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Groan, because I'd rather be tuck on an Island with a woman.

So oga GoldCircle, how did you get your name?

I am working on the database structure of my latest web application. Sorry, my first web application.

Please note that due to technical reasons, threads in the forum game
section with more than 100 pages of posts will need to be locked.
Feel free to re-create such topics if you still find them interesting.
We are doing all of this to make the site run more smoothly for you.

The people have spoken. I won't be doing this anymore. Thanks a million.

They (Google Inc.) haven't released the technology yet.

I think it's a good idea not to store images in a database. Why not just store the filename in the database?

Is she allowed to work?

I'm very sorry you feel this way, but the truth is that some people just don't like following rules. 
And those people, when they get banned, will go about telling lies about the admin.
I'm not a saint, but neither am I a devil.  I'm just a geek trying to keep his little web forum alive.
I bust by ass round the clock trying to give people what they want.  And this is what I get.

Yeah, it's a pity but it's true. We delete and delete but the torrent never stops.
What shall we do? Unless we block all Nigerian IPs, how can we overcome this?

Hi!

You're great. Keep it up!

Voting irregularities already happening: voting machines changing peoples' votes. 
Are the Republicans going to steal this one despite their lack of popular support?
Who's going to win.  Obama or the mavericks?

Background Info: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US._presidential_election,_2008]en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US._presidential_election,_2008[/url]

There is a wave of consolidation sweeping Nairaland, and the culture section is next. 
Planning to merge the politics section with the culture section and call it Politics/Culture. 
This will result in a more manageable forum, which should result in a happier community for all.

Any comments?  Are you for or against?  Before you reply, think about it.  Politics+ Culture =?

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: what are maids for?
Don't get married until you can afford a maid.
And if you do, don't complain. No one is forcing you to pick up the mess.

The issues involved are purely technical.  Basically, my server was struggling to handle that feature.
Especially when invoked by someone with a lot of posts.  I'll see what I can do to bring it back.  Sorry!
I don't know how other SMF forum admins do it, but I learnt one or two things today about my server.

Thanks.

It's been done. Back to status quo. This is called a failed experiment.

guys SAT-3 fibre optic has been fixed and all internet speeds are back to status quo

I'm sorry, but that's not the case with my own connection. The speed is still awful. Very awful.

Patience, man. Contact me on yahoo messenger. My yahoo id is seunosewa

Ok, I've just realized that my browsing speed has been slower than usual for a while
Thought it was just the usual Nigerian poor service, but now I know why.  Thanks for the info.

Only a moderator can "win" a thread like this, heh.

I'm confused: If the problem is with SAT-3, then how come so many people are browsing right now?

Surely you can post a picture of the dog? If you can, I will feature this thread on the home page.

Chelsea is going to win, of course.

Oct 17 Market Report
Source: Nigerian Stock Exchange

A turnover of 1.01 billion shares worth N7.52 billion in 26,394 deals was recorded this week, in contrast to a total of 2.03 billion shares valued at N13.0 billion exchanged last week in 34,233 deals.

There were no transactions in the Federal Government Development Stocks, State Government Bonds and Industrial Loans/Preference Stocks
sectors.

The Banking subsector was the most active during the week (measured
by turnover volume), with 515.5 million shares worth N5.8 billion exchanged by investors in 14,940 deals. Volume in the Banking subsector was largely driven by activity in the shares of Spring Bank Plc and PlatinumHabib Bank Plc. Trading in the shares of the two Banks accounted for 310.04 million shares, representing 60.15% of the subsector’s turnover.

The Insurance subsector, boosted by activity in the shares of Investment and Allied Assurance Plc and Lasaco Assurance Plc, followed on the week’s activity chart with a turnover of 290 million shares valued at N469.03 million in 2,320 deals.

Last week, the Banking subsector led on the activity chart and was followed by the Insurance subsector.

Price Movement:
The All-Share Index dropped by 3.21% to close on Friday at 42,957.36. The market capitalization of the 196 First -Tier equities closed lower at N9.17 trillion.

Two (2) stocks appreciated in price during the week, lower than the ten (10) in the preceding week. Ekocorp Plc led on the gainers’ table with a gain of N0.20 to close at N6.83 per share while Multiverse Resources Plc followed with N0.02 to close at N2.09 per share.

One Hundred and Fifteen (115) stocks depreciated in price during the week, higher than the seventy - six (76) in the preceding week. Also, as in the preceding week, Chevron oil Nigeria Plc led on the price losers’ table, dropping by N3.94 to close at N390.06 per share while Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc followed with a loss of N3.52 to close at N348.62 per share.

Other price losers in the Top 10 category include:
• Total Nigeria Plc - N2.43
• Nestle Nigeria Plc - N2.27
• Zenith Bank Plc - N1.65
• Oando Plc - N1.63
• Nigerian Breweries Plc - N1.62
• Union Bank of Nigeria Plc - N1.57
• Lafarge WAPCO Plc - N1.47
• Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc - N1.27

Two equities were adjusted for dividend as recommended by the Board of Directors. Fidelity Bank Plc was adjusted for a dividend of N0.30 per share. Cornerstone Insurance Plc was adjusted for a dividend of N0.03 per share.

…Supplementary Listings
A total of 816,601,852 shares were added to the shares outstanding in the name of Intercontinental Bank Plc on Thursday, October 16, 2008 following the conversion of the Preference shares belonging to Vectis Financial Holdings Limited. Also, a total of 71,756,590 shares were added to the shares outstanding in the name of Access Bank Plc on Thursday, October 16, 2008 following the conversion of 25% of the US$15 Million Unsecured Variable Rate Redeemable Convertible Loan Stock offered by International Finance Corporation (IFC) to Access Bank Plc.

Share Reconstruction
The Issued Shares of Ecobank Nigeria Plc was reconstructed in the ratio of 1 for 3. Consequently, the new Issued Shares is now 7,218,075,642 shares.

Technical Suspension
The technical suspension on National Sports Lottery Plc was lifted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 after the expiration of the two weeks allowed by The Exchange after the closure of its supplementary share offering to the public. However, technical suspension was imposed on Wema Bank Plc on Friday, October 17, 2008 following the composition of an Interim Management Board by the Central Bank of Nigeria with a mandate to stabilize the bank.

COMPANY NEWS
NIGERIA ENERGY SECTOR FUND PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st March 2008 shows Investment Income of N176.52 million as against N135.85 million in 2007. Profit after tax stood at N151.52 million compared with N75.8 million in 2007. The Fund Managers are recommending a Coupon of N152.00 per Note. The date of closure of register of members is October 20, 2008 while payment date is November 5, 2008. The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to hold at the Conference and Training Centre, Elephant House, 214 Broad Street, Lagos on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 by 11.ooa.m.

IBTC ETHICAL FUND: Audited result for the year ended 30th September 2008. The Fund Managers are recommending a Coupon of N0.07 per Note. The date of closure of register of members is November 11, 2008 while payment date is November 10, 2008.

NIGERIAN ENAMELWARE PLC: Audited result for the 7 months ended 30th April 2008 shows Turnover of N1.51 billion as against N1.6 billion during the year ended 30th September 2007. Profit after tax stood at N19.8 million compared with N24.54 million during the year ended 30th September 2007. The Board of Directors announced a change in the Accounting year end from September to April. Also, the Directors are recommending a dividend of N0.60 per share and bonus of 1 for 5. The date of closure of register of members is November 13, 2008 while payment date is December 24, 2008. The Annual General Meeting is scheduled for December 11, 2008.

COSTAIN (WA) PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st March 2008 shows Turnover of N3.81 billion as against N3.02 billion in 2007. Profit after tax stood at N353.22 million compared with N108 million in 2007.

PRESTIGE ASSURANCE CO. PLC: Unaudited result for the third quarter ended 30th September 2008 shows Gross Premium of N2.3 billion, as against N1.85 billion in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N515 million compared with N278 million in 2007.

PZ CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC: Unaudited result for the first quarter ended 31st August 2008 shows Turnover of N16.6 billion, as against N13.51 billion in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N469.93 million compared with N443.33 million in 2007.

LAW UNION & ROCK INSURANCE PLC: Unaudited result for the third quarter ended 30th September 2008 shows Gross Premium of N3.0 billion, as against N2.0 billion in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N513.83 million compared with N259.5 million in 2007.

BETA GLASS CO. PLC: Unaudited result for the half year ended 30th June 2008 shows Turnover of N3.21 billion, as against N3.9 billion in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N321.6 million compared with N452.45 million in 2007.

UNIVERSITY PRESS PLC: Unaudited result for the half year ended 30th
September 2008 shows Turnover of N714.5 million, as against N383.55 million in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N117.6 million compared with N38.83 million in 2007.

UNILEVER NIGERIA PLC: Unaudited result for the third quarter ended 30th September 2008 shows Turnover of N27.95 billion, as against N26.5billion in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N1.55 billion compared with N1.12 billion in 2007.

COMPANY FORECASTS
OASIS INSURANCE PLC: The Company forecasts a Gross Premium of N138.0 million and profit after tax of N9.8 million during the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2008.

JOHN HOLT PLC: The Company forecasts a Turnover of N6.95 billion and profit after tax of N203 million during the first quarter ending December 31, 2008

REPORT ON THE OTC MARKET FOR FGN BONDS
A turnover of 397.3 million units worth N391.31 billion in 3,505 deals was recorded this week, in contrast to a total of 263.8 million units valued at N261.04 billion exchanged in 1,983 deals during the week ended Thursday, October 9, 2008. As in the preceding week, the most active bond (measured by turnover volume) was the 5th FGN Bond 2011 Series 3 with a traded volume of 54.1 million units valued at N55.04 billion in 535 deals. This was followed by the 5th FGN Bond 2013 Series 1 with a traded volume of 45.8 million units valued at N44.5 billion in 431 deals.

It seems as if the vacancy section suffers from more spam now that this section has been split off, and this section suffers from lack of traffic due to the removal of the vacancies.  Therefore the "getting a job forum experiment" is a failure. 

Should I merge the two sections back?  Are you for or against this move?  Your opinion is important.

If the best job you can get is a driving job, go for it. There is no value in sitting at home doing nothing.

Wow, very nice new design. Seems like you know what you're doing.

bawomolo was being sarcastic. The name change did not help; the country went into civil war.

Moved to dating zone because it's useful to the people trying to find a partner on the forum.