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The first Nigerian Ambassador to the European community: Pius Okhigbo

The first Economic adviser to the government of Nigeria (1962-67): Pius Okhigbo

OPEC's first Female minister member: Diezeni Allison-Madueke.

First President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers: Engr., Chief. G.O. Aiwerioba FNSE

Nigeria's First Female Geophysicist: Deborah Ajakaiye.

Nigeria's First Chief Geologist: Dr Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru.

Nigeria's first Mining Engineer: Dr Ezekiel Ifaturoti

Nigeria's first Civil Engineer: Herbert Macauley

Ileke-IdI:
For anybody that can easily comprehend English, the purpose of the thread is not to gawk at who is posting, but more on what is being posted.

Ok o no vex.

Nigeria's first Minister of finance: Chief Festus Okotiebo.

This Yorubalistic guy na wa for you o. Your own too strong.

Ileke-Idi,

You are just digging out the mediocre achievements of your Yoruba people abi? Most of those names and achievements are nothing but huffff.lol!
Nobody knows them.Most of them are not even Nigerians.
It's like saying the first Nigerian to play for the USA national football team is Oguchi Onyewu. What the heck is that?

It seems some people are begining to take this thing tribal.
Ok o Ileke what do u call your self.Check these out:

Nigeria's first Capital:- Calabar
First Nigerian President (Ceremonial): Dr Nnamdi Azikwe
First Nigerian Army General:-Gen Aguiyi Ironsi
First Nigerian Chief of Army Staff:-Gen Aguiyi Ironsi
First Nigerian Military president:-Gen Aguiyi Ironsi
First Nigerian that was to become Head State but cowardly fled the country to Cotonou:-Brig. Ogundipe
First Nigerian Regional Governor to lead his region to seccession: Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu


The first Nigerian Football Club to win a continental title: Enugu Rangers
The first Nigerian to lift a football world cup: Nduka Ugbade
The first Nigerian to win an Olympic medal: Ifeajuna( a former Biafran war lord)
The first Nigerian to win an Olympic Gold: Chioma Ajunwa
The first Nigerian Club to win the CAF Champions League: Enyimba FC of Aba
The first Nigerian team to ever retain any international Title: Enyimba FC of Aba
The first Nigerian National team captain to lift the AFCON: Christian Chukwu
The first Nigerian Olympic Football team captain to lead it's team to win a football Olympic Gold: Nwankwo Kanu
The first Nigerian to play for Barcelona: Emmanuel Amuneke
The first Nigerian to play for Arsenal: Nwankwo Kanu
The first Nigerian to play for Intermilan: Nwankwo Kanu
The first Nigerian to play for Juventus: Sunday Oliseh
The first Nigerian to win the UEFA Champions league: Nwankwo Kanu
The first Nigerian to play for an EPL side: George Chidozie
The first Super Falcons Captain: Ngozi Ezeocha
The first Super Falcons female coach: Eucharia Uche
The first Nigerian Female footballer to lift the African Women's Championship: Eucharia Uche
The first Super Falcons coach not to lead the Super Faolcons to an international Champoinship: Eucharia Uche


The first female DG of the Nigerian Stock exchange: Ndee Okereke Oyiuke
The first Female DG of NAFDAC: Dora Akunyili
The first female governor of a state: Virgi Etiaba
The first Nigerians to attain the summit of the World bank; Ngozi Okonjo-Iwuala and Oby Ezekwesili
The first Nigerian Female Petroleum Minister: Diezeani Alison-Madueke
The first Nigerian Company to manufacture a car: Innoson
The first Female Finance Minster: Nogozi Okonjo-Iwuala
The first Nigerian to really commercialise home movies: Kenneth Okonkwo in Living in Bondage.
The first Nigerian Soldiers to manufacture hand made grenades and morters (Ogbunigwe); Biafran soldiers.
The first and only people that manufacture electronics and other items that make you think they are foreign: My Aba bros them

Chai I won continue but hand dey pain me o.

Moderators please take this to front page.It requires urgent attention.

Right now I am trying to recount if I have any one I know that is serving in Rivers. God forbid if they violate those poor innocent children. I know they'll be released. They can't use them for rituals.God forbid!

There are too many useless stories these days on front page.Moderators please do something about that. >:

No child of mine will come home with anything less than a first class.

The boy's response has shown that his father knows better than he does.
He(the father) was probably looking at it from the employment requirement angle. For those of you that are still in school and are running their mouths against the boy's father, if you don't make atleast a 2:1 ur chance of getting a good job is very slim. Most Oil companies, Banks and Telecom companies peg entry requirements at 2:1. Forget about man-know-man, it's only very few people that make it thru such. No company will want to flood it's offices and operations with mediocres. If you work very hard you can get that dream job without knowing even a cleaner in the company.

The boy saying it's only people that bribe lecturers that make 2:1 and above has shown that he is a mediocre. Ribbishhh.

nnpcitalia:
Hello, I'm a foreigner, I need some information about working at nnpc in Abuja because i received an offer to work there as laboratory analyst, can you help me please?:

1 Is the place around the company safe?
2 , about the nnpc real estate flats, are they in the nnpc towers structures or outside?
3 Is there any recreational structure (sport fields) inside?

I have these concerns coz i know nigeria is not really so safe country at the moment, so i wondered if i can find everything i need inside or i have to go outside and risk (my life) just for buying food or having a walk,

thank you very much!!!

You are very safe in Nigeria. Abuja is about the safest and best place to live in Nigeria.Be rest assured. As you asked their are no housing estates in the NNPC Towers in Abuja. And there are recreation centers in Town where you can enjoy recreation activities. Besides NNPC has some excellent hotels where their staff can relax for recreation purposes.These are the Agura Hotel and also the Chelsea Hotel.

chamber2:
why not try Afghanistan or Pakistan if you think Nigeria is not safe?.Are there no Nigerian(s) working and living in Nigeria?Do you think Nigerians will even notice whether you exist or not?Before you accepted the offer of employment did you not take your time to review the security situation of the country?Aside those foreign folks working in oil companies who got kidnapped as a result of their greed and utter disregard for the host community, and environment, which other foreigner has been kidnapped or killed in Nigeria?

I hate it when people base their judgement on what they read or heard from the media without taking time to understand the rationale behind the action.There are so many foreigners living and working in Nigeria without any form of threat to their lives.NNPC is not even an oil company, it's just a government parastatal.You presented your enquiry as if Nigeria is a hell of country to live in, and yet you still want to come in to look for bread and butter.If you don't want the offer so many qualified people want it.

Easy man, I wouldn't blame him. With all these Bokoharam, kidnapping, post-election violence issues? His questions are not out of place.

If NNPC is not an Oil Company then what is it? A water corporation?

Hey!!!!! please o. Moderators stop this thread. Nigeria is very fragile along religious lines. Don't let nairaland fuel another religious killings, we've had enough please .

fxtopedia:
A friend not you,  Why do people like deceiving others? If you are the prey let us know so as
to give right dose rather pretending! Gbeborun nie joor if you are not the one involved! rofl

Thank you fxtopedia, I was thinking same too. All the same.

You didn't specify the guys level of education/illetracy.U know
illetracy has levels eg pry sch drop-out, sec sch drop-out, Sch cert. holder etc. My advice is you know this man very well, if he is matured in his reasoning and has high self esteem(not intimidated by your level of education) and u consider your age difference appropriate u can marry him. After-all educated couples also have diferring opinions about issues.

(this is common among Igbos)

Well it depends on several factors such as Level of Education, Ethnic group, The company one keeps etc

-For level of education: People who are illeterate are more likely to marry earlier especailly women eg age 17-20. Our slow educational system slows educated people down.

-Ehnic group: Some ethnic groups encouarge their youths to get married early whether they are buoyant or not.Eg[b] Hausa [/b] men marry with little or nothing in their pockets.During my NYSC I had a couple of Hausa guys that were married. The Yorubas also encourage their young men to marry early whether they have a good paying job or not.It is the family of the bride that encure the wedding expenses. Most Yoruba men get married before age 30 and most Yoruba women get married before age 28. For the[b] Igbos [/b] the average age to get married for men is 35yrs! Most of them get married from 33 and above.I am Igbo but got married at 30 and my people grossly believed I got married too early! Men, I had a high paying job and a stable relationship-a beautiful Angel from a good family background who had also graduated, so what next?
Igbo ladies get married late because the Igbo men who will marry them delay in marrying.

-The company one keeps: Men that hang out alot with friends end up marrying late:-not willing to let go of the brother-hood.

All in all I think the[b] best [/b] age range for men to get married is 28 - 32

And for ladies  it is 23 -28

My wife is no exception.I have quarreled with her severally because of this. At times she'll want to be as adventurous as I am(but in an immatured way).

190:
Who is Karenka Ighol

RFLMAO Karenka Igho! Nairalanders no go kill me O.

Although Dodge cars are not so popular on Nigerian roads but it might interest you to know that about 30% of cars that ply Canadian roads are Dodge products particularly the Dodge GrandCaravan. Ever since I was driven in one of them I fell in love with the brand.

I am looking at buying a Dodge GrandCaravan.Any one knows how available the parts are back here in Nigeria.
And can this brand stand the test of the Nigerian roads?

Please I need contributions.Thanks.

chelseabmw:
Please post pictures of this beauty. . . Thanks

This Cheaseabmw guy sef. U make me laugh.Is it beacause you drive a 2001 Avalon

, And I will also add here that the ranking of the second placed teams will be done based on outcome of matches played against the top 3 teams in the groups A to J.

Eg if it ends as:

1st-Nigeria
2nd-Guinea
3rd-Ethiopia

Guinea will be assesed and ranked based on the outcome of matches involving these three teams only,ruling out Madagascar.

This kind English na wa.

This article doesn't make sense to me. Abeg somebody interprete