₦airaland Forum

onadana:
I know how it feels.Lost my dad August last year to cancer.At a stage i was wishing him dead..the pains he suffered was so unbearable to see a man as solid as a rock reduced to nothing. The sad fact..there is absolutely nothing you can do but weep for them.

I can relate. Same thing happened to my dad. It's so painful and terrible watching a loved one rot away and suffer in pain until death, while you're helpless to stop or reduce their suffering.

Sigh. This life ehn...

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Mute (sequel to Moon)
Black Panther
Infinity War
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Wreck It Ralph: Ralph breaks the internet

Ralphlauren:
Stop saying people derailed the other thread.

Banter keeps a thread flowing and also encourages others to chip in their thoughts.

you cannot claim that with all the 'derailing', you have not learnt one or two things or you weren't entertained. relax and stop taking life too seriously. The fact that you unfollowed the thread does not have any impact on anyone. . . . nobody notices when you follow or unfollow a thread.

meanwhile, waiting till you get ILR before jumping on the property market is another mistake people make. many people that should have become home owners when things were 'rosy' for them failed to do so all because they get procrastinating - 'I will wait till I get ILR', 'I will wait till I get British passport'.
forgetting that the prices of homes are increasing every year, interest rates are not guaranteed to remain low forever, etc.

chinese students on student visa are buying houses and you are here waiting for ILR.
If you have the funds for your deposit, you are legal in this country and you have a good credit history, look for a house and buy.

so you know, home ownership also helps your ILR application. one of the questions asked in the form is 'if you own your home in the UK'.
home ownership proves you have strong ties to the country and you've also invested in the country.

God forbid you fail to renew your visa, then you simply hand over the house to an estate agency and rent it out. you will still get a decent profit
after deducting your mortgage/tax/fees, etc. one fact remains is that you own a home in the UK. you can choose to sell it off at old age or rely on the rental income at old age.

Thank you.

Thanks for the information you shared, imconfused.

I'm also living in Scotland, and I have my own breakdown of my monthly salary. However, I won't share because too many people on Nairaland know me personally.

I've only been here a few years (Tier 2 work) and I'm still in the renting phase. I've been advised to get mortgage asap too, but I'd rather wait until when/if I get my ILR.

fatima04:
Also, which one is better azimo or world remit? Or.......

I've never used any of these. I have rich, trusted friends who do money transfer as a business. So I pay them pounds here and they pay the Naira equivalent to my Nigerian accounts after we agree the exchange rate.


PS, I really hope this thread doesn't get derailed like the one done by Ukmigant. I was following that one but had to unfollow.

fatima04:
On opening account, seems to be quite challenging for me because we are yet to settle and proof of address is key, so in my research for better banks friendly to immigrants I stumbled on one called Monese.

Pls anyone ever heard of them or use them? Seems attractive though, easy to open from your phone et al but you need a monthly sub fees of about 5 pounds.

Oya my UK pple come answer ooo before i enter one chance

I remember I had issues with opening my student bank account because I hadn't gotten a hostel space yet.
I've never heard about Monese, but lol...I'm not ready to pay monthly fees to any bank biko. I'm still using the banks I used as a student.
I heard Santander is quite good. I've been told several times, but I've never used them.

Can't you just hold/hide your money until you confirm your accommodation?

nikkycool:
Please I am novice here and will like to know about ways of migrating to the UK as I am looking for a way to move my family out of Naija anytime soon.Thanks for your response in advance.

Every information you need can be found on the UK govt's immigration site. You need to do lots of online research.

Moety:
Not in London. It's actually quite mild here.

Despite the snow over the last few days?

fatima04:
Planning a trip in the UK is one of the easiest things u can do online. Starting from booking your train via trainline.com ( you can search with your postcode to know closest station)

Book your hotel in advance on booking.com at no cost except with ur card details.

Don't travel with much luggage because transiting from one train to another can be quite tough.

Though I was lucky I got people to assist me for the most part but it wasn't easy.

People were ready to assist me and eager to do so when I asked questions because you don't want to miss your stop.

Travel with easy to feed babies food to make it easy at any point.

Research your mode of transportation well because cabs here are pretty expensive. A trip of 5mins cost as much as 5pounds

A big kudos to the UK transportation system, it is lit

Welcome to UK, fatima04.
Hope the weather hasn't been a shock.
We're currently experiencing our coldest winter in about 7 years.

Akorkor:
Hi all, please can you help with a website to rent a room for a student studying at East London. My sister budget for month is 600pound.

Thank you

try www.spareroom.co.uk or gumtree.com

As s student, she should also check with student councils/groups.

sonofluc1fer:
The signs of the end time are ever-present. Famine, diseases, war, trouble, recession. These are the signs that point to the return of that man, the one they called Jesus.

If you're Nigerian, expect him.


Those who live in countries with proper healthcare, roads, 24 hours light, no Buhari/obasanjo/biafra making your news, well, Jesus is not for you.

If you want to meet him, move to Nigeria.

LMay:
Salary of at least £30,000 with exception of pre-registration nurses, midwives, medical radiographers and secondary school teachers

When did it increase to £30k?

I was among the waitlisted candidates. I just received an email from NLNG.


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Dear *******,
With reference to your participation at the NLNG Graduate Trainee Assessment Centre Exercise and our earlier notification that you were waitlisted within the validity period of your interview result, we would like to inform you that the validity period of your interview result has elapsed from 20th November 2017.

Consequently, the NLNG GT Recruitment Exercise is now considered closed and your participation in this exercises is deemed closed as well.

We would like to thank you for your interest in our company and wish you the best in your endeavours.

Sincerely,
NLNG Recruitment Team.
============================================================================

This email is just wind blowing leaves over a grave that I have already covered & cemented. Since early 2016 (when I realised buhari was killing Nigeria), I had decided to focus on my current job and forget returning to Nigeria. IF NLNG had offered me the GT role, I would have turned it down as I don't believe the company or Nigeria are improving anytime soon.

My condolences to all other waitlisted candidates who have been praying and hoping to be called.

Cheers, pals. All the best.

Alphabetically, they're:
Eveluv,
Luckygurl,
MsNelly.

All seem amazing, strong, intelligent, sexy, enticing.
It would be a pleasure to have any in my life as a wife, lover, or friend.
I won't PM to start anything because they're all in Nigeria and I live far away; and I've decided to never do LDR again.
Please don't PM me either.

Also, other cons...
One seems full of anger/misandry. rme
One seems quite overly religious. rme
One seems no sex till marriage. rme

Cheers.

Nigerians are the problem with Nigeria. SMH.

This selfish, demanding, entitled attitude that most Nigerians as a people have towards more-established, financially-strong relatives also reflects in our leaders.

Shameful!

annunaki2:
All you have to do is go back to the section, break all their rules and expose Islam for the fraud that it is. They will then ban you from their section and the satanic declaration will be removed from your profile.

LMFAO

kneehighbootz:
Me too. Omg! Mindfulness, shaybebabe, Stillfire.

I miss spacyzuma, Nihilist.
Masonkz, He deactivated his account. Dunno why.

I miss 'leave me jor'

In case anyone needs this info, here are the links to the list of UK companies/institutions that sponsor visa for foreigners.

Work Visas (Tier 2 and 5)= https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers

Student Visas (Tier 4) = https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-students

The lists are updated every few days or weeks.

I suggest you bookmark them.

Cheers

Luckygurl:


Oya be frank!
You knew about him before you read it here?

Yes. I heard about him in boarding school around 1997/8. This was just after the Otokoto scandal (I doubt if you've heard about that too )
Then when I went home during the hols and asked my mother, she confirmed it.
Then the gist was that his money was from juju and blood money. And that he died because he refused to sacrifice one of his sons for rituals.

Looking back now, he clearly was into some illegal business like drugs, 419, arms sales, etc.

Luckygurl:
Hmmm

The famous okija shrine

I never heard of this man though
Guess I'm among the indomie generation

You are a smallie na. It's understandable

Nchabuomo:
Hi please can you yarn me the Nigerian restaurant in Glasgow

Comforter In The City - 50 Dundas St, Glasgow G1 2AQ. This is the popular one. I've been there many times.

The Experience Kitchen - 42 London Rd, Glasgow G1 5NB. This is less popular.

There's an African restaurant (I've forgotten the name) along Union Street in the city centre, but I rarely go there because it's below ground level.

Nchabuomo:
Errrrm I have used flights that are cheaper than train from here to London Easyjet is cool, Ryanair is cool but they cancel quite a lot.

I was speaking generally; you should realise that. I'm sure there are some train rides that have also been cheaper than coach.

ujugirl88:
Hi dear, thanks a lot for the response, well I'm not a student , I'm going to Scotland for work, the company is actually in Perth, but the company said when I get to Edinburgh, they will send someone to pick me up. I would be flying medview airline to London. I want to spend 2 days in London before leaving for Edinburgh, is flight to Edinburgh cheaper than train and coach? Pls for the sim card, I think I will prefer the ones that off better deals in terms of data, though the company is giving me free accommodation, I don't know if free WiFi in inclusive

Flight is more expensive than train is more expensive than coach.
1.5 hrs max flight vs 6hrs max train vs at least 11hrs by coach.
Use Google maps to check estimates of travel times from London to edinburgh.
The earlier you book your tickets, the cheaper it will be.

For sim data, it depends on how long you're staying. You can get a phone contract. I personally avoid phone contracts because they are typically 24 mths. But some give rolling contracts (every month) with option of cancelling at any time, Eg Virgin Mobile.

There are websites like uswitch and gocompare that you can use to compare sim plans.

ujugirl88:
, pls what's the cheapest means of getting to Edinburgh from London? What's the best sim card to buy interms of data? Garri, beans, stockfish,Maggi, crayfish, dry pepper and pepper soup spices, pls are the above foodstuff allowed. What's the best affordable clothing stores to shop in London or Scotland. Pls I need answers my beloved nairaland Family

Hi. I live and work in scotland.
For flights, use skyscanner.net to check for all flight options.
For sim cards, there are several lowcost networks like Lebara and Lycamobile, especially for calling Nigeria cheap. As a student, you shouldd have wifi around your school a lot so won't need to buy network data so much, but if you do, I recommend EE, Virgin Mobile, and 3.

I don't know about edinburgh, but There's no lack of nigerian stuff in Glasgow. There are at least 3 dedicated nigerian food stores, and 3 different nigerian restaurants in Glasgow. Also, many nigerian foods can be bought at any large middle-eastern food store, and I'm sure there are several at Edinburgh.

For affordable clothing, Primark is the best option.

Cheers

princy80:
Your soul and your spirit must have a destination. There are many locations outside this physical realm. Not necessarily heaven and "hell".

Please I'm curious. Please list any other destinations outside this physical realm, apart from heaven/hell.

A. x=1 y =2 z=0

B. x=9 y=5 z=3

C. x=10 y=4 z=7

D. a=30 b=50 c=70 d=20

E. a=10 b=19 c= 5

F. a=3 b= 6 c=2 d=0

Soooo.....

Has anyone bought/installed PES 2018 yet?

Yes, I am.

The beauty of studying Electrical/Electronic Engineering.