the years invigilating exams.

raumdeuter:
In an average middle class home, they expect any child to get good grades, go to University and get jobs

University enrollment for girls are higher, rate of dropout are lower

And the gals are generally outperforming the guys academically.

I invigilated a 200L exam yesterday. The venue I managed was specifically for 400L carryover students of a particular department. Out of the 22 students that wrote the exam, 19 were males while 3 were females.

I asked their course rep if they had more boys than girls, and he said their class has 65 students, comprising of 31 girls and 34 boys.

So,
Out of 31 girls, 28 passed and 3 failed.
Out of 34 boys, 15 passed and 19 failed.

Staggering failure from by the boys

PDPGuy:
Effective from September 1, the official cost of the 32-page passport will be N100,000, while that of the 64-page passport will cost N200,000

Which kain passport go cost pass minimum wage?🙆🏽‍♂️

The review which only affect Passport Application fees made in Nigeria, now set a new fee thresholds for 32-page with 5-year validity at N100,000 and 64-page with 10-year validity at N200,000.

3. Meanwhile, Nigerian Passport Application fees made by Nigerians in diaspora remain unchanged at $150 for 32-page with 5-year validity and $230 for 64-page with 10-year validity.

The increase only applies to local applications, and I find that strange cos the exchange rate has been stable for a while.

The fact that the application fee is higher than the national minimum wage says a lot about how poor salaries and incomes are in the country.

No be na wa, na real wa.

Melvyn11:
Do you live close to the border?

No sir.

I live in the capital city of the rice producing state in the South East. Importation/Bringing in of foreign rice into the state even for personal consumption is banned so we consume local rice which we buy from the rice mill.

Even the supermarket stores here only sell the local rice procured from the mill.

BlueRayDick:
I will check at Booku to confirm the price before weekend.

No p, but from experience the markup difference between the mill price, and the supermarket stores in my location (Everyday, Roban) is usually around 10k or a little over.

For added context, about 3 months ago, I got a bushel at the same rice mill for 25k so the price is definitely crashing.

Price of rice is steadily crashing. I was at the rice mill yesterday, and prices ranged from 17k to 22k for a bushel (25kg) depending on the species, grain type, and whether its old or new rice. The one I got cost 18k for the bushel. For context, this time last year, I got a bushel for 38k, and 3 months ago I bought at 25k.

Judging from the price at the mill, 50kg bag of rice at supermarket stores no suppose pass 50k.

Buhari border closure and banning of rice importation drove up the price of rice. and now that PBAT has reversed it, the price don dey come down, and long may it continue.

BlueRayDick:
There's also one leaf called "ewe asunwon" in Yoruba which mothers always use to scrub the scalp to treat ringworm. The juice from the leaf is medicinal and fights ringworm as effective as dem izal and spirit.

You will see mothers place the head of the child under their armpit and scrub the affected part with the leaf while the child go dey wriggle . I witnessed this one around 2010/2011 when I was staying in outside campus in school and one of our neighbor's son had that ringworm. In a matter of weeks the thing disappear from the boy's head completely.

Nowadays everything na abuse/torture on social media

In English. it's called sandpaper leaf.

Ringworm doesn't cure easily. Even after using the orthodox drugs (antifungal tablets/syrup and ointments, eg,, Griseofulvin) you gats use the leaf to scrape the site of the infection for it to clear completely.

Always forming Big Wiz but sounding like an uncle trapped inside Cocomelon body.

BascoVanVeli:
Did u guys see the Ghanaian Ashleigh Plumptre in the Bayelsa Queens game?

The Ghanaian Oyinbo is Ashleigh Plumptre that stopped downloading at 30%. She is atrocious

Momentum dey always swing like clock pendulum on social media. At some point, it was Agba John Doe, Wizarab and ThatBoyYom that were propagating this kinda message. Those ones don fizzle out, and no dey trend again.

Now na GehGeh dey carry the mantle. I doubt anyone is taking him seriously because people are just creating spin-off and cruise contents with his videos. I expect he'll fizzle out soon too with time.

At the end, everyone go revert to their innate and learned behaviours. Trends dey come and go, but character remains the same, and people no dey change.

oweniwe:
She can shoot with both legs


Cool

I knew you'd notice

raumdeuter:
The money no lost technically, it just transferred hands. I know there are strong arguments for and against it though

I kinda agree but India must have weighed the social cost against the economic benefit and concluded it wasn't worth it.

Economic benefit - Job creation, more taxes, income and revenue to government coffers from Bet companies.

Social cost - gambling addiction, de-incentivization of work, debt and financial ruin, broken relationships/families, substance abuse, alcoholism, mental health issues, increased crime rates etc

He surely lined his pocket. Still. I commend him for this initiative cos he has impacted knowledge and skills, and has taken some delinquents off the street.

Meanwhile, make una go on TikTok and type Celebrity Carpenter Moses Wife into the search bar. Una ears go full.

GloriousGbola:
less than 30% of recyclable plastic is actually recycled.

it is a myth sold by big business to push environmental responsibility from themselves to individuals

google pet bottle recycling rate
also plastic recycling myth

it is also why lagos state is trying to impose laws on single use pet bottles, and why companies like nestle are now manufacturing extremely fragile pet bottles

we dont really have numbers - but people in the abroad do

Oh okay. Now I understand. Ese gan.

GloriousGbola:
I wanted to tag you in this matter to hear your comments. This is my opinion as well. It is easier to take a bottle wash and reuse than to take this sachet. Will be worse for the environment sha.

Like the transition from glass bottle to PET bottle

PET Bottles drastically reduced cost but are ultimately unrecyclable (at least in the abroad)[

When did PET bottles become unrecyclable?

CrystalTiger:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sachet engine oil

Smart move, good development and long overdue.

I recall Cowbell started the sachetization of milk in the 90's and that move turned milk from a luxury product for the rich to an everyday product. It also changed the whole FMCG industry because other companies also adopted sachet packaging afterwards. I believe the same thing will happen with engine oil because more brands will adopt sachets to cut production costs, increase sales and profits, and widen their market share.

Consumer behaviour in Nigeria don change gan and na satchet everybody dey buy now, and it makes sense to. For example, 1000g Nestle Cerelac tin (Made in Nigeria) cost #12,000. The same Nestle Cerelac in 50g sachet cost 3900 per roll of 10 sachets. So two rolls which is the content equivalent of the 1000g tin is #7800. A whopping difference of #4200. Person like me wey dey buy 3 tins of nestle cerelac every month, thats a saving of #12600.

Man gats make every kobo count in this economy.

Revolva:
If you like don't believe ....de go trust Nigerian wvmen ....

Yes, I don't believe the stats and I will continue to trust Nigerian women. My mum, wife, sisters, cousins are Nigerian women who are trustworthy.

It's not my fault the women in your life and around you are morally loose, deceitful and promiscuous.

I am beginning to doubt all these DNA test statistics. It seems people are now making up these numbers to bash ladies.

iamoyindamola:
Good people
My family dan become plus 1 with the arrival of our boy

Draw draw no extra time no penalties
We dan hang boot

Welcome baby. Congratulations to you and madam.

JohnBullMySon:
Una still dey wait for this three points?

I tell una that time say the point deduction na 50-50. But you guys were just too emotional to listen.

It is NOT 50-50. It is a certainty and is definitely going to happen.

Going by precedence, the 3 points and 3 goals will be deducted from SA after the last round of matches in the WCQ as it was done in 2018 in the case of Nigeria for fielding ineligible Abdullahi Shehu.

swiz123:
Make them dey lie for themselves. Babe wey her skin clear like mirror and melon as fresh as just off the oven Agege.

Those melons are quite the sight. Even the babes wey shook mouth for her matta for this thread confirm am.

I bin dey think say no be follow come and na Dokita mould dem but when I come see her flat back I change mind cos most Naija babes wey dey do body work dey opt for the premium package of breast augmentation, tummy tuck & BBL.

Raum, wetin dey sup for Nebraska?

Social media wasn't really a thing when I served, but I still remember the long talk my parents had with me the night before I travelled, and the words of advice they offered.

◾ No waka anyhow.
◾ Avoid trouble, and do not get into any disagreements and fights.
◾ Be careful where you eat and drink.
◾ When going out in mufti, always have something visible on you that identifies you as a Corper.
◾ When travelling, always board vehicles at the parks, and do not stand by the roadside.
◾ If the path to your PPA is lonely, always walk in groups with other corpers.
◾ Don’t poke your nose into local politics or community squabbles.
◾ Keep your head low, do your service, and come home in one piece.

If na now, I guess they’ll have added, “Be careful what you post on social media. You never know who’s watching or how far it will spread.”

Now imagine you’re a parent. You’ve laboured and sponsored your daughter through school, paid rent, fed her, sacrificed your comfort for her education. She goes for NYSC, and in the middle of service, she posts an unnecessary, critical and derogatory video about the state she’s serving in, a video that blows up online, attracting attention and trouble.

I don’t know about you, but me, I will be maad furious. Yes, she’s an adult. Yes, she has freedom of expression. But there’s also something called sense.

She be VA remote worker so maybe she feels she doesn’t need the NYSC certificate. But after one year of service, what’s she bringing back home? Social media popularity, followers, and podcast invites? Fame that will fade in a few months. Because when the noise dies down, na family go still bear the strain.

Her online supporters that were egging her on, shouting, "she's brave, she's speaking her truth", where dem dey now? Sowore, Inibehe Effiong and the other activists that were following her around, where dem dey now?

See, this kain thing dey only sweet when it’s not your own person. But when it is, you’ll wish they had just stayed quiet, finished their service without any drama, and come home.

There’s a reason people say when in Rome, behave like the Romans do. NYSC no be activism bootcamp. It's not the time to prove you can save the world. Sometimes, wisdom is knowing which battles to fight, and which ones to walk past.

TemporaryHansel:
Take $1 to #2500 and I'd happily give my soul to Tinubu.

Current rate is hovering around ₦1,550 and its squeezing life out of people. But you’re here wishing for the Naira to fall to ₦2,500.

Do you realise what that would do to the prices of food, groceries, value of salaries, and the cost of living? The kind of hardship you’re hoping for says a lot, and you are truly a despicable person.

mostob:
'He too dey shout for touchline. He no get good tactics.. He no sabi ginger... '

Celebrate grace my people

Actually, that shouting and directing play from the touchline is a thing our coaches picked up from the grassroots. Hardly will you see any coach at that level who doesn't do it.

Spy360:
Abeg master my moniker

Thank you

✔️

BlueRayDick:
That's what is being discussed on twitter in the past 3 days. Customs are arbitarily assessing and determining the value of package and charging duties based on whatever value they decide to assign to the package.

You may buy a vehicle for $2.5k online and when Customs wants to charge duty they will arbitarily value the vehicle at say $6k. I've been seeing importers lamenting about this on twitter.

Only God knows if all these is due to Customs focusing too much on revenue generation while paying less attention to other duties like securing our borders, safeguarding national security and facilitating international trade

Customs needs a reformer like Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Which Ministry dem dey under?

Apologies.

I'm extremely busy offline this period so I'm hardly online. Hence, una go dey get patience for me to unblock your spambotted posts.

@BlueRayDick, and others who have tagged me to unblock their posts.

naptu2:
Florence Omagbemi is being interviewed on Lagos Talks FM

Wetin she talk?

Amigoss:
D'Tigress are champions....

Tinubu rolling dollars,Lfg🚀🚀🚀

Super Eagles,AFCON title next

Yeah, 100k USD loading. Make we see whether PBAT go panic

Hopefully, the state governors and corporates go step up too.