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LaboPolitics:
So all those agro investment package that advertized on NL few years ago like payfarmer and co. were frauds?

I almost fell for one. Wow!

Almost all. By taking into account the ROI they promise you will know which of them is scam. Anyone that promises more than 40% ROI a year is more than likely a scam. WHY? Because the risk involved in farming is immense forget people sugarcoating it, All it will take is just a little mistake and you end up losing everything. But the issue is that people want to be millionaires overnight and that is what is encouraging this type of scammers.

CallMeOO7:
I need Diamond bank ATM Master Card urgently

Go to the bank and get it. Stop looking for people to put into trouble.

For those of you gingering to go and open Zenith account because of this 1/10 success rate in refund, just don't waste your time. Try as much as possible to stay away from double ROI scams and ponzi schemes. Zenith was able to force a refund in this case because the scammer in this case is still a JJC in the scam business. The chronic scammers in this type of business steal dead peoples account details to perpetrate this kind of scam, some even hack into idle bank accounts to do so too. So joining Zenith cannot help you when you fall into an advanced scammers trap, the only solution is to prevent it from happening.

I wonder why people can't do fire tracing around their homes to protect them from fire just because they want to be conservatives. A 30ft clearing would have been enough to stop these damages.

Why is the civil criminal sitting down there instead of the hospital.

404.

Biodun1929:
Hello people. I need information on an orphanage I can go to do a little giveaway in ibadan. Please if you know any I can go to, and take pics/video with the kids, let me know.

I know some don't allow cameras. I understand that. But I have to show evidence of the giveaway, that's why I need to document it. If you know any I can go to in Ibadan that allows cameras, let me know please. Thanks in advance.

I hope you did not fall for Facebook orphanage scam.

nBag:
assistant Jezebel ask me again?

Can you also explain the part where he said he was born in a ship from Somalia? He was clearly talking about his biological parents.

etrange:
And who told you that those people breaking those records write poor English? I never said Nigerians don't speak/write good English. A lot of Nigerians speak very good English. I'm saying "English is not our language" is not an excuse for one not to make efforts to learn proper English. This has always been my point. You said, "as long as you can read and write", and you believe someone that constantly types "being" in place of "been", "am" in place of "I'm", "your" in place of "you're", "loose" in place of "lose", "its" in place of "it's", etc. can write? Well, you can keep setting the lowest standards for yourself just to justify mediocrity but know that that only works provided you don't have plans of taking any reasonable apolitical position where communication is key. How do you pass knowledge across if you can't write good English in a country like Nigeria? How many of your textbooks are in Igbo, Housa or Yoruba? It's surprising you're undermining the importance of a language in which our entire knowledge base in penned.

You wonder what the marketability of our human resources has got to do with the a language that has almost become a global mode of communication? I'd like to believe I'm chatting with an educated person but to simplify it, Nigerians in diaspora constitute a source of income to the the country and if these resources don't get good jobs, that income is reduced. And these resources need to have good command of English language to get the kind of positions comparable to those occupied by their foreign counterparts especially in countries where the English language is spoken as a native language. I never said anyone should be a professor and you don't need to overstretch it just to score points when what I'm saying is as clear as crystal.

That our president doesn't have a good command of English language is sad and everyone knows that it affects his understanding of certain concepts and paperworks thus making him more dependent than he should be. We know he's not well educated and we complain about it everyday. But suddenly, you chose to celebrate this mediocrity tonight just to score points. World leaders are expected to speak their national languages well. Trump might make mistakes but he has a good command of the language. English is not Emmanuel Macron's national language. Many people grow up in France not knowing more than a couple of words in English. But English is our national language so there's no excuse. English is only a language and knowing English has never stopped anyone from being a master in his field so if your professors in Nigeria aren't living up to expectation, it's not cause they know too much English. English doesn't take up the space for professional knowledge in one's brain. Those ones that speak terrible English don't know any better. So it's still a function of the poor education system.

It's OK if you don't see any reason to encourage your younger ones to acquire effective communication skills but that doesn't undermine the need for one to be able to express himself or herself in good English. Knowing another man's language does not put you under him, it actually renders him naked before you. I speak 5 languages out of which 3 are foreign to Nigeria and I know how far that has brought me in my career and social life out here in the western world. So when I advocate for effective communication skills, I do so from a place of genuine concern and with good intentions.

I think our argument is overstretched by lack of conceptual definition of terms here. Are we arguing based on OP's point about common mistakes in written English or command in spoken English? Because we all know that the level of understanding of both differs. And also thank you for admitting that Trump is not also good in English too, and still remains the world's number one citizen. In other not to continue going back and forth in this topic I will like to say, ''Let us agree to disagree.'' Thanks.

etrange:
It doesn't have to be a measure of intelligence, anything worth doing is worth doing well. You learn the English language so you can communicate with people, why not learn it well? English language might not be everyone's mother tongue or anyone's native language but Nigeria is an anglophone country and as such, English is indeed one of our languages. We start learning this language from childhood to adulthood. If you invest such an amount of time to a project and at the end, the final product is substandard, wouldn't you say it's a failed project? If it's not our language, why bother learning it in the first place? So it's shameful when we use the formulaic expression "English is not our language" as an excuse for a failed education system.

Everything is going global. People migrate here and there. Workplaces require high communication skills these days. Language is becoming more important than ever. Would you want to be left out because 'English is not our language'? We all make mistakes and no one knows it all. We should therefore strive to learn everyday instead of hiding behind the 'English is not our language' mantra. The more our English detoriates in Nigeria, the more secluded we become and the less effective/efficient our human resources become at the global stage. Many skilled Nigerians with poor command of English language still struggle to get good jobs here in the western world despite the fact that skills are highly appreciated here. This is because these guys here aren't accustomed to the grammatical blunders that would normally be neglected in Nigeria where everyone 'understands'.

As a graduate in Nigeria, it's OK if your French is bad, it's OK if your Spanish is bad but seeing that you're from an anglophone country, if your English is bad, it's shameful and such can only be attributed to substandard education.

After typing all this your textbook still remember that your president is not an English professor, his deputy is not too, Trump is not, Macron is not and almost all the world leaders we look up to. As long as you can read and write in English you are good to go. I still wonder what human resource has to do with English Language again, I've watched international conferences and have seen a lot of English speaking country representatives finding it hard to be coherent. This same mentality of English as the greatest skill, is what is empowering our old professors in this country to remain redundant, and not even have anything tangible to offer to the society. Why be skillful when you can blow grammar for them and everybody will bow. And the OP was only talking of minor English errors which are easily ignored in informal settings. I am yet to see a country that doesn't have a Nigerian breaking and setting new records in various fields of Education even with their not-so-good use of English. Feel free to prove me wrong.

nathaniel27:
I'm very fine my brother, work is fine as well�

A nice language. I miss them.

#Freethesheepies

Another MLM scam. Do not fall for it.

Nuzo1:
You are right sir. He is a very nice and funny guy. He's also a rough driver.

And yes, he can drink for Africa.

But above all, given that he has done more than 2 tenures, I think he's a wonderful representative and well loved by his people.

True talk.

All of you should go and buy solar panel and leave those nonsense disco criminals. On the long run you would love it.

English is not our mother tongue and can never be. When you listen to English players you will see them making same mistakes. Why? Because English is just a language and not a measure of intelligence.

nathaniel27:
u are very correct my brother

I'm from okpoma

Nobe ukro Ada. olekana? Gbole onu. Just trying to speak their language.

aminusodiq:
sorry for the late response... Sir... It depnds sir..

No I mean replying the guy ontop ,y post. Mention him so that he will know.

mrksquare:
How much does your drawing go for?

aminusodiq why have you not replied this question? Pls do.

You created your account today and the person you are promoting is One week old on Nairaland, so how do we believe you. It doesn't work that way.

PattyMike:
Agreed. We broke rules, no doubt. But then PayPal no concern u (Nigerian PayPal cannot recieve funds) u wan show muscle. That woman till get audacity abuse the whole country, "I know u have problems with electricity in ur country which is why u use phone, but if it works for u zip it (shut up). Two grown ass industrious men being told to Zip it, (shut the hell up). I know say one day all this one go turn story, e go turn "U remember when".
For others, the sooner u free yourself of QA the sooner u will find bigger opportunities to make money. QA will take ALL ur time, u can never move forward. U will transcribe from January to December, morning till night, earn the same range of income (now it's even half than what u were making). Before u know it, year don end, u pay bills, pay rent, eat and that's it. You repeat the same circle all over and over again. It's good for surviving, but for how long will u keep surviving, when will u finally LIVE? Like it or not, I am speaking the truth. Transcribing can become a career but just not at QA, it's designed to make u remain a bottom feeder for as long as possible. Somebody said even the SCC are transcribers. U can NEVER grow on QA, switch up and grow, make more money and have that extra time for yourself. I swear if I didn't cut back on QA, I would never have seen new opportunities. No, no, no. This is the last straw, I will never ever give up my self worth and belief just for money. I know say I no go starve laye, God dey always take care of him own.

Make u help us with the platform name make we come join you chopulate. We also pray for a better opportunity but we are also grateful for what we have. Just make out time to help us.

scam

Because nobody wants to share a wife.

Sunnybabe:
I didn't see a post on nairaland that warned me abt them. so it's not that I want it lyk that. why would I want to be scam. abeg what to do next. I have nothing with me again

There is nothing you can do than to move on. Just remember if it is too good to be true then it is definitely not true. Ask questions on nairaland before going into any online business in future.

Enjoy the fruits of not having a good ear. If you are scammed as a nairaland member, it simply means you want it like that.