₦airaland Forum

sleekymag:
Nice one Barcanista, however there are a few errors in ur summing up figures. Fees for SS3 totals N45,500 as opposed to ur N55,000 and for JS3 its N25,500 as opposed to N25,000. The document u attached has the correct figures. Would be nice if u modified ur original front page post. Thanks and keep being you!

barcanista:
I am writing this piece on behalf of a concerned mother (name withheld) that has her child studying in Federal Government Academy, Suleja (Niger state). I felt sympathy for her cause when she went out of her way to trail me through NL to my twitter page just to share her burden with me(and to Nigerians).

The FGA
For those that may not be aware, FGA was established in 1986 by the Babangida military administration to provide 100% scholarship to brilliant Nigeria Children of secondary school age. The Objective is to ‘’provide opportunities for exceptionally Gifted children to develop at their own pace in the interest of the nation's economic and technological development.’’
It is also known as Center For The Gifted and Talented. Intakes are selected strictly on merit after undergoing rigorous process. It provides opportunity for all Nigeria children irrespective of gender, tribe and economic status. The Academy is meant to be a 100% scholarship for all intakes because the FG takes care of Tuition, feeding, books, accommodations, uniform etc. All what parents of the intakes pay for is a one off developmental fee of random amount, which will be for the whole of the student(s) stay in the school.

The Cry/Complaint of The Parents:
Of recent, things has changed under the leadership of a new management led by led by Mrs O.O Awofisayo as Principal.

1. The Parents of returning students are now asked to pay TERMLY fees of:

Maintenance/Utilities- N10,000
Medical levy - N2,000
CISCO Training- N2,000
Magazine- N1,500

Total: N15,000 per term.

In addition to the above;
I) SS3 students are to pay Fifteen Thousand each for WAEC and NECO examinations (ie N30,000 for both exams). This means parents with children in SS3 class will pay N55,000 (N15,000 + N30,000) for the new term of 2015/16 academic session.

II) JS3 students are to pay Ten thousand Naira (N10,000) for BECE registration (aka "Junior WAEC". This brings a total of N25,000 for the First term of 2015/16 Academic session.

2. Parents of new intakes are to pay a whopping N65,000 for the term(according to the information provided).

3. Parents are also asked to pay a mandatory PTA levy of N6,000 per term from the former N2,000/term that they were paying.

4. Parents paid N1,000 for "Computerisation of Result" but the result sheet given to students at the end of last term was Handwritten.

5. Combining 3 and 4 means an additional N7,000 payment for all students. The principal claimed that the levies in Item 1 were approved by the Education ministry but that is unacceptable irrespective of the truth or otherwise of the claim.

The parent(s) is/are crying that such fees are exorbitant and some of them cannot afford it. The Academy is supposed to be 100% free according to the admission letter (see below) and the purpose of the Academy.

The government is to take care of our best brains and rising stars. If our government can spend billions of Naira to sponsor religious people to unproductive pilgrimage in Jerusalem and Mecca, why then should they shy on seeing that nothing hinders the education/trainings of our best brains in the FGA, Minna? Should some of these students whose parents can't afford these huge levies forfeit their education?


May God Bless Every Nigerian Child

NaLaugh:
That's really great, her parents must be proud.
I'm about to start to working on my PPL (private pilot license), as well. I have no intention to go beyond that to get a commercial pilot license though.

A few observations with this. First off, she is not yet a pilot, as you have to be 17 here before you can get a PPL (she said it too), so this thread title is inaccurate. In other words, if she loses interest in flying between now and her 17th birthday, then she'll not get a license - which is when you become a pilot.

Getting a PPL does not mean she'll be able, or allowed to fly a private jet or commercial craft, either. A PPL only trains and licenses you to fly single engine light crafts, like the one seen in the video.

Second, the CNN anchor kept saying she flew "solo," which is incorrect. To fly solo means you fly alone in the aircraft.
However, you must be at least 16 to fly solo . The legendary Tuskegee airmen were with her on the flight.

That said, none of the facts I've pointed out takes anything away from the awesomeness of her feat so far. I guess the main big deal with this is that she's a 15 yr old black girl, and the distance of 7k miles she covered.

Awesome little girl.

CSTR2:
Absolute rubbish.
You islamists overestimate yourselves.
There is no currently no muslim nation that is a world power.
Any attempt to overstep your bounds will see you guys pounded by responsible powers.
Btw, a war between israel and iran will be a decisive victory for israel. The staggering capacity of the home grown israeli military industrial complex outstrips the entire middle-east including iran.

Teeboy15:
Hi ya'll, I'm a first time OP (whatever OP means) so please apologies on any typo error or whatever.

Though this post is coming when the movie is already old but i just felt the need to create the thread afterall.

Ok enuff talk lemme get straight to it. I think the movie 30 days in Atlanta was unnecessarily hyped for the following reasons;

1. Ay was not fit for the role; Ay does not have that rugged n razz personality to play the role of Akpors. He seemed too serious for the role, more like forcing himself to be an Akpors personality. A Bovi or Charles Inojie interpretation of the role would have made more sense.

2. Story line was poor; Like seriously what was he trying to portray, that Akpors is just a local Warri boy who got lucky, went abroad and couldn't behave himself in a cultured way? Seriously?

3.His comedy line in the movie when he got employed as a part-time comedian was terrible; Ay like seriously u could have done berra than that. Dat was whack. If na so ur shows dey be u for no get one kobo for account.

Let me state that I'm not in any way hating on the successfull comedian's effort (before Nairalanders go start their own wahala), for what its worth it was a good movie but constructive criticism also sell movies.

For those who haven't seen the movie make sure u get a copy of it and let us know what u think. U can also add ur opinion for those that have already seen the movie.


CC: lalasticlala, tosyne2much and co abeg help me park dis keke for garage

Enoquin:
For how much?

Lucasbalo:
I don't think it has nothing to do with the devil. It's called logical thinking. There's nothing wrong in paying tithes as long as you believe in it. It's just when the so called God's spokesmen on Earth takes advantage of the followers, that's the problem. I do go to a Pentecostal Church here and I do my part financially. When Pastors starts enriching themselves on the backs of the flocks, that's an unforgivable sin.

Lucasbalo:
You are absolutely right on point. I think of myself as a Christian but no one fools me. I have a sister here in Chitown who is a Pastor and a Medical Doctor and you can't believe the disagreement between us over the tithes payment. You can believe in God but you don't have to be stupid and fall for all this hustlers scamming the gullible ones using the name of God to enrich themselves.

ideology:
Dele momodu's paper …

Nice shot tho

valmunich:
so people get honoured these days for singing stuffs like... *your bom-bom bigger than bombay...*




isorrai!

utytill:
Debt from 1960s,then buhari's military dictatorship regime debt is inclusive.oh what a karma.but obj told us that he pay all the debt?or was it that of paris club?.

pendy79:
There is one thing synonymous with PDP leaders and their daft, dull and brainless followers, they are all stupid.

How can a NIGERIAN claim to introduce ELECTRIC CARS, [b]what should TOYOTA, HONDA, KIA and other manufacturer say?

[/b]No wonder a former minister of information said JONATHAN brought FACEBOOK to Nigeria.

Nigeria seems cursed with the calibre of leaders at the helm of affairs.

Thank God for the BROOM REVOLUTION.

IMAGINE "ELECTRIC CAR I INTRODUCED" is Nigeria such a backward country that people say frivoulous things like this.

Guess he own the patent to electric cars

Akposkool:
if dirty is having the most assist, having the least defeat, having the highest clean sheets, leading from the first day, adapting to any opponents, winning the league with three games to spare, then I think I will love to support that boring club.. By the way you sound like a manure fan. KTBFFH lol

ezeagu:
Good.

This should be the map. United countries under one Biafran federation. Everybody with their own parliament united in one destiny.

https://s16.postimg.org/ofhuiheb9/Ajana_location_map_01.png




if you do not fight for self-determination and Nigeria inevitably disintegrates, others will claim the glory of your independence. It will happen.

ezeagu:
Good.

This should be the map. United countries under one Biafran federation. Everybody with their own parliament united in one destiny.

https://s16.postimg.org/ofhuiheb9/Ajana_location_map_01.png

Where is Edo and Delta in that map? If na jole stop am o. They also have to be part of the union. Abi aren't they SS?



if you do not fight for self-determination and Nigeria inevitably disintegrates, others will claim the glory of your independence. It will happen.

Xano:
I've read your comment. Let me present this scenerio:

If your company is in Joint Venture partnership of (60-40)% equity ratio with the other company, what will you do as regards Board Resolutions? How will your company respect their interest as regards M.O.U?

stronger:
Good point! I agree with you. I understand the reluctance of most Nigerians to want to just "sell off" everything but they must know we will start moving away from oil dependence in a matter of decades. The earlier we started investing in other sectors massively, the better. We need cash to do this and it shouldn't be by increasing our debt profile.

But your suggestion makes sense.

stronger:
(1) when I say oil will soon finish, I don't mean tomorrow na. Check our reserves and compare to others. 30 years max, unless we start taking renewable seriously! Take that to the bank.

(2) The issue of selling is simple. If we assume that this govt is going to be responsible with the funds then selling some stake off is a wise choice. Why? Simple economic principle: The value of money of the day (MOTD). With the money we can invest in infrastructure that will drive major growth in non-oil sectors! Otherwise, we just keep borrowing and increase our debt profile.

(3) The CBN governor is not selling off everything. Just a part of it. The oil companies will still be paying huge taxes shey you know. And we will even increase the taxes.

(4) if you are worried about enriching the oil companies, forget it. Most of them are divesting anyway and it's mostly LOCAL companies that by these divested assets SO if the NNPC sells off, it'll still get to Local firms, thus providing jobs for Nigerians last last.

Obiagelli:
Those achievements are subject to debate especially that they are from the same source that claims steady supply of gas to power plants. Unfortunately this thread has lost steam.