₦airaland Forum

amosade30: I was discusin wt sm of ma guys abt au to avoid pregnancy naturally when having sex without a condom aside using drugs (postinor 1 or 2.

I learnt that sooner or later, drugs have their side effects especially too much intake).

One said salt and water (for the gal immediately the guy arrives), another said withdrawal method (for the guy). Another said Alabukun or lime (for the girl).

I really want to know which is the surest or safest besides drugs pls...from experience. I made front page...for d frst time...ds new year shws am goin higher....dancing skelewu wt azonto

kelvin2yk: Yeah but they are working on it right now

mikki j: Akara and 47 breads, got it,

Ofemi Jude: Ur calculation is funny o.
5th of january Na Sunday o.
Check ur calender @del & kel
Happy Sunday fellas......

eddie1: Jags, I'm sure it would have been easier to type "Kelvin" instead off "kilo echo lima victory india november"
Are you trying to impress us by giving a radio signal on the internet or speaking like a university cultist? this one you want to clear doubt, are you sure it's not you that will be cleared?
Take it easy & stop being corky because you are getting your crude Ibadan info! Cause of info you are now feeling like a leader?? Shove your info down your amala bowl & eat it

eddie1: What's the fuss about this IGP/radio thing? If you can't call in & ask about our camp, then this hype is all for naught!

You guys have over 30yrs to do a lot of this your eye service, calm down

ccs Jaga: Ict officers how are u doin?happy new month.Are u preparing for training?.pls join d IGP as he addresses the whole nigerian and nigeria police on the programme tagged ''Score Card'' on radio nigeria live on 7dec.On this programme d IGP will emphasis on his achievement since he assumed office and don't forget he will surely talk abt us cos he established ''G Department'' which is IT department(our department).don't miss it.miss it miss out

Babacele: THE SORRY STATE AND POVERTY THAT PDP BROUGHT TO EDO STATE HAS PUT MAY PROBABLY HAVE PUT THE WOMAN IN HER PRESENT CONDITION. AND THAT IS WHAT OSHIOMOLE IS TRYING BEAUTIFULLY HARD TO CORRECT! TO HELL WITH PROPANGANDA!

Tiphareth: Just as the police always advise citizens not to take the laws into their hands by setting fire to a thief on the street; NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED THE POLICE HAVE NO REASON WHATSOEVER TO ALSO TAKE THE LAWS INTO THEIR HANDS. Let them practise what they preach. This cannot happen in England. We all saw the London riot a couple of years ago, NO ONE WAS KILLED BY THE POLICE!!! NIGERIAN POLICE SHOULD LEARN FROM ADVANCED COUNTRIES OTHERWISE YOUR CITIZENS WILL NOT RESPECT YOU FOR SHOOTING AN UNARMED CIVILIAN!!! NEVER!!! How can the police be our friends?

druid06: Most times, I can't actually differentiate the actions of our security agencies to that of thugs, hooligans and criminals. This is what happen when illiteracy and indiscipline take over our security agencies.

Lilimax: God will intervene in this matter cos it's complex

You've confronted her already and she went down on her kneels begging for forgiveness immediately
showing that she's remorseful.

It may be difficult but just forgive her .
Ending the marriage may not be the best option...

take dat: NDPCVL, Another false contraption. Morally bankrupt and cash-and-carry ethnic entrepreneurs trying to force the bitter pills of arrant nonsense down our throat. Making laws that will better the lives of the people does not stop the NA from investigating those whose heinous greed and avarice have contributed to the sorrows of the people. Yes, we can argue that the lawmakers are themselves the epitome of corruption, but it is their responsibility appropriate and monitor by oversight how judiciously our collective wealth is being managed by the executive.

The pervasive morass of unemployment has created a fertile ground for politicians to hire unemployed youths and political jobbers who camouflage themselves as civil society groups and ethnic organizations to protect their interests and masquerade the guilty in a garb of innocence.

naijapaul: Dis man hen,na lotto nigeria fit u,its in u ooo

Prof Einstein: And soo ,by the way who is aihkommu?

Bus545: Serving Police are to embark for strike next month;Okiro,Caleb&M.Abubakar refuse to comply with serving police demand;Masses police transfer in Imo state to far North Borno,Yobe,Adamawa,Sokoto BH States hmmmm cadets still want to go 4 training when everything in NPF is turning upside down yesterday in my area a taxi driver was killed because of 20 naira by a policeman.Cadets what can u do to reduce d inregularities/spartial problems facing d Nigerian police force today?

Damojo: Time to invest in GSK shares!

chukwudi44: So sad!! I never knew we had doctors in the police

Cross007: nwanne odi kwa necessary!!

toluxa1: If the black box flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of the stuff?

Afam4eva: Personally, i think this list is very flawed. Apart from Soludo, Akpabio and Omogui, El Rufai and maybe Nnaji(he didn't stay for long), i don't see what others are doing there. Where's Akunyili, Donald Duke, Iweala, Fashola?

millionjoys: The Cock shall crow before 2 week times . . .

The Good News shall be heard . . .

The Door of Joy shall be Opened . . .

Happy Days . . .

iPassEmAll: Who is PSC? was it not same Osayande? D irregularities created at d end of the recruitmnt process is now tellin on us. it would ve been better for us if it were properly done to avoid all these eyebrow being raised now

Bus545: hahahahahahaha My own contact say Dec 25th however dia will b no change in plan.

cuchilala: @cross007,did u call the author of this quote a shallow minded person? Pls, I advice u check all ur quotes and compare with dis.

U don't need to get angry and over-react cos someone challenged ur quote or bring out facts abt ur quotes, if u r wrongly challenged,explain urself and move on, who will reason will reason but insult may escalade to what u didn't bargain for (obviously not from me).

Jarus: Dear,

You’ve got a very interesting case there. But the good thing is, you’re already on track and my input will only be more of validation. Your plan is the route I would have advised even if you approached me as a first year undergraduate.

I like people that have plans for their post-school career right from their school days. I gained admission into university to study economics so as to become a banker, but somewhere along the line (around 200 level), I dropped that ambition and since then the only place I wanted to work was oil and gas industry. I was aware it was going to be competitive. That is the highest paying sector and it is only natural that almost every graduate will want to work there. I saw the competition ahead, I knew I needed to do something extra-ordinary to stand out from the competition. I knew thousands of people graduate with 2.1 every year, and everybody wants to join the sector. I burned midnight candles to ensure I made a First. While a First would not guarantee me automatic employment, it would at least get me invite for oil and gas company tests, now left for me to prove myself in the tests and interviews. Knowing the God factor in everything, that was also always one of my prayer points. To God be the glory, all my post-NYSC career has been in the industry, covering downstream, midstream and upstream. So I’m happy seeing someone that had similar plans.



Like I mentioned earlier, it is a highly competitive industry – thousands of graduates from Nigerian and overseas universities competing for few spaces. Given the nature of the industry – a technical industry – engineers, geologists and graduates of similar fields have the highest demand. But again, many of them are competing for relatively few spaces. So you have to be very hot to be able to compete and break into the technical window. For the support functions, like finance, commercial, HR etc, it is also competitive, but there are two factors that make them even more competitive: one, there are fewer support roles. A typical average oil and gas company may have 100 staff, 70 of them are technical guys (engineers, geologists etc), and the rest 30 shared by Finance (which may have like 20) and others like HR and Admin (10). So you can imagine the competition for these few spaces. Two, most oil companies actually prefer experienced hires for finance functions, they want you to hit the ground running, no time to train. There is also a third factor – though general – which is, most people hardly leave the oil and gas industry for another sector, you see people that have spent 30 years in Mobil, Shell etc, so there is a very low labour turnover rate, which makes openings very few. These factors account for the very stiff competition, moreso for support roles like Finance.

So I fully support your decision not to wait for the competition that will come with your petroleum engineering route, which is a technical route.

I don’t particularly support abrupt career change without passion, just to break into an industry, but since you said you have passion for finance, then I’m also with you on that. Good for you, you’ve already got a job in an accounting firm, one of the Big 4. You asked whether it’s too early to change your career path. Well, this is actually the best time to, if you want to. Interestingly, many big finance professionals also read engineering. I always mention that the Chief Finance Officer of one of Nigeria’s biggest oil companies actually had his first and second degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and he is a Finance guru today.



Go and start ICAN or ACCA immediately, and make the best of the training you will receive in that firm, which I know and indeed, the same firm some of my colleagues here trained. More than half of the job is done already, with your getting job in a Big 4 accounting firm. Try to waltz your way into being part of the energy sector group in the audit firm as that will make you part of teams that will be auditing oil companies and gives you exposure and network into the industry. After 2 – 3 years, by which time I expect you to have qualified as an accountant (chance of getting into oil industry finance role, especially upstream, without professional qualifications like ICAN or ACCA is as low as less than 10%), you then begin to throw your CV around, either through private network or public advertisements.

In fact, in my company – a fast growing independent company in the upstream sector - most people in the Finance department were from 3 of the Big 4: PwC, KPMG & Deloitte. Only few of us joined from other oil companies. That tells you that most organizations in the scetor prefer people trained in these big accounting firms.

So you’re already on track, just ensure you make the best use of the training opportunity in your new firm.

Lest I forget, did I mention 2-3 years there? Yes, for the big, more competitive IOCs, 2-3 years experience is still regarded as entry level and you are on track to be shortlisted for entry level roles there. But for others, it may take 4-5 years working experience in a big 4 accounting firm before you can get experienced level positions, which are what they usually seek for. In any case, start throwing your CV around after you are qualified.

All the best.

Jarus

http://www.jarushub.com/how-do-i-break-into-the-oil-gas-industry/