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I'm not the one who posted a thread claiming Nigerian programmers are dumb, am I?

aitoehigie:
The reason why i said that Nigerian programmers are dumb is that even the social networks or forums like this one, where not even coded by them, they only downloaded open source PHP projects, slapped their names on it and "eureka" a new web 2.0 application is born. Like i said, there are a million and one things that we can develop that will fit into this country that we are in.

I would like to ask, what value does a "social network" like e.g. "handwork.com.ng" etc add to your life? compared to a site like Google? Do not get me wrong. i am not insinuating that you should go and develop a search engine (but if you can, please go ahead). I am only saying that when we want to develop applications, it should be an itch that we have.
Examples:
1. hotmail was developed by 2 programmers who had problems sending mails using their internal office exchange server.
2. Yahoo was created by Jerry and David who used it to save the links to all the interesting web pages that they knew of.
Please the list is endless

Way forward:
Please drop the proprietary languages, platforms and IDEs that you use to code. Please (MACROSOFT) i don't want to mention names here, doeskin care about the programmer living in the heart of Africa!. So use open source languages e.g. Python, Ruby, Lisp, Scheme, these may be unknown languages to most people, but they are extremely powerful and simple languages unlike "KAVA" and the .MET languages.

I will continue this post later, but please NIGERIAN PROGRAMMERS, lets do something different.
thanks
The Sicilian.

And what have you done with that intelligent mind of yours?

I don't have any day I can't forget, per se. There have been difficult months, but no day stands out.

Stock brokers don't "take risks".

There's no evil spirit involved. It's just a well researched mental illness: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia

A writer is someone who can write new scripts on demand. Your script is just a writing sample.

@brownbaby:
Your husband chose to marry you with your current complexion. Why must you trouble yourself?

War Of The Worlds, because there was truly no way to escape and nothing anyone could do.

But dying is a huge possibility and u must be prepared to accept that in order for u to join any army

Dying is not such a 'huge' possibility because wars are few and far between in the modern world. It's only when you have a serious civil war or world war that dying becomes a huge possibility for a soldier. Soldiers spend most of their time training (and that's a good thing for the world!)

I've never heard of such. Do Universities award bachelor Of technology degrees?

People don't join the army to lose their lives.
They join the army because they believe the benefits of joining outweigh the risks.
This is exactly the same in every country.
This entire discussion is misguided.

What '****' precisely does your boo claim to be?

My little girl within a space of 4 months learnt how to speak a Foreign language fluently. Its amazing!

Maybe your little girl is just brilliant and it has nothing to do with her being a girl?

You don't need to attack the poster. All you need to say is that you'd rather save a life. No wahala.

A turnover of 5.24 billion shares worth N42.52 billion in 82,798 deals was recorded this week, in contrast to a total of 3.71 billion shares valued at N53.93 billion exchanged last week in 75,156 deals.

Transactions during the week included a total of 18,000 units of Access Bank Plc N13.5 billion Redeemable Bond 2010 valued at N18.04 million.



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



The Insurance subsector was the most active during the week (measured by turnover volume), with 3.43 billion shares worth N6.45 billion exchanged by investors in 14,521 deals. Volume in the Insurance subsector was largely driven by activity in the shares of Investment and Allied Assurance Plc. Trading in the shares of the Insurance Company accounted for 2.6 billion shares, representing 75.44% of the subsector’s turnover.



The Banking subsector, boosted by activity in the shares of PlatinumHabib Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc, followed on the week’s activity chart with a turnover of 1.3 billion shares valued at N28 billion in 38,977 deals.



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



Price Movement:

The All-Share Index dropped by 9.65% to close on Friday at 54,382.21 attributed to the drop in prices of the highly capitalized stocks. The market capitalization of the 207 First -Tier equities closed lower at N10.6 trillion.



Fourteen (14) stocks appreciated in price during the week, lower than the ninety - two (92) in the preceding week. Chevron oil Nigeria Plc led on the gainers’ table with a gain of N14.62 to close at N307.12 per share while Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc followed with N9.37 to close at N196.87 per share. Other price gainers in the Top 10 category include:



• 7-Up Bottling Co. Plc - N2.60



• Berger Paints (Nig) Plc - N1.27



• Longman Nigeria Plc - N1.20



• International Breweries Plc - N1.17



• Prestige Assurance Co. Plc - N0.57



• Afprint Nigeria Plc - N0.50



• Presco Plc - N0.45



• Hallmark Paper Products Plc - N0.26



Ninety – Eight (98) stocks depreciated in price during the week, higher than the two (2) in the preceding week. Total Nigeria Plc led on the price losers’ table, dropping by N12.54 to close at

N238.38 per share while Guinness Nigeria Plc followed with a loss of N10.80 to close at N123.20 per share. Other price losers in the Top 10 category include:



• Nestle Nigeria Plc - N9.25



• Intercontinental Bank Plc. - N9.07



• Nigerian Bottling Co. Plc - N8.35



• Flour Mills Nigeria Plc - N7.85



• Oando Plc - N6.00



• Cadbury Nigeria Plc - N5.79



• Ecobank Transnational Inc. - N5.75



• Ashaka Cement Plc - N5.53



Four equity prices were adjusted for dividend as recommended by the Board of Directors. The price of Guinness Nigeria Plc was adjusted for Special Dividend of N6.80 per share. Intercontinental Bank Plc was adjusted for final dividend of N0.40 per share. Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc was adjusted for dividend of N0.06 per share. Equity Assurance Plc was adjusted for dividend of N0.035 per share



New Listing

The 2,941,789,472 shares in favour of Omatek Ventures Plc were admitted to the Daily Official List at a price of N4.90 per share on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by way of Introduction. The shares were listed in the Computer and Office Equipment subsector. By this action, the number of listed companies and securities increased to 222 and 317, respectively.



COMPANY NEWS

IKEJA HOTEL PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2007 shows Turnover of N5.3 billion as against N4.64 billion in 2006. Profit after tax stood at N697.75 million compared with N525.94 million in 2006. The Directors are recommending a dividend of N0.10 per share. The date of closure of register of members is June 23, 2008 while payment date is July 28, 2008.



CRUSADER INSURANCE (NIG) PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2007 shows Gross Premium of N2.2 billion as against N1.21 billion in 2006. Profit after tax stood at N1.45 billion compared with N267.12 million in 2006. The Directors are recommending a dividend of N0.15 per share. The date of closure of register of members is June 30, 2008 while payment date would advised later.



SMART PRODUCTS NIGERIA PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2007 shows Turnover of N12.54 million as against N10.6 million in 2006. Profit after tax stood at N3.9 million compared with N2.4 million in 2006. The Directors are recommending a dividend of N0.075 per share. The date of closure of register of members is June 25, 2008 while payment date would be announced later.



DN MEYER PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2007 shows Turnover of N2.1 billion as against N2.01 billion in 2006. Profit after tax stood at N63.8 million compared with N60.75 million in 2006. The Directors are recommending a dividend of N0.10 per share.

The date of closure of register of members is June 30, 2008 while payment date would be announced later.



DN MEYER PLC: Unaudited result for the first quarter ended 31st March 2008 shows Turnover of N491.55 million, as against N483.22 million in the comparable period of 2007. Profit after tax stood at N13.2 million compared with N10.4 million in 2007.



SCOA NIGERIA PLC: Unaudited result for the half year ended 30th June 2007 shows Turnover of N1.32 billion, as against N1.25 billion in the comparable period of 2006. Profit after tax and exceptional items stood at N777.24 million compared with N20.2 million in 2006.



NAMPAK NIGERIA PLC: Audited result for the year ended 30th September 2007 shows Turnover of N2.85 billion as against N2.7 billion in 2006. Loss after tax and exceptional items stood at N145.92 million compared with profit after tax of N129.52 million in 2006.



NAMPAK NIGERIA PLC: Unaudited result for the half year ended 31st March 2008 shows Turnover of N1.436 billion, as against N1.439 billion in the comparable period of 2007. Loss after tax stood at N183 million compared with profit after tax of N61.74 million in 2007.



NCR (NIG) PLC: Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2007 shows Turnover of N4.21 billion as against N1.6 billion in 2006. Loss after tax stood at N31.82 million compared with N623.1 million in 2006.



INCAR (NIG) PLC: Unaudited result for the first quarter ended 31st March 2008 shows Turnover of N22.52 million, as against N26.5 million in the comparable period of 2007. Loss after tax stood at N2.2 million compared with N2.3 million in 2007.



REPORT ON THE OTC MARKET FOR FGN BONDS

A turnover of 161.3 million units worth N164.05 billion in 863 deals was recorded this week, in contrast to a total of 131.3 million units valued at N135.6 billion exchanged in 943 deals during the week ended June 12, 2008. The most active bond (measured by turnover volume) was the 5th FGN Bond 2013 Series 1 with a traded volume of 45.55 million units valued at N45.52 billion in 81 deals.

Hmm,

You won't cook Nigerian foods for your husband, even as a special surprise? Hmm, some marriages.

If the price is "very affordable", why are you ashamed to post it here?

Price: Ranging from the "Night Surfer" CDMA package at 4,500 per month for night browsing to the "All Time Surfer" EVDO service at 600kbps for 22,000 naira for round the clock browsing.

It sounds promising, but the download speed of the CDMA service is reportedly up to 10 kilobytes per sec, which is jus slightly better Multilinks, but one user reports that the browsing speed feels much faster than Multilinks.

At the very least, if you're fishing for interest, you should provide your picture. Yeesh.

Fact: marriage is all about having children. The rest is just added value.

How about just getting her the damn ice cream?

Apply to all of them; you don't know which one will pick you. Also, what course?

Either nagging or silent treatment will simply end the relationship, if I'm involved. I don't have to take nonsense.

Welcome to Nairaland.

sometimes it is not only fresh meat but may be because the woman is not as educated as the husband.
many past Governors have had to get new wives because of their position in the political and social circle.

I doubt that a man can do such a thing if his relationship with his wife is healthy. What is finishing school for?

Taking care of babies is not an easy job.

You can hire a house help to take care of babies for much less than 20,000 naira a month in many states. Cheap!

if she stayed with him when he was poor and now he is rich then she deserves half because they both did it together.

She may not have supported him emotionally during the time she was staying with him. And she may not have contributed anything tangible to the business that generated the wealth. She might have done nothing more than complain all day and take care of the babies. The only money she deserves in that case is the amount of money it would have taken to hire house helps to do everything she was doing for the man!