₦airaland Forum

Mindlog:
Attention-seeking, was she forced to take up the job?

She should sit down at home, no be by force to do warehouse job as it is a deal-breaker for her.

Such jobs should be seen as transition jobs as you find your feet in the UK.

Many went through that same route in their early days. Recording yourself cry and broadcast on social media, is for what purpose?

I picked parcels at DHL, also packed bananas and pineapples at Fyffes Bananas before moving to psychology roles during my student days. I was humbled when I got paired on shifts with a female Indian Paediatrician who also came to the UK through the study route. As we both packed pineapples and bananas, she shared how she worked in a big Paediatric facility back in India but decided making the move to the UK with her husband and kids was the best decision. Today, she works at Great Ormond Street Hospital London, that is one of the top five children’s hospitals in the world while I now work for a London borough as a Clinical Practitioner for the Children social care.

Nothing in the video shows she was crying because of the cold. Other things could be responsible. It's not uncommon for others to release private videos to the public. If she was the one then it's just to stoke emotions.

Blitzking:
If the card was wait and get and not wait get a paper and go home to return when it is ready..we play too much in this country.

I guess you don't know about the card features? That's not the type of card you can wait and get.

Eriokanmi:
If you're a regular visitor to Nigeria and you live abroad. Please do yourself a favour by building or buying a house in your location in Nigeria, in a place not known to your known family members. Enter yejelly and depart jeyelly. This is for the security and safety of your life and that of your family. You may even build in the city to stay and charter a cab to see your family members in the village, unannounced. Then welcome your parents to wherever you stay in the city each time you're in town.

Again, stop carrying girls when you are in the country cos many of them are evil. They're on a mission to kill and destroy. They can expose you to their male cohort to harm you. They often look innocent but run, run run.

Hotel workers too always commit crime using cctvs to record your activities of guests secretly. How can you be security conscious in a country you live abroad and throw that in the wind when you are in Nigeria where you can hardly trace a scene of crime or link same to anybody. D-Rovans Hotel in Ibadan easily came to mind. It used to be one of the best hotels in the city for returnees and all manner of high profile events back in the days. The hotel is no more today, due to heinous activities taking place in that place. There was a time a retirnee was killed and all his dollars were taken by the owner of the hotel who was watching his activities via a cctv.

Please he careful

Does that even make sense? Why not cutoff completely from your family members if you feel they are dangerous? I think we attribute too much power to others or maybe it's because of my upbringing. Every year many of us come together and have a party, we eat, drink and share gifts. I lost 3 relatives this year in the US and believe anyone can die anywhere. If they had died in Nigeria there may have been unnecessary conjectures. Like I stated it may just be me because I feel safest with my friends and relatives.

Lioness5280:
Message passed.

Peace my brave African brother 😛👋

Hmmmmm...Certain concepts in your posts triggered memories of things I had studied

Tribal unity
Social inequality
Side-taking/provocateur/demagogue
Security by obscurity
Niccolo Machiavelli formulation
Emotional vampire
False dichotomy
Survivorship bias
Brutal honesty
Intellectual dishonesty
Pragmatics versus Principles

Chemist4life:
Pls sir,do u mean they will correct it this week

You should be fine sir.

justwise:
Deed of restriction got nothing to do with whether you are the landlord or homeowner, deed of restriction is put in place to prevent people from turning a residential property to commercial one or putting up a structure that will devalue your neighbour property.

Just in Nigeria where govt demolished properties purely because it was built in a wrong place or without planning.

That is a very limited view of deed restrictions, however you proved a point that a property can have deed restrictions that remain in place regardless of whether the mortgage is paid off.
So, even without a mortage, you may not be a landlord.

There are different types of Deed restrictions.

A deed restriction can limit you from renting out the property or making major structural modifications to the house.
Tell me where that is application in Nigeria if you're the landlord.

The point is
You've got limitations based on the mortgage contract
You got limitations based on the deed restrictions
A property can have deed restrictions while the mortgage is still being paid and removed after payment.

IbeOkehie:
Buying a home...whether mortgage or cash...is a simple first step in the accumulation of generational wealth, and I celebrate it because in the Anglo-West nations it's accessible to persons of AVERAGE talent and intelligence like me. That is the point.

In the 17th century our ancestors may have owned land in their tribal homelands. It was TAKEN from them by colonial conquest and hasn't been recovered. So TODAY in Nigeria NOBODY has legal OWNERSHIP of any land. That's the law.

The bolded that I highlighted in your post, I completely agree 👍🏾 The Anglo-West tribes have done the most for the world in this regard, which is why they generally are the richest nations with very high HDI. They are a blessing to the humanity and those who find themselves in a position to directly benefit from their genius are very lucky indeed.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

Everyone deserves a place to live. I have no issues with mortgages if it makes financial sense to have one. I only have issues when people are not realistic or possess properties to show off. Like your people say "Never Be the Bearer of Bad News. The king kills the messenger who brings bad news." About 2 million cars will be repossessed this year some 20% increase from last year. Home repossessions also jumped from last year, they don't go on Twitter announcing such .
As always, I wish everyone the very best.

justwise:
What is the difference?

Good question.
There are often restrictions, called deed restrictions, that limit how you can use the land. This is contrary to the view that denotes unrestricted ownership of a property by expressing himself as the inglorious "Nigerian landlord".

IbeOkehie:
For those that don't understand the power of mortgage in building wealth, this is for you.



One funny aspect of the arguments against mortgage is there's no acknowledgement that

1) the alternative is to rent, which is worse

and

2) the house does get paid off eventually 🤣 Yes in 30 years but that time does come.

They will say PROPERTY TAX, but there's property taxes in Nigerian cities....in Lagos, Asaba, Abuja and lots of other hidden fees.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

I don't think this was an argument for or against mortgage. Someone simply acknowledged it was a mortgage property and some of you felt he shouldn't have stated that fact.

Why is mortgage and car ownership the only thing that most of you celebrate? My ancestors had houses in the 17th century and didn't brag about it.

I'll be more impressed if you tell me about your contributions to knowledge, volunteering in your community, mentoring others, earning a professional certification, making new discoveries and making the world a better place for us. Am I impressed by the young man's achievements, I'm indifferent. Millions have achieve and will achieve that. I don't care if you own or rent a house as long as you have a roof over your head, I also don't care if you own a car or take public transportation as long as you get to your destination. I'll be impressed if the young man talks about new developments in patient care, how he's affecting positive patient outcomes or educating others on high-quality healthcare.

Good luck to you Nigerians

Chemist4life:
Pls help me ooo,who have experience this before, invalid ds-160 confirmation number on AVITS portal

You should be fine by next week.

Abee79:
I wish Nigeria had such arrangement for average citizens. As a civil servant, I've not been able to access Nationa Housing Scheme (NHS). Certain highly placed individuals were demanding for a percentage of the money before they even consider processing. . . 🤐

The small bank loan I collected to complete my house, The useless bank wants to stranglē me with outrageous interest rates that have more than doubled in the last two years 😭💔💔💔

To import a second hand vehicle, Nigerian Customs will practically drain the last bloød out of you. One can't even dream of acquiring a brand new car in Nigeria without having High Bloød Pressure 😞

Govt have a role to play but these are private sector driven. Besides the average Nigeria is not a good debtor. There are many reasons why these cannot work for the average Nigerian. You're just affected by a "system". It is what it is.

jendoslim:
I usually laugh at these type of comments cos its bereave of common sense, no offense, let me explain.

If you are an average Nigerian, employed and doing well for yourself, before you can settle down to own a befitting car and a house of your own, you will be in your late 30's or 40's which you will consider yourself among the 5% extra lucky

Now, a young man in diaspora either by mortgage (that you belittling here) or outright purchase has those things earlier in life and enjoyed them throughout his life whereas, you in Nigeria or Africa get to own those thing at your mid or late years.

Pray tell, can you enjoy a fast car at 60 years or is it when you retire that you wanted to start living in your smart house? Any luxury that you can't enjoy when you are young and agile is utmost useless. Why we are like this is this country is that we lack efficient credit line which would enable us enjoy life and put almost everyone on same pedestal.

Quit listening to motivational speakers about buying multiple lands and building house when you are 50 years and above cos immediately after your demise, the probability of the house which would be your greatest asset being sold is almost 90%

Gracias

You're trying so hard to explain what's irrelevant.
bdon123 stated a fact and you went off-topic.
The individual doesn't own the house, the house can be foreclosed or repossessed if he doesn't meet the terms of the mortgage.
Such credit facilities are not available to most Nigerians so many of us would think it was bought outright.
It's true that he's a home owner but incorrect to state that he's a landlord.
We should be transparent with our achievements.

Morningstarrr:
But why are Vehicle manufacturers not producing cars with factory fitted CNG?... instead they chose to produce electric cars.

This is a valid question.
Electric is cleaner than CNG just as CNG burns cleaner than petrol.
There's already a transition to electric vehicles so it makes no sense to mass produce CNG vehicles.

CNG was not widely adopted due to lack of infrastructure, it has a shorter driving range than gasoline vehicles and more expensive to produce.

In terms of fuel costs, CNG is less expensive than petrol and it's also cleaner for the environment.
It's used in some US cities as fuel for buses and fleet vehicles.

DWJourney:
Hi guys,

Please, I will appreciate it if anyone knowledgeable about this can reply.

One of my relatives immigrant visas is on processing. We received a below message even after everything is submitted, now, we are not really clear on how to specifically attend to this. There's no any family member that can stand as a sponsor again here.

Instruction received:

" The income reported as stated on form I-864, I-864A is insufficient to overcome the public charge grounds of inadmissibility for visa issuance. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. A consular officer will decide if you meet these requirements at the time of the interview. Note: You, as the sponsor, and any other sponsors household members and joint sponsors, must provide updated or additional evidence for the applicant to present at the time of their interview such as: Other income, Assets, Proof of current employment. You can continue to upload documents to CEAC up until the date of your visa interview "

My question, is it also possible to attach bank statement of the sponsor showing savings to that can cover the remaining fund required?


And, is there anyway we can contact CEAC?

This petition was filed in Dec 2022 and we are only waiting for this Mama interview date in Lag.

@Taal17, @Aestake , please guys
Thanks

The form is to show that the sponsor have adequate means of financial support.

You filed with your federal income tax return for the most recent tax year or other evidence of reported income. So what has changed?

Get a co-sponsor or if you think you omitted some income file it. The point is to show you meet the minimum financial requirements.

Mikelangelo:
Even though I don't supprt what the idiot did, but lawyers in the house don't you think he might have a case here?

Now here it is...dating apps say 18 years and above. So for you to be in that app, it is assumed you're 18 years or older or you possibly lied about your age which is deceitful.
So I don't know, but he can argue that he didn't believe her since the rule says 18 and above and that was why he continued chatting with her, especially as it was just word of mouth and no real age evidence was shown.

I am just saying, I don't know though. Lawyers would know better, over to you.
I want to learn...

The laws do not take into account that she may have lied and sign up on the app. Always understand that the law is made to protect minors. They are vulnerable, inexperienced and can be stupid.
If a minor approached you and stated she was 18 when you can clearly see that she was a minor, will you take advantage of her because she lied about her age?
Some of these apps allow you to have an account with consent of your parent/guardian. We can't go into the specifics of this case since we don't have the full details.
In this case, the guy cannot be excused because she stated that she was a minor, he should have fled.
Now, if she had stated an adult age, the guy could still be charged depending on the chats. He's an adult and adults should be responsible.

Bobbyzuks:
Hello, I have a question concerning B1/B2 visitors visa

I am a phD student currently living in the US. My husband who is on an F2 visa is living with me too. I am pregnant and I plan on bringing my mom over to do omugo for me when I give birth next year. Under the section who will sponsor her trip, is it wise to put my sister as her sponsor.
Note: My mom has a flourishing business, but she doesn't have enough money in her account since she uses her money to build houses and do investment immediate.
Who do you think should sponsor her
Her self
my sister who works with CBN or
Me (I am already taking care of my husband who is a dependent)
Also I will appreciate any additionaltipsp or information that could help boost her application.

Thank you.

You don't need a sponsor for a B1/B2 visa. You're referring to the person paying for the trip. So fill in who's fulfilling that responsibility. Account statements are not needed. What she's coming to do and other details takes precedence over whoever is paying for the trip. Hopefully she'll be there to assist but I always advice everyone have a plan B.

Christaks:
Did my Interview on the 17th Oct, 2024
Location: Abj
Visa type: B1/B2
first time applying and doing interview

VO: How are you doing
Me: im fine, thank you.
VO: Have you travelled outside Nigeria before?
Me: Yes, i went to the UK this year Sept to spend the fist part of my Annual vacation.
VO: What are you going to do in the US.
Me: I am going to the US to Vacation as well, specifically for tourism, to visit some tourist attraction sites. (travel plan is Dec 13th - 27th, 2024)
VO: How long do you intend to stay there?
Me: 14 days, because i am due to resume back to work in Nigeria by Jan 2nd, 2025
VO: what do you do?
Me: I work as an E&I MTCE engineer for XYZ company (a reputable company by the way)
VO: DO have any family members in the US
Me: Non.
VO: Im sorry you are ineligible at this time, bla bla bla, (handover a pink paper to me,)
VO: Go through this document it will tell you why you are not eligible at this time.

Pink Paper says: No strong ties demonstrated to home country.

[i]walks out of the hall with shame and sadness on my face. lol[/i]

There's nothing to be shameful about a visa denial. The decision was not based on the transcript above. You can always reapply.

erico2k2:
What car and what year?
This is like saying you saw a BMW with no radiator but air cooled.

The 2017 Porsche 919. If you're a car enthusiast you should have known the excitement it created.

princeogbeide1:
There's nothing love V4 engine in cars.
It is inline 4 cylinder (i4)

I've seen a V4 engine in a car. You guys should stop saying what you don't know.

erico2k2:
Please there is no such thing as a V4 Engine its i4, the Vs start from 6 and are all multiples of plus 2

This is wrong. We have v4 engines but it's less common. My Yamaha motorcycle had a v4 engine.
There are also some cars with v4 engines. I know many people refer to their cars as having a v4 engine which I understand as an i4 engine.
But it's incorrect to say there's no such thing as a v4 engine.

DrMPH:
It doesn't work that way. Politics is local. Obi is just being a loyal party man and we can't fault him for that. Firstly, there was the issue of equity (power returning to EDO CENTRAL), and then the sentiments about if LP can defend people's votes (which they currently lack the capacity to do). Given, Obidients are emotional about seeing Nigeria work, but they clearly have no idea how to achieve that. It is safe to say Tinubu's re-election in 2027 is done and dusted. If opposition knew what they were doing they should be pushing for electoral reforms now. Instead, they're busy making noise on SM.
Well, I wish Nigeria well even if APC captures all the states in Nigeria. After all, they've been excellent since 2015.

Valid points. Many of them are ignorant and the politicians take advantage.

famology:
I'm disappointed in both denco and Monday. They both lost their district. They were saved by Oshiomhole and his boys in Edo north.

Since 2008, Oshiomole has always won that zone. He has no rival in that zone. I was not surprised by the margin but the governor-elect losing his zone is unacceptable. They better buckle up.

georgee:
I don't think so

U know white people with TERMS & CONDITIONS

The new terms and conditions actually came with price increase for some countries. Nigeria is not affected.

fergie001:
There have been similar cases on this even up till the Supreme Court and the results have always been the same.

That's what I explained on that thread..... So many.

An aspirant can sue because he is backed by Section 84, however adhoc delegates aren't because they have no support in the Electoral Act. The party reserves a right to refuse to sell them forms and there is nothing they can do about it.

For Ojezua, he wouldn't have gotten reprieve on any way, why?
His matter predicates on issues that are pre-primary, the Courts have no jurisdiction.

Our laws are replete with cases as such, so it's September 21 now.

I understand the Electoral Act, particularly Section 84, which stipulates that only aspirants who participated in a primary election can challenge the candidates. This provision is a repeal of the previous Electoral Act.

My concern has always been whether technicalities should consistently take precedence over the merits of a case. The same Act states that "when a political party fails to comply with the provisions of this Act in the conduct of its primaries, the candidate for election shall not be included..." There was a clear violation of the Electoral Act and party constitution, yet the court chose to focus on locus standi rather than addressing the substance of the violation.

As I mentioned earlier, I believe all candidates should have the opportunity to test their popularity on the field. I'm not in favor of judicial intervention in political matters, just as I'm not supportive of the Machiavellian tactics employed by parties.

fergie001:
https://www.nairaland.com/8146167/court-did-not-void-edo/3#130832524
studyless123
indispensable85

I told y'all they do not have locus standi.

I foresee this case reaching the Supreme Court, where it is likely that the appellate ruling will be upheld based on similar technicalities.

If we exclude the lawful delegates on the grounds of lacking locus standi, an aspirant who does have locus standi filed, but was dismissed for not exhausting internal party mechanisms.

This situation creates a free-for-all in political parties, where unlawful actions may be justified under claims of jurisdiction, party mechanisms, or locus standi. It's now a matter of who has the war chest.

As a result, case's merit are never fully addressed.

IbeOkehie:
All those people you helped is an example of social capital. I even wrote emphatically above that "Ignorance is the opposite of Capital" I suspect you just read the first line of the comment and posted your response. You missed some nuance.

What you wrote about the possibilities of the information age is very correct though. Many top musicians and actors got where they are by leveraging on the social & financial capital of family experience. However, the availability of instant mass communication enables contestants on say, American Idol to leap into great success without having any such "capital".

It's all good though. What matters is the long run outcomes for collectives.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

You're on point. You always wish Good luck, I wish you the very best as well.

IbeOkehie:
Gerrard

Money or more precisely CAPITAL, trumps all.

That's what the media wants everyone to believe. We're now living in the Information Age: Knowledge is Power. Access to information is a powerful tool for success. It allows people to make informed decisions, innovate, and stay competitive in various fields. My success is not because I'm smart or brilliant but I took advantages of opportunities that were available to me. Between 2012 and 2014, a friend and I assisted over a hundred Nigerian students gain admission to a uni in Illinois. Some years ago Amazon & Google were looking for Nigeria developers to sponsor and I assisted 4 individuals. That was possible through information and these were like a dream come true for these individuals. I always tell everyone "be prepared so that you can take advantage of opportunities when they arise"

ThothHermes:
The point of this thread is that good WAEC grades is somehow linked to a thriving career. This is not really true.
The students listed mostly attended schools like Loyola Jesuit and other highly ranked colleges. Most of them could also get out of the country immediately afterwards. Why? Their family background. Their parents placed a premium on academic achievement and/or were able to afford expensive schools and tertiary education abroad.
These students WAEC grades are an effect, not a cause. The cause is family background. If you can, try to find out about their siblings and you'll see that they are also academic and career high-fliers.
PS: An advantageous family background also opens you up to opportunities which will make it easier to get good jobs, especially in a country like ours.
A child born in Mushin to parents struggling to put food on the table and attending the government school around the corner is most likely never going to be able to accomplish this.

You made a valid point which I also wanted the OP to recognize. There is a corelated relation between academic success and career success but the equation changes when you look at the relationship between academic success and business success. Just like IbeOkehia stated above a dropout can create jobs for the brilliant minds.
With respect to poor families, the easiest way to attain some level of financial success is through academic/business success.

Gerrard59:
COMMENTARY

Discussion:

1. In my previous research, I aimed at studying if there is a link between stellar grades at secondary school, university entry scores and stellar grades at tertiary level with a flourishing career. As clearly seen in this research, there seems to be straightforward path from high WASSCE grades to stellar performances at university level and a thriving career path. From 2009 – date is over a decade and almost two decades. This tells current secondary school students, guardians, well-wishers and parents that having stellar grades leads to an excellent life after school. Apparently, school is not scam as ignorantly peddled on social media. You can see it for yourself: raw facts and figures, not fats and figos.

Moreover, research into the top JAMB scorers in 2009 will provide more insight to know if these scholars scored high in JAMB. Basically, the aim is to find out if students who attained high grades in WAEC go on to perform excellently in JAMB. So, if a high proportion of WASSCE scholars go on to make a First Class in their university education and there is consistency, it means one’s WAEC scores can predict the person’s performance in the university ceteris-paribus.

As summarised by a Nairalander, Crofton, in the previous study: “most of the top JAMB candidates make excellent WAEC result, from time to time there are people who underperform in WAEC but do well in JAMB and vice versa, but usually top JAMB candidates are proven in their secondary schools already! ” This study and the previous one have proved him to be correct. Source: https://www.nairaland.com/7763389/top-jamb-scorers-where-today/2#124406607

2. While it is just a study rather than year-on-year studies, by comparing this with my previous research, it gradually solidifies my foundational thought that all things been equal: high WASSCE grades = excellent CGPAs = thriving career.

3. Loyola Jesuit College is Nigeria’s top secondary school!

Nice research and the kind of info that should be gracing the front page.
A lot of points in your commentary.
Sure, there's a correlated relationship between academic performance and a thriving career. Academic performance often serves as a foundational stepping stone towards a thriving career. Strong academic records typically demonstrate essential skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and discipline. These qualities are highly valued in most professional settings.
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This tells current secondary school students, guardians, well-wishers and parents that having stellar grades leads to an excellent life after school

No, you're taking the comparison too far. Having stellar grades does not lead to an "excellent life" after school. There are many with good grades with poor life after school life. There are many of us who failed woefully in school but leads better life than those with stellar grades.
Excellent life have nothing to do with grades in school. It should be better put as "having stellar grades can lead to an excellent career" which I already stated above.

One point you should also note is the sample schools.
From the list, many of the schools are private schools. Loyola Jesuit College charges about N3 million as annual fees. Any parent who can afford that won't have problem sending his kids oversees for further studies.

Last year about 20 students of Dowen College were in Florida for vacation, this year about 10 students from Chrisland Schools were in Florida. There are many private schools where the students go on intl vacations annually. The truth is even with an average result from WAEC, it's not difficult going to school abroad when you have the financial means.

As I have preached relentlessly on Nairaland, the United States is the ONLY place where black professionals thrive and excel.

This is incorrect. Maybe you should rephrase your statement. There are thousands of black professionals who have thrive and excel in many different countries. There are many individuals who I personally know who thrive and have excelled outside of the US. In fact some have to leave the US to achieve a higher level of professional success.

fergie001:
The technicalities and jurisdiction most times is where the Judges hide when they don't want to make judgements that are, you know....

Sure! That's why everyone is calling for the courts to focus on substantial justice instead of technicalities in election petition lawsuits and political cases. The pressure can be overwhelming.

fergie001:
This is interesting!
Technicality is law too oooo

You're right. In this instance, I prefer to dwell on the merits of the case. I'm not interested in any legal technicalities.

fergie001:
Nothing like an exaggerated sense of interpretation , it MUST fail in higher Courts, you can quote me on that.

Lower courts cannot go against decisions held by our superior Courts overtime. Again, Asuen didn't appeal that case because he was not party to the suit, PDP did appeal it.

Our laws are replete with cases on this so for a Judge who ruled similarly in 2022, and it was upturned by the higher Courts to then rule in likewise manner, it will suffer the same fate.

It is bound to fail on all fronts.

Except on the basis on technicality if the case fail, you've got my 500k. I guess that closes this issue.

justwise:
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No, it doesn't work that way with student visa, visiting visa yes home ties matters but this is not the case with student visa because the visa gives you the avenue to explore other opportunities within and outside US.

When VO asked about your plan after graduation that question is not specifically about returning back to Nigeria.

All applicants for F1 (nonimmigrant) visas must demonstrate strong ties to their home country to show that they intend to return home after their studies and have reasons to do so. Any indication of immigrant intent will lead to the visa being denied, and that includes insufficient plans or motivation for return.