Wish Team Nigeria success as they arrive at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square, New York, USA; venue for the 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship taking place between July 28 - 31, 2019. Proudly sponsored by Zenith Bank PLC!

Over 60 countries are here in New York to compete for the World titles for Word, Excel and PowerPoint - versions 2013 and 2016.

The award ceremony announcing the winners of the world championship will be broadcast live via a webcast which can be found at www.certiport.com/gps on wednesday, 31 July 2019 at 3:30pm Nigeria time.

Nigeria is represented by the following 6 winners of the Microsoft Office Specialist National Competition -
PowerPoint 2016 - Udonsak Ubongabasi, Faith Academy, Ota , Ogun State
Excel 2016 - Iyke-Osuji Victor, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State
Word 2016 - Mbah Arinzechukwu, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State
PowerPoint 2013 - Ayomide Abiodun, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT
Excel 2013 - Pwahatado Vawe, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT
Word 2013 - Shawn Laah, Regent Secondary School, Abuja, FCT

About 30 schools from 7 states competed in the 2019 MOSWC in Nigeria.

Use the following hash tags to send your best wishes to our team at the world championship #NigeriaMOSWC2019 #MOSWC #readmanna

Wish Team Nigeria success as they arrive at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square, New York, USA; venue for the 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship taking place between July 28 - 31, 2019. Proudly sponsored by Zenith Bank PLC!

Over 60 countries are here in New York to compete for the World titles for Word, Excel and PowerPoint - versions 2013 and 2016.

The award ceremony announcing the winners of the world championship will be broadcast live via a webcast which can be found at www.certiport.com/gps on wednesday, 31 July 2019 at 3:30pm Nigeria time.

Nigeria is represented by the following 6 winners of the Microsoft Office Specialist National Competition -
PowerPoint 2016 - Udonsak Ubongabasi, Faith Academy, Ota , Ogun State
Excel 2016 - Iyke-Osuji Victor, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State
Word 2016 - Mbah Arinzechukwu, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State
PowerPoint 2013 - Ayomide Abiodun, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT
Excel 2013 - Pwahatado Vawe, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT
Word 2013 - Shawn Laah, Regent Secondary School, Abuja, FCT

About 30 schools from 7 states competed in the 2019 MOSWC in Nigeria.

Use the following hash tags to send your best wishes to our team at the world championship #NigeriaMOSWC2019 #MOSWC #readmanna

We humbly request for expedited visa appointments for 5 members of the Nigeria Team competing in the 2018 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for students to be held July 27 - August 1 2018 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The scheduled date of appointments is in October which would make it impossible for Nigeria to be effectively represented at the World championship.

Our yearly challenge is that we cannot apply for the US Visa early each year because we do not know which student will qualify for the final leg in the US till the national competition is held in June. As is the case almost every year, the earliest visa appointment date we have is after the end of the world championship.

Our students have excelled in earlier editions of the championship and the team has always returned to Nigeria. Please see below Nigeria's track record at previous championships

Los Angeles 2014 - 2nd in Word 2007
Dallas 2015 - 10th in Excel 2010
Orlando 2016 - 10th in PowerPoint 2016
Los Angeles 2017 - 3rd in Word 2016

The objective of this national competition is to encourage our schools to include the acquisition of basic computer skills required by businesses in their curriculum. This would improve the quality of our graduates and improve their chances of getting employed after school. The 2018 Microsoft Competition was keenly contested by about 3,000 students from 25 secondary schools in Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, Kwara, Oyo, Ondo States and the FCT.

This year, 6 national winners in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, 1 national winner in Adobe and 2 teachers are representing Nigeria in the World Championship. It would be so disappointing for these children if after working hard for 7 months to emerge national winners, they cannot get visas to participate in the world championship. This would deal a mighty blow to the growth of the competition in Nigeria. Zenith Bank PLC, the sponsor of this national competition has already provided economy return tickets to the team.

We applied for emergency appointment but received an email stating our request has been denied. We have submitted a letter of request to the consular section and received an email acknowledging receipt of our letter. They asked us to request an emergency appointment which we already did and were denied.

We would really appreciate your assistance in this matter.

Can you use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign? Can you teach these programs?

Please email your cv to purley2010@gmail.com

Get certified in any of the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) programs and improve your chances of getting a job!

Do you know that

1. MOS certification is the leading certification in the world
2. MOS certification is an international certificate and is accepted by businesses and organisations worldwide
3. The MOS certificate attests to your proficiency in the program
4. Microsoft Office programs are used by more than 90% businesses worldwide
5. MOS certification will increase your chances of getting a job because you are certified in the basic programs businesses need
6. Employers agree that MOS certified workers are more productive in the workplace
7. You can get certified in each program - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneNote or SharePoint
8. You can get certified in any of the current three versions – 2010, 2013 or 2016?


How do I take the MOS Exam?

The MOS exam in any of the program is a 45mins online exam. The pass mark is 700 based over 1000. If your score meets the pass mark when you complete the online exam, you will get the international MOS certificate instantly. The certificate can be printed out or emailed electronically to potential employers.

Is the exam free? – No. It is an international exam.

If you are interested in taking the exam, please contact ReadManna

Email – certify@readmanna.net
Tel – 0802 360 8022
www.readmanna.net

godfrey01:
where can one get the forms.. are students from a reputable computer school allowed to write the exam and

You do not need to register for the championship.

Is your school approved by the relevant authority?

Then, the ICT teacher in your school should contact us to register the school as a Certiport Authorizing Testing Centre. Students aged 13 - 22 years in your school are eligible to compete. The ICT teacher will conduct the exams and must submit the scores for all students who competed to us before 30th April 2017.

ADOBE CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR STUDENTS

The 2017 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championship for Students, open to ages 13 – 22 years is a global competition that tests students’ design skills using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. 

Interested students are required to take international certifications in ANY of these Adobe programs - Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign. Qualifying exams must be taken in participating Certiport testing centres. Certified students will be required to upload designs of their own choice on our website - www.readmanna.net . Deadline for submission of designs is 31st March 2017

Shortlisted students will be invited to create a designated design project for a chosen client in the ReadManna National Adobe Competition. All submissions will be evaluated by a panel of top digital marketing consultants. The winner will be invited to represent Nigeria at the Adobe Certified Associate World Championship, Disneyland, USA, all expenses paid in August 2017.

World Champion Prizes

Winner - $7,000
1st Runner Up - $3,500
2nd Runner Up - $1,500

National Prizes

Winner - N50,000
1st Runner Up -N30,000
2nd Runner Up - N20,000

Interested students should contact us

Tel – 08023608022
Email – certify@readmanna.net
Website – www.readmanna.net

Get certified in Autodesk - Autocad, Inventor, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360

Autodesk Certified User (ACU) - Exam voucher with Practice test - N65,000 per program

Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) - Exam voucher with Practice Test - N80,000 per program


Available in Lagos.

Tel:0802 360 8022
Email : certify@readmanna.net
www.readmanna.net

Take certification exams in Autodesk (ACU and ACP) in Lagos

Tel: 0802 360 8022
Email : certify@readmanna.net

Are you a student aged 13 to 22 years? You are eligible to compete in the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for Students! The championship is a global competition going on in over 50 countries that tests student’s skills on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The winners in three programs will represent Nigeria at the championship to be held in Disneyland, California, USA in August 2017.

Students and teachers have the chance to win any of the following prizes –

World Champion Prizes for Each Program

STUDENT
Winner - $7,000 + N750,000
Ist RunnerUp - $3,500 + N750,000
2nd RunnerUp - $1,500 + N750,000

TEACHER
Winner - N250,000
1st RunnerUp - N250,000
2nd RunnerUp - N250,000

National Prizes for Each Program

STUDENT

Winner - N50,000
1st RunnerUp -N30,000
2nd RunnerUp - N20,000

TEACHER
Winner - N50,000
1st RunnerUp -N30,000
2nd RunnerUp - N20,000

MOS Computer Teacher of the Year Award – (School with the highest score at the National Competition) – Teacher will accompany the Nigerian team to the world championship to be held in Disneyland, California, USA

Eligibility

1. Age: 13 – 22years by 31 July 2017
2. Exam must be conducted by your school and submitted to ReadManna, the Championship Coordinator
3. Exam results must be submitted to ReadManna before 30 April, 2017


How to Compete

1. Take a qualifying exam for a FEE on ANY of the following exams in your school –

Microsoft Word 2013
Microsoft Excel 2013
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Microsoft Word 2016
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016

(The exam fee depends on the number of students enrolled in a school)

2. All scores must be submitted before 30 April 2017 by participating schools

3. Shortlisted students will be invited to compete in the Microsoft Office National Examination that will take place in their nearest exam centre - Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in May/June 2017

4. The winners in the 6 programs will take further assessments to determine the 3 students who will represent Nigeria at the world championship


OUR TRACK RECORD IN PAST MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Olubunmi Agusto of Day Waterman College, Abeokuta, Ogun State came second in Microsoft Word 2007 exam category at the 2014 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in California in July 2014 and she has become the first African to emerge among the top three winners since the first edition of the competition 15 years ago.

Abure Atafo of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos came 10th in Excel 2010 exam category at the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in August 2015 in Dallas, USA.

Katherine Eta (picture below) of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos came 10th in PowerPoint 2013 exam category at the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in Florida, USA in August 2016. (see below picture of the Nigerian team with the Canadian team at the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist held in August 2016 in Florida, USA)

2017 – YOU MAY BE THE WINNER!


For registration and more information, please contact us

Tel: 0702 552 5252, 0802 360 8022
Email : certify@readmanna.net
www.readmanna.net

Are you a student aged 13 to 22 years? You are eligible to compete in the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for Students! The championship is a global competition going on in over 50 countries that tests student’s skills on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The winners in three programs will represent Nigeria at the championship to be held in Disneyland, California, USA in August 2017.

Students and teachers have the chance to win any of the following prizes –

World Champion Prizes for Each Program

STUDENT
Winner - $7,000 + N750,000
Ist RunnerUp - $3,500 + N750,000
2nd RunnerUp - $1,500 + N750,000

TEACHER
Winner - N250,000
1st RunnerUp - N250,000
2nd RunnerUp - N250,000

National Prizes for Each Program

STUDENT

Winner - N50,000
1st RunnerUp -N30,000
2nd RunnerUp - N20,000

TEACHER
Winner - N50,000
1st RunnerUp -N30,000
2nd RunnerUp - N20,000

MOS Computer Teacher of the Year Award – (School with the highest score at the National Competition) – Teacher will accompany the Nigerian team to the world championship to be held in Disneyland, California, USA

Eligibility

1. Age: 13 – 22years by 31 July 2017
2. Exam must be conducted by your school and submitted to ReadManna, the Championship Coordinator
3. Exam results must be submitted to ReadManna before 30 April, 2017


How to Compete

1. Take an online qualifying exam for a FEE on ANY of the following exams in your school –

Microsoft Word 2013
Microsoft Excel 2013
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Microsoft Word 2016
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016

(The exam fee depends on the number of students enrolled in a school)

2. All scores must be submitted before 30 April 2017 by participating schools

3. Shortlisted students will be invited to compete in the Microsoft Office National Examination that will take place in their nearest exam centre - Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in May/June 2017

4. The winners in the 6 programs will take further assessments to determine the 3 students who will represent Nigeria at the world championship


OUR TRACK RECORD IN PAST MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Olubunmi Agusto of Day Waterman College, Abeokuta, Ogun State came second in Microsoft Word 2007 exam category at the 2014 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in California in July 2014 and she has become the first African to emerge among the top three winners since the first edition of the competition 15 years ago.

Abure Atafo of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos came 10th in Excel 2010 exam category at the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in August 2015 in Dallas, USA.

Katherine Eta (picture below) of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos came 10th in PowerPoint 2013 exam category at the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in Florida, USA in August 2016. (see below picture of the Nigerian team with the Canadian team at the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist held in August 2016 in Florida, USA)

2017 – YOU MAY BE THE WINNER!


For registration and more information, please contact us

Tel: 0702 552 5252, 0802 360 8022
Email : certify@readmanna.net
www.readmanna.net

Are you a student aged 13 to 22 years? You are eligible to compete in the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for Students! The championship is a global competition going on in over 50 countries that tests student’s skills on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The winners in three programs will represent Nigeria at the championship to be held in Disneyland, California, USA in August 2017.

Students and teachers have the chance to win any of the following prizes –

World Champion Prizes for Each Program

STUDENT
Winner - $7,000 + N750,000
Ist RunnerUp - $3,500 + N750,000
2nd RunnerUp - $1,500 + N750,000

TEACHER
Winner - N250,000
1st RunnerUp - N250,000
2nd RunnerUp - N250,000

National Prizes for Each Program

STUDENT

Winner - N50,000
1st RunnerUp -N30,000
2nd RunnerUp - N20,000

TEACHER
Winner - N50,000
1st RunnerUp -N30,000
2nd RunnerUp - N20,000

MOS Computer Teacher of the Year Award – (School with the highest score at the National Competition) – Teacher will accompany the Nigerian team to the world championship to be held in Disneyland, California, USA

Eligibility

1. Age: 13 – 22years by 31 July 2017
2. Exam must be conducted by your school and submitted to ReadManna, the Championship Coordinator
3. Exam results must be submitted to ReadManna before 30 April, 2017


How to Compete

1. Take a qualifying exam for a FEE on ANY of the following exams in your school –

Microsoft Word 2013
Microsoft Excel 2013
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Microsoft Word 2016
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016

(The exam fee depends on the number of students enrolled in a school)

2. All scores must be submitted before 30 April 2017 by participating schools

3. Shortlisted students will be invited to compete in the Microsoft Office National Examination that will take place in their nearest exam centre - Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in May/June 2017

4. The winners in the 6 programs will take further assessments to determine the 3 students who will represent Nigeria at the world championship


OUR TRACK RECORD IN PAST MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Olubunmi Agusto of Day Waterman College, Abeokuta, Ogun State came second in Microsoft Word 2007 exam category at the 2014 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in California in July 2014 and she has become the first African to emerge among the top three winners since the first edition of the competition 15 years ago.

Abure Atafo of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos came 10th in Excel 2010 exam category at the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in August 2015 in Dallas, USA.

Katherine Eta (picture below) of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos came 10th in PowerPoint 2013 exam category at the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in Florida, USA in August 2016. (see below picture of the Nigerian team with the Canadian team at the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist held in August 2016 in Florida, USA)

2017 – YOU MAY BE THE WINNER!


For registration and more information, please contact us

Tel: 0702 552 5252, 0802 360 8022
Email : certify@readmanna.net
www.readmanna.net

Linqsz:



Thanks alot man....i have been searching for an institute in agbor,delta state where I can undergo the training but I'm yet to find any.

Digital marketing is required for Marketing graduates. You can learn this course at no cost at www.coursera.com. Coursera provides universal access to the world’s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses for anyone to take, for free.

There are a lot of relevant courses for all graduates. Please check out their website for more details.

What are the opportunities for a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2?

4. You can assist university students produce their projects for a fee

5. Accountants that assist small businesses produce their monthly accounts, cash-flow statements, budget projections on a freelance basis.

6. You can offer training to those who need to learn Microsoft Office as well for a fee. Some workers in the offices do not even know how to use the Microsoft programs effectively.

7. No matter your profession, you need the knowledge of Microsoft Office to produce relevant documents. You cannot present hand written documents to your customers or clients.

What are the opportunities for a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)?

1. You will stand out when applying for jobs. Almost all companies in every industry use the programs in their day to day business. They use Microsoft Word to write every letter and report; Microsoft Excel for calculating their projections, budgets, analysing data and even some use the program to prepare their accounts; Microsoft PowerPoint for preparing their presentations.

2. Every professional office (Law, Estate Agent, Accountant etc) need certified MOS persons

3. As a certified MOS personnel, you can apply for jobs anywhere in the world where MOS certificate is required. MOS certification is globally recognised. There are websites like www.elance.com that offers freelance jobs anywhere in the world. You can live in Nigeria and work abroad because you can produce documents and reports that be easily used worldwide.

You can register to get an internship job on this website - www.interngrad.com

Please note that Microsoft Office certification will be used in evaluating applications for internships

Almost all companies use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to complete their daily tasks. Knowledge and certification in any of these programs would place you above the crowd.

Even in some offices today, most workers rely on one Microsoft expert in their office or their IT dept to complete basic Microsoft tasks. Their work suffers until they receive help from these people.

A good knowledge of Microsoft Office would make you invaluable to most businesses

Etophikisi:
op is on point ,cuz almost everybody who has seen computer knows sth or can operate ms apps

Some people "who has seen computer knows sth or can operate ms apps" do not necessarily know how to produce useful and relevant documents. HR Managers are complaining that applicants only state they know how to use Microsoft Office programs on their CVs but are unable to produce any report on these "basic programs".

Linqsz:
Which computer package will suit someone that read marketing?

Microsoft Word to write your report and Microsoft PowerPoint for your presentations

Ameboperoo:
i read accounting . Which will u advice me to go for?

Study QuickBooks, Peachtree and Microsoft Excel. Take a certification exam to assess your proficiency

Compete in the Nigeria Microsoft Office Specialist Challenge and be eligible to win a FREE Economy return ticket to London. For more details, visit www.readmanna.net

Are You Smarter than The National Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Student Champions?


"Where is Bayo this morning? Mr Okeke will soon ask for this Excel report. What will I tell him today again? Yesterday, I made excuses to delay turning it in. I really need Bayo's help to finish this report. I do not know how to use these Excel formulas."

"Adunni, are you competing in the 2016 Microsoft Office Competition for students?" "Yes, I am! This year, I passed with a score of 894 over 1,000 but I did not qualify for the 2015 World Championship. But I have my International MOS certificate in Microsoft Word 2013 and I used the certificate to apply for an internship this holiday. The manager was so impressed with my Word skills that he asked me to resume on Monday. He told me that he interviewed some unemployed graduates last month and did not find any with practical Microsoft skills. Some stated that they had Microsoft Office skills on their CV but could not even produce a report on Microsoft Word "

"But do you know four students from Holy Child College, Lagos, British International School, Lagos, Aduvie International school, Abuja and The Childville College, Lagos represented Nigeria at the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship this month in Dallas, USA? I heard the 2016 championship would be held in Disneyland, Florida, USA. I plan to study hard and qualify for the 2016 World Championship"

"I also heard that there is a Microsoft Office Specialist Challenge going on now. ReadManna, the organizers of the MOS World championship in Nigeria are challenging anyone (no age limit) who can use Word, Excel and PowerPoint to take a certification exam in any of these programs between now and 30th November 2015 in participating Certiport exam centres. Participants are required to register their scores for the challenge. And at the end of the competition, the best scorers would compete against the National MOS student champions! We are going to show our parents how to use Microsoft Office programs! I cannot believe this! I will be able to compete against my dad. This is payback time!"
"I must study hard for the 2016 MOS world championship and go to Disneyland next August for the world championship. Then, also compete against my dad next year."

"Bayo, where have you been? I have been looking for you to help me with this Excel sheet before Mr Okeke returns to the office. Meanwhile, come and see what I am reading in this newspaper. Can you imagine? I just read that there is a Microsoft Office Challenge going on, challenging workers to compete against secondary school students in Microsoft Office. ReadManna, a company that organizes Microsoft Office championship in the country is challenging workers to get certified in any Microsoft Office program, register their scores for the challenge. The best scorers would compete against secondary school students! Secondary school students! Here I am struggling with the program! My niece, Adesuwa must not hear of this. She will not let me hear the last of this!"

Yes, you are right!

ReadManna is challenging workers to an Industry versus Students Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) competition! Take a certification exam in any participating Certiport exam centre in any of the following programmes – Word 2010, Word 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint 2013. No Age Limit. Even unemployed persons can compete. The adult participant that has the highest score and beats the National MOS Student Champion wins a FREE economy return ticket to London! Other participants that beat the their student competitiors will receive N100,000 each

Companies invest heavily in computers and software but are not maximizing their investment because of low level of staff proficiency in basic Microsoft Office programs. Register your staff for the competition. ReadManna is willing to make this convenient for companies by offering to deliver the certification exams in your office.

The Nigeria MOS Challenge seeks to promote the proficiency of the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

The Benefits of the Challenge

• Globally HR Managers agree that certified individuals are more productive in the workplace
• MOS Certification will challenge you to learn MOS programs using internationally recognised Microsoft curriculum that will help you excel in your work
• MOS Certification gives you a tool to evaluate and measure your level of proficiency
• MOS Certification empowers you and this improves your self esteem and confidence as you carry out your daily tasks and apply for jobs
• The turn around time for producing reports would improve significantly thereby improving staff proficiency and the overall productivity of the company
• MOS Certification will give you the foundation and confidence to learn other advanced computer programs

Please visit our website, www.readmanna.net for more details.

VO,

Many thanks.

We humbly request for expedited visa appointments for 5 members of the Nigeria Team competing in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for students to be held August 9th -12th 2015 in Dallas, TX. The scheduled date of appointment is 10th August 2015 which would make it impossible for Nigeria to be effectively represented at the World championship.

Last year, two of our 2014 national winners, Olubunmi Agusto of Day Waterman College, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Adonijah Airede of Regent School, Abuja, FCT represented Nigeria at the 2014 Microsoft Office World Championship held in Anaheim, California, USA. Olubunmi emerged second in Microsoft Word 2007 category at the World Championship and she has become the first African to emerge among the top three since the first edition of the competition 13 years ago.

This year, 6 national winners and 2 teachers are representing Nigeria and it would be so disappointing for these children if after working hard for 7 months to emerge national winners, they cannot get visas to participate in the world championship. Delta Air Lines has offered free economy return tickets to the team.

We applied for emergency appointment but received an email on the 10th of July stating our request has been denied. We have submitted a letter of request to the consular section and received an email today acknowledging receipt of our letter. They asked us to request an emergency appointment which we already did and were denied.

Please note that we can only book visa appointments when winners emerge at the end of the competition. We also had to renew expired international passports before applying for visas.

We would really appreciate your assistance in this matter.

We humbly request for expedited visa appointments for 5 members of the Nigeria Team competing in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for students to be held August 9th -12th 2015 in Dallas, TX. The scheduled date of appointment is 10th August 2015 which would make it impossible for Nigeria to be effectively represented at the World championship.

Last year, two of our 2014 national winners, Olubunmi Agusto of Day Waterman College, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Adonijah Airede of Regent School, Abuja, FCT represented Nigeria at the 2014 Microsoft Office World Championship held in Anaheim, California, USA. Olubunmi emerged second in Microsoft Word 2007 category at the World Championship and she has become the first African to emerge among the top three since the first edition of the competition 13 years ago.

This year, 6 national winners and 2 teachers are representing Nigeria and it would be so disappointing for these children if after working hard for 7 months to emerge national winners, they cannot get visas to participate in the world championship. Delta Air Lines has offered free economy return tickets to the team.

We applied for emergency appointment but received an email on the 10th of July stating our request has been denied. We have submitted a letter of request to the consular section and received an email today acknowledging receipt of our letter. They asked us to request an emergency appointment which we already did and were denied.

Please note that we can only book visa appointments when winners emerge at the end of the competition. We also had to renew expired international passports before applying for visas.

We would really appreciate your assistance in this matter.

One way is to take notes during the service. The art of writing will encourage you to listen.

We do not know how we came into the world. We were taught everything from childhood. This world is like a treasure island where men make discoveries every day. Observe nature and see the beauty God created. See the seas, the trees, numerous creatures dwelling in it. We are on a stage being watched. We will give account of how we spent our time on earth. God is a God of mercy and compassion otherwise all those that blaspheme would have been consumed by fire immediately. Hell was made for the devil and not man. But the devil wants to take many men there. Why? Even as humans, we can hurt a father by hurting his children. The devil seeks to destroy men to get back at God. The devil knows how much God loves you and getting you on his side would hurt God.

The bible says Jesus died to reconcile man with God (2 Corinthians 5:18). You would ask when did we become enstranged from God? From birth! Man is by nature sinful and wicked that is why we see so many destructions and evil caused by men around us.

Jesus declared in John 14: 6 " I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me"

The only way we can know if He is telling the truth is when we die! Is it worth the risk?

Lastly they believe that heaven is meant for only 144000 people,meaning we are all damed!

Even the Jehovah witnesses are damned because they are more than 144,000! No hope!

Hell is real! you can only dispute this after you die. The fact that you do not see electricity does not prevent you from using it.
If you need to see hell before you believe it, good luck. The bible is very clear about it. There are 32 references in the bible about hell. see Isaiah 31:15; Matthew 10:28; Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 9:17; Psalm 55:15, Psalm 139:8; Matthew 5:30; 2 Peter 2:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:7 - 10 etc. And over 500 references about fire.

People have dreamt of it. People near death have testified of it. You need to die to verify its existence. Do not take chances with your eternal destination. What frightens me most about what the bible says about hell is people do not leave it. There is no time frame. It is endless pain and anguish for those that end up there. Revelations 20:10; Mark 9: 42-48

Please go to a church where the King James Version is taught and ALLOWED to be discussed freely. JW have their own bible. They do not read other bibles. God bless you.

God is a person and Spirit. God expresses self through creation. If you take time to examine creation, the earth, vegetation, animals, weather etc, you will see the orderliness than can only be ordered by a person. Take a leaf, examine the veins, take a human being, examine yourself, your body and its functions. Have you ever said thank you for your two legs that take you everywhere? the hands you use to scoop water, to write? your eyes? your ears? There is a God behind all these things. Science is the discovery of what God has created.

He loves you. Nobody is a mistake. He created you for a purpose, to be part of a greater purpose that you cannot imagine. He seeks your friendship, a relationship to guide you through your stay on earth. There is no way you can understand the bible without His revelation. You may use the bible as punching lines to make your point. There are mere words until you have divine revelation. That is why, people refer to it as the living bible.

When you talk about denominations, baptists, catholics, pentecostals etc, you are talking about how humans have interpreted the bible. It is amazing how people rely on others to translate the bible to them. You can read english. God allowed you to be educated, why can't you prayerfully read the bible and ask your creator that brought you into this world to explain things to you? facts of the case, you do not know how you came into this world (yes, there are theories) and you do not know when you would leave and where you are going? Other humans like you have decided to interpret the bible and you put your destiny in their hands? When you leave this earth, you may wonder why you did not read it for yourself?

Hell is real. Some may joke about it but it does not make it unreal. The fact that you will argue the bible is not real or hell is not real will not change what God has ordained. You, a mere statistic wanting to change what God has ordained? Our God is merciful.  If you leave this earth without thinking of it, the risk is great. There is only one way to know if hell is real and that is when you die and it would be too late. If you consider all the bible says about hell and give yourself a 50% person chance of it being true, you are taking an enormous risk you won't even take in a normal business decision.

God is a person and seeks a relationship with you. He did not bring you here to abandon you. He hears you. He knows how many hairs are on your head. Just ask Him today for direction in this life. " Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and he with Me " Revelations 3:20

If you do not know the church to attend, ask God to direct you and not humans that are searching too. God loves you and he wants you to talk to him all the time. May God direct you as you seek him in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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ReadManna presents a free seminar on how to "Get a job by learning Microsoft Office Software". Seminar would take place at Nigerian Law School, Adeola Hopewell, Victoria Island, Lagos at 8am, Saturday November 28th 2009.

Gifts (Laptop, software and computer books) would be given to some lucky winners. Bring a CV along. Please text "Office Ok" to 33056 to reserve a seat.