₦airaland Forum

This is not to bring down any business but to bring to the notice of whoever cares about their money and buy things online, especially from Konga. I will still buy things from them but I will NEVER pay before my order gets to me and I'm sure of what they are delivering (except, of course, if I'm paying for my DSTV subscription)
Anyways, let me proceed to tell you what happened.
The first case, I bought a phone for my brother that was returning to school, paid for it using Konga Pay and it was not recognizing any SIM out of the box, I called and I was asked to take it somewhere on Awolowo Road at Ikeja where they told me it will take up to 2weeks before I can get it back. Since I used Konga Pay, of which they committed to give a refund or replacement if you have any issues with orders paid for through Konga Pay, I was told there was nothing they could do since the item is under manufacturers warranty. Was that stated on your site or did you, at any point mention these to your numerous customers? The only thing I got wad that they are sorry and that the only thing they can do was to take the phone themselves to the manufacturer, meaning I will still have to wait for it to be fixed.
As if that had taught me nothing, I placed another order last 2 weeks for a pouch and when I got notification that the seller had notified Konga of the shipment, I noticed the image of the item in the shipment notification was different from what I placed order for. I immediately sent an email and also called Konga to inform them that I will not accept it (before then, I called the seller severally but the person was not picking calls) and I was promised that the item will be checked and if my claim was found to be true, they will return the item and give me back my money - because I was covered by the Konga Pay protection. I still went ahead to cancel the order because the option was open. Last week I got notification for the refund only to realize that they refunded money for the item and not the money for shipping. I called to lodge a complaint and the person I spoke to told me that is the policy: the question again is, where was this stated?
Come to think of it, so we are buying things without assurance that what is being delivered will be acceptable and if it is not, we will be charged for them bringing rubbish. That is the policy of a reputable company in this country? I asked what if I had opted for pay on delivery, will they still ask me to pay for the shipping if I don't like the item and the response I got is "We are sorry for your experience"
Anyways, I intend to explore my options and I will get back my money. I just want to put people on notice that if you buy and use Konga Pay just bear it in mind that if you don't like what they bring to you, you will not get the cost of shipping the item back.

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I thought the gathering was for celebrity actors/actresses only? What is honorable doing there?

I hope I will be allowed to port my Glo and MTN line as soon as they launch.
I just can't wait to be rid of these incompetent networks.

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AFTER the takeoff of the new policy on foreign exchange two days ago, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have asked deposit money banks that issue internationally enabled cards to ensure that as they accept foreign currency deposits, they should also make adequate provision to honour the resulting demand of their customers.

Besides, the apex bank said policies relating to foreign currency deposits in banks and stoppage of weekly foreign exchange intervention at the Bureaux De Change (BDC) segment are for the good of the economy.

It promised that the latest measures would boost reserves, rub off positively on naira exchange, as well as end the arbitrage on the currency, being perpetrated by BDC operators.

Meanwhile, there are strong indications that unless necessary measures are taken and urgently too to address the scarcity of foreign exchange, indigenous pharmaceutical industries may run out of raw materials for production of essential medicines the end of January 2016.

It was also learnt that over 70 per cent of the country’s drug needs are imported and less than 30 per cent manufactured locally with some raw materials like pharmaceutical starch, still imported.

The Director of Financial Market, CBN, Emmanuel Ukeje, who gave the indications during a television interview said with the new rules, banks are responsible for their customers’ dollar deposits and cannot come to CBN to ask for dollars to settle them when they need them.

“If somebody gives bank dollars and wants you to transfer them, inadvertently, what the person has done is that you are holding that money on the person’s behalf to meet the demand when the person needs it.

‘‘Banks that issue the naira and dollar cards take responsibility now. They must make sure that they have enough of the denomination to backup demand. This is different from before, when they commit and run to CBN because it would immediately become a national issue,” he said.

He maintained that the CBN had supported banks’ decision to stop acceptance of foreign currencies earlier because their vaults were saturated and posed more risks to the industry in the form of cost of keeping idle funds and insurance.

He noted that by the new rule, dollars deposited in cash cannot be used for the settlement of import bill, “but can only be withdrawn in cash as well from the bank. But when you travel with your card, you can now pay with it through wire transfer. Importation is only funded with foreign reserve in the customers’ escrow accounts.”

But Dr. Austin Nweze of the Pan Atlantic University said the new policy would enthrone a regime of competition among the parallel market operators, because the cheap dollars from the CBN would have gone.

Though he acknowledged that the CBN only did an aspect of the policy expectations, he was optimistic that whatever price the naira exchanges at the moment would only be in the short term, because the hidden dollars would come out to reduce supply shortages.

However, he urged the authorities to be serious about leakages that would distort expected results and support local industries to achieve import substitution strategy to reduce import-induced pressure.

An Abuja-based development consultant and civil society activist, Jide Ojo, also commended the CBN’s decision to stop the sale of foreign exchange to BDCs and the lifting of the ban on bank customers who hitherto had been barred from depositing foreign currencies in their domiciliary accounts.

“CBN ought to have stopped the sales of forex to BDC long ago given the fact that it was not an international best practice, as Nigeria remained the only country where such is done worldwide.

“What is needful at this point in time is for the CBN to strengthen its monitoring and evaluation unit and ensure that both the BDCs and bank customers operating domiciliary accounts are not allowed to abuse its policies any longer,” he said.

The Guardian also learnt that the country has only 180 indigenous manufacturers of medicines and over 500 importers.

Also, there is the fear that if the country does not start local production of vaccines before 2022, she may not have enough for the prevention of childhood killer diseases such as tuberculosis, polio, measles and pneumonia.

The Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation Initiatives (GAVI), which has over the years been subsidising and giving Nigeria relevant vaccines for free, has formally advised the Federal Government to make arrangements to be self- sufficient in vaccine production before its pullout date of 2022.

Also, with an all-time low, at least in the last 10 years, of 3.65 per cent of the 2016 national budget for health, it is believed that the sector will struggle to meet its basic obligations not to talk of making advances in research and development.

The Guardian analysis indicates that Nigeria has been having an average of five per cent of its national budget for health since 2004 and has not been able to meet the 15 per cent Abuja Declaration set by African leaders in 2001 and endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Ahmed I. Yakasai, told The Guardian yesterday: “Many pharmaceutical industries applied for letters of credit but the commercial banks could not process them. Is it lack of dollars? Is it due to restriction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)? Is it a national policy? We don’t know. But they complain that they couldn’t access dollars to import raw materials and since the raw materials in their warehouses would be exhausted by the end of this January, they won’t be able to produce. The consequence is that Nigeria will not have medicines both for local consumption and possible exports.”

On plans to start local manufacture of vaccine by 2022, Yakasai said: “The country’s health sector is still battling with poor access to public health interventions, while diseases like Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis are still with us. There is a need to review our dependence on donor agencies, hence the government should create an enabling environment by way of intervention funds to enable our local drug manufacturers to produce antiretroviral drugs and even vaccines.

“As we are all aware, GAVI is gradually withdrawing from Nigeria. I must appreciate the Federal Government through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) for organising a stakeholders forum on vaccines production to stimulate interest and develop a business plan for local vaccines production in Nigeria.

“We can do it if there is the enabling environment and government is really serious as initiated by the NPHCDA that they really want to mobilise pharmacists and other stakeholders to go into production.

If the environment is good and they are able to give intervention fund, they are able to encourage manufacturers. What is a big deal in vaccines production?

“I am calling for the release of the intervention fund.
The last regime promised and nothing came out of it. If the Federal Government gives us intervention fund, it will go a long way in helping the system.”

On the 3.65 per cent of national budget for health, the PSN President said: “3.65 per cent might look small compared with what is recommended and what was obtainable in the last five years but if fully implemented it will suffice.

‘‘Also, the one per cent of Nigeria’s consolidated revenue from the National Health Act, when implemented, and grants by international donor partners through NPHCDA, which will manage 45 per cent of the fund.

“The problem of Nigeria’s budget for health has been that of implementation. Last years’ budget was about five per cent but only about two per cent was implemented. If the government can implement the whole 3.65 per cent of the 2016 budget on health, it would go a long way in making the sector better and Nigerians healthier.”

Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2016/01/cbn-directs-banks-to-meet-customers-domiciliary-account-needs/

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Lol... Even the old woman whey day use overtime for this world run pass an 18 year old. Na wah o, nobody wan hear say dem die buy boko bomb.

petkruz:
It's simple. We dated,broke up, started again but he hasn't gotten over the past. Now that he's boxed up,he's paying back or atleast that's what I think he's doing.

Have you told him what you think about this while debacle?
Le wife (also on nairaland by the way) and I had a similar issue (but no be money palava) before we got married, we broke up in the first place cos she refused to tell me what was on her mind, which eventually turned out not to be what she was thinking.
As far as I'm concerned, you can save yourself a lot of heartache by simply seating him down and bare your mind.

You might want to visit https://www.nigeriadriverslicence.org to get every information you require for the renewal. I'll advice against you using a third party.

phelps007:
Thank God the road is finally opened.

So how much is the toll?

Haha, take a chill pill. The road was just commissioned today, dem no go charge toll today but don't worry, I'll use the road tomorrow morning and give you a feedback.

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Gov. Wike has today commissioned the completed Abuloma-Woji bridge in Port Harcourt.Governor Wike said that aside the Abuloma -Woji-road, his administration will in 2016 commence the construction of a Fly-Over on Peter Odili road.In his address, Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Kelvin Wachukwu said the 1.672kilometre road was inherited at the earthwork and filing stage before Governor Wike carried out the completion of the road, sidewalls, median , toll point, the median and 275 metres bridge.He said the immediate past administration initially awarded the contract for N3.5 billion, but due to change of scope of work and variations, the immediate past administration increased the cost to N13.6billion in 2014.Continue to see more photos.....

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In as much as I am happy with the road being commissioned due to the reconstruction currently going on on YKC-Alcon Road, the commissioner for works should drop this lie about the Wike administration inheriting the road at the earth work stage. The brgide was already 90% completed before Amechi left, it was just the circular road axis that was complete like 6months ago.

Open a PayPal account, link and verify your Cyprus bank account to it. Get your folks to transfer fund to you via PayPal and then transfer from your PayPal to your bank account.
I've sent money a number of times to a friend in Canada that way and it works always.

Tintinnoty:
Wishing all fellow nairalanders merry christmas.

Imagine getting this as a christmass gift from the all time santa claus call Dasuki....

What would you do if you got this alert today? ---------------

----------- Alert:Credit
Acct:1XX..20X Amt:N4,200,000, 000
Rmks:COL SAMBO DASUKI (NSA)
25 DEC 15 By:25-Dec-2015
15:59:26 Bal: N4,216,549.56
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A. Report to EFCC

B. Keep quiet

C. Run out of the country

D. Withdraw it immediately



lalasticlala your respond is needed here o

This is supposed to be a MCQ.
Where is option E. B, C & D?

stephenduru:
This hausa man was caught trapping vulture with snuff in Onne, Port Harcourt and wanted to use them as roasted chicken for people to buy. 

He said he has been doing this business for sometimes now. Please those of you that eat roasted chicken from road side in Akajo and Onne or Eleme as a whole beware, because some of these people that roast chicken do mixed them with vulture and customer will not know they will buy and eat. Though it happened in Port Harcourt, it can happen any where. Buyers beware.

Source: http://trezzy2..com.ng/2015/12/beware-hausa-man-caught-selling-vulture.html

This is ancient history and the major reason I stopped eating any bird that was not killed or bought from my trusted dealer here in PHC.

And this can be related to in so many things we are buying today.
Before Titus Sardines used to have up to 6 fishes insides, and today, you can barely get up to 4.
Na wah o.

It is actually Dec. 25th, 28th and Jan. 1

omoalaade:
25th,28th and 1st Jan 2016 was declared not 26th Dec.

Source?

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This is the remix

I like the firt one's Shoki

Na wah o, for a person of his status, there something he shouldn't bring to the public, especially in a country like Nigeria where we have so much suffering. IDPs are there with malnourished people and he has never for once thought of campaigning to raise funds for them to feed. It is well o.

Do you have this product available? I need one like yesterday.

Ady by Linda rocking her design at the 2015 ELOY Awards.

i don't blame him, I blame Mr. President

dason4life:
Nice try Op!
Am not fooled by this

He is actually correct, it is not a farce
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I don't know how true the below picture is (and I'm still praying it is not so); but if it is true, this is so sad. I can't imagine any kid I know being subjected to this kind of life. This is not just fair.

gunther6:
One of the guests reportedly staying at the hotel is Nigerian Aliko Dangote - the richest person in Africa.

The yeye Aljazeera that broke the news has changed the story and removed Alhaji from the story; meanwhile, Alhaji's spokesman has refuted the claim that he is in Mali.

Now I am beginning to look at Korede Bello with one eye #suspect

Islie:
"If I’m released, I won’t go into robbery again.”

Why do they always make this statement? Do they really believe it when they say it or are they always trying to fool their audience?

Thawarplay:
Still doesn't look like one

Abi o. I have a yoruba wife and she sure does not look anything like this, what with the fake eye lashes

Nairalanders, what will be your reactions?

When people rent apartments, they usually furnish them to their tastes; however, funds used for furnishing are non-refundable should the tenants decide to leave. Supposing they caught their spouses caressing their landlords/landladies in their new apartments, SATURDAY PUNCH asked some people what they would do

I’d donate my wife to my landlord
Ajao Adebayo

I would donate my wife to my landlord immediately. They could continue from where I caught them if they wanted. I wouldn’t want to stop their enjoyment. I wouldn’t want to die young because talking about issues like this, it’s possible that it’s even my wife that initiated it. You cannot trust women so much. I would not create any trouble with my landlord because that could lead to my death. Since the house is not my father’s property, I would look for somewhere else. You should be afraid of any man that could get your wife like that. I would run for my life.

I’d not hesitate to file for divorce
Felix Odewale

It’s a terrible situation and I would not hesitate in filing for divorce. I would be made to believe that they had been doing that for a long time and God had just wanted to reveal the secret to me by catching them. As a man, I would not bother to engage in any fight with my landlord, but with my wife who had subjected me to ridicule. As from that day, I would have nothing to do with my wife again. I would go to court and file for divorce.

They should continue the enjoyment
Olatunji Owolabi

I would leave both of them to continue what they had started. I would leave the scene immediately. Gone are the days you had to kill yourself because of a woman. She might want to give me a lot of reasons why it happened, but I would accept no apology. There is a saying that whether the tenant is right or wrong, the landlord can never be guilty. I cannot fight my landlord because whether I like it or not, I would leave his house someday. It’s better for me to leave in peace.

I’d forgive them, but burn the bed
Lucky Ojiolu

First, I would forgive both of them because they would surely ask for forgiveness. God says if we don’t forgive our neighbours their offences, He would also not forgive us when we sin. I would be shocked, but I would not hold anything against them. I wouldn’t hurt myself because of a woman. Finding a new apartment might not be easy, so I would let it go. I would ask my wife questions about how and why it happened but I would forgive her eventually. If I caught them in the bedroom, I would change the bed and burn the mattress and bed-sheet thereafter.

I’d look for another apartment
Julius Olaoye

At first, I would leave both of them, and when they’re done, I would confront my landlord to ask why he did that to me. I would not fight him, though. As a matter of fact, I would leave both of them to it and let them enjoy themselves. He’s the landlord and he could do what he wanted in his house. The culprit here is my wife. I would thereafter seek for a new apartment and ask my wife whether she would leave with me or stay with the landlord. If she refused to follow me, I would inform her family of the incident and file for divorce. But if she would follow me to the new apartment, I might let it go.

I would run for my life
Adelabu Ruky

We might be tenants in her house, but that doesn’t give my landlady the reason to seduce my husband. If it happens, I will not be happy, but I’ll put the blame on my husband who allows it. A man cannot fall into temptation he doesn’t want to fall into. There would have been signs before they finally ended up kissing themselves in our apartment. If my husband repents, I will stay with him, but if I catch them again, I may have to run for my life.

I’d forgive my husband if he apologised
Festus Ibukun

What is in this world that eyes would not see and ears would not hear? I would be disappointed at my husband’s action and would expect him to apologise if he still needed the marriage. But if he didn’t, what could I do about it? I would make all efforts to forgive him, but if he refused, I would let the marriage go. An unfaithful man could ruin one’s life if care is not taken.

I’d put the landlady to shame
Stella Akpan

I would let the landlady know that my husband is my property, not hers. She might own the house we live in but she doesn’t own my husband. I would have to make this clarification to her. If she doesn’t back down on my husband, I would let the neighbourhood know about the affair and put her to shame. After that, I would encourage my husband to let us look for another apartment.

I’d adjust my schedule to be with my husband always thereafter
Tina Adah

I don’t want to imagine it because I would not feel good about it. That’s why as a woman, it is good to always be there for one’s husband so that he would not have the time to look for pleasure elsewhere. It might be possible that I was the cause of the action – perhaps because I wasn’t always with him. After that incident, I would forgive my husband and seek for ways to be there for him in order to avoid him being tempted again by the Jezebel landlady.

It could lead to our separation
Joyce Apreala

It’s a simple issue: I would just allow them to keep enjoying their lives, while I would look for something else to do. There is a stage in life that issues like this would happen and you would not kill yourself over it. I’m not saying I would not be unhappy, but I would surely not be depressed. It could lead to our separation for some time until my husband comes back to his senses. He must show remorse if I would take him back.


Source: http://punchng.com/if-you-catch-your-landlordlandlady-handling-your-spouse-in-your-new-apartment-whatll-you-do/

N120 at Zacozem Petrol station in Woji Rivers State

I'm waiting for people to come and tell us 20 things we don't know about him.