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Abefeokin:
Hello, 5k rule keh? Nuttin like such

Thanks dear

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ladyprosper:
Pls Kind mothers /gurus....i intend applying for delivery, I am already four months preggie and I need you guys to kindly help me clear my head.
1) I have sisters in the u.s and they both work in the hospital, is it wise to apply to deliver in the hospital the work with?
2) what can you say about delivery in Greenville South Carolina .
3) what are the documents I need to apply....thanks so much(this is important)pls can someone reply me

Hey dear,

I'll suggest that you read this thread carefully, and if possible part 1 and two. You can also search if you don't want to read too much.

But reading the thread will answer your questions (mostly) and help you with other information you may not already know.

omodadi:
When the mighty(with a small m note) fall.... Oh God they fall so mighty hard! That is the story of the $$$$ this morning!
Kaduna is selling for N220 at Hamd hotel
N230 to $1
Pls confirm!

Nice! Nice !!!

TLKMama:
208.720. I was shocked myself. I was charged N31,014 for $148.59. I picked the option to pay in Naira though.

Oh wow.

TLKMama:
Then by all means go to town with your Stanbic IBTC card. 208.720 is what I was charged on Amazon on Feb 23rd.

Not sure what the charge was oh. Is it 208 or do you mean 270. You said 208.720?

happytbaby:
Guys, where is Emeriem o?

She was supposed to travel last weekend, we have not heard from her since.....abi I missed her post ni?

True oh!

ujan:
Good evening.please I want your clarification on these.when filling ds 160 form,i came across a section which reads DO YOU BELONG TO ANY TRIBE OR CLAN. am an idoma man from benue state.please should I put IDOMA or does not apply.The second question has to do with purpose of trip.my wife purpose of trip is medical since she is going to give birth.what should I put as my purpose of trip since we intend to appear for interview same time and will be with her during her edd.The third question has to do with ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL STAY IN THE USA. is it ok for us to put INTOWN SUITES since we intend to use doctoresparati services .THANKS

1. Not sure I've seen that question before but someone has answered you.

2. Your wife's purpose is medical, your purpose is tourism except you also plan to visit a doctor or do some business.

3.in town suites is an acceptable address ( you can Google the address itself and put that instead of just the name).

cowleg:
should we buy now or wait for further naira appreciation

Million dollar question

Abefeokin:
Hi guys, so I just got to the states now and the POE is ATL infact still at the airport to connect my flight but couldn't wait to share my POE experience with u guys. the queue wasn't much but I was moved to the frnt line

CBD: your passports pls
ME: Hello then gave it to him
CBD: ur right four fingers pls
Me: I obeyed
CBD: purpose?
ME: Childbirth
CBD: any food
ME: I declared
CBD: okay, enjoy your stay! Stamps me in for 6mnths Na so I waka fast make he no call me back weda Na mistake because the budget of proof sef dey one kind. Anyways I'm goin on board. Thanks to everyone that helped me out. GOD bless u all.

Awww congrats hun. May the rest of the journey be as smooth as the entry.

Did you experience the 5k rule here at the naija airport?

Solitin40:
dollar now 290 to 295 at ikeja going to drop again tomorrow tank u lord

Wow

danowena:
Are you guys serious and are you sure it was not fake dollars?

I'm serious about 310, it may go lower by the end of the week.

Someone even said 290/295 in Ikeja on another thread.

The consistent thing is that the naira is appreciating this week.

[quote author=omodadi post=43191472][/quote]Ah okay

omodadi:
Was changed for 250 at surulere this evening

You bought it for #250? Or sold it?

The dollar is now exchanging for #310 ..

Abokifx

happytbaby:
I actually had natural , I don't remember labour pains, i remember the hell after, they gave me so many things including morphine and I was still ringing my wonderful nurse every minute. I eventually asked if i could be given analgesic tramadol, thank God oyinbo is not like us, General hospital nurse for ask me ' are you teaching us our job?' .

Back to the pain you were feeling, you should have staggered tylenol (or paracetamol) between the one thy gave you and set an alarm for your 6-hourly motrin or wareva they gave you. I saw hell the first time I missed my meds, it didn't happen again. Infact when my meds finished I had to collect from the people that had CS and were no longer feeling pain. For me, abeg natural delivery is overrated. i was so jealous of people that had it easy!

No one is easy oh, whether Natural or C.s. Thanks for the tip oh, would definitely set alarms this time. I used to forget then cos I was trying to sleep.

happytbaby:
lol. On a lighter note, some of us don't actually succumb to the power of those meds so easily that they begin to wonder if someone is a druggie


That's why those oyinbo people are always testing our babies to see if we were doing drugs during pregnancy. I wonder what they do when they actually find evidence of drug use...will they seize the baby?

Abeg which drugs were you guys taking oh! I never felt high. Instead I was pissed that I was feeling so much pain those times when I forget to take the next dose.

Chai God help me I really want VBAC, can't deal.

amaechi1:
If you don't know where you are coming from definitely would not know where is destination. O ga di egwu na afor ito na abianu. Kwado ofuma.

amaechi1:
The elections are over and GEJ has lost. Even if you repeat the election 10X he will still fail. I am glad you are not economical with your pix "Stamp out corruption", the man has not gone half into his term, people like you that wants miracle have started complaining. Go to God for miracle nobody else.

Asking a government to take responsibility is asking for miracles?

Odiegwu

Standing5:
Wailer banking on poor oil prices to play opposition.

Oga everybody is now a wailer.

Let's learn to tell ourselves the truth sometimes haba.

Do you also remember this campaign promises?


1. Public declaration of assets and liabilities

2. State and community policing

3. Ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad

4. Implementation of the National Gender Policy, including 35% of appointive positions for women

5. Revival of Ajaokuta steel company

6. Generation, transmission and distribution of at least 20,000 MW of electricity within four years and increasing to 50,000 MW with a view to achieving 24/7 uninterrupted power supply within 10 years.

7. Empowerment scheme to employ 740,000 graduates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

8. Establishment of a free-tuition and scholarship scheme for pupils who have shown exceptional aptitude in science subjects at O/Levels to study ICT-related courses.

9. 720,000 jobs by the 36 states in the federation yearly (20,000 per state).

10. Three million Jobs per year

11. To embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes for graduates along with the creation of a Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.

12. Churches and Mosques would not pay taxes under national laws, but if they engage in businesses, the businesses would pay tax.

13. Provision of allowances to the discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programme

14. Making the economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually.

15. Creation of a Social Welfare Programme of at least fivethousand naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of children’s enrollment in school and evidence of immunisation to help promote family stability

16. Recruitment and training of at least 100,000 officers into the Nigerian police force and establish a Federal Anti-terrorism Agency.

17. One free meal (to include fruits) daily, for public primary school pupils

18. Building an airport in Ekiti State

19. Eradication of state of origin, replacing that with state of residence to ensure Nigerians are Nigerians first before anything else.

20. Establishment of crime squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide

21. Working with the National Assembly towards the immediate enactment of a Whistle Blower Act

22. Economic stability for the ECOWAS nations and maintaining a strong, close and frank relationship with West Africa, South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African countries

23. Establishing a conflict resolution commission to help prevent, mitigate and resolve civil conflicts within the polity.

24. All political office holders earn only the salaries and emoluments determined and approved by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC).

25. Permanent peace in the Niger Delta and other conflict prone areas such as Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia.

26. No plans to Islamise Nigeria.

27. Nationwide sanitation plans to keep Nigeria clean

28. Preserving the independence of the Central Bank

29. Simplifying immigration process to foster faster visa processing at points of entry.

30. Special incentives to facilitate the education of the girl child

31. Full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data.

32. Making Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy

33. Balancing the economy across regions by the creation of six new Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as champions of sub-regional competitiveness

34. Putting in place a N300 billion regional growth fund (average of N50 billion in each geo-political region) to be managed by the REDAs.

35. Amending the Constitution and the Land Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests in land along with matching grants for states to create a nationwide electronic land title register on a state by state basis.

36. Reviving and reactivating the minimally performing refineries to optimum capacity.

37. Creating additional middle-class of at least two million new home owners in the first year in government and one million annually thereafter.

38. Creating an additional middle class of at least four million new home owners by 2019 by enacting national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as reviewing the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage terms.

39. Enacting a national mortgage system that will lend at single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses.

40. Injecting extra N30 billion into the Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates for capital investment on medium and commercial scale cash crops.

41. You farm, government buys, guaranteeing a minimum price for selected crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products as and when necessary.

42. Creating a national infrastructural development bank to provide loans at nominal interest rates exclusively for this sector.

43. Construction of 3,000km of superhighway including service trunks.

44. Building of up to 4,800km of modern railway lines – one third to be completed by 2019.

45. At least one functioning airport is available in each of the 36 states.

46. Ending gas flaring and ensuring sales of at least half of gas produce, within Nigeria.

47. Speedily passing the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensuring that local content issues are fully addressed.

48. Establishing at least six new universities of science and technology with satellite campuses in various states.

49. Establishing six centres of excellence to address the needs of special education.

50. Prioritising the reduction of the infant mortality rate by 2019 to 3%.

51. Reducing maternal mortality by more than 70%.

52. Reducing HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50% and other infectious diseases by 75%.

53. Improving life expectancy by additional 10 years on average.

54. Increasing the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000

55. Increasing national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from less than N10,000 currently).

56. Increasing the quality of all federal government-owned hospitals to world class standard within five years.

57. Ensuring timely payment of retirement benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and creating a poverty safety net for all aged citizens above the age of 65.

58. Amending the Constitution to require local governments to publish their meeting minutes, service performance data, and items of spending over N10 million.

59. Requiring full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100 million prior to award and during implementation at regular interval.

60. Amending the Constitution to remove immunity from prosecution for elected officers in criminal case.

61. Initiating action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true federalism and the federal spirit.

62. Reforming and strengthening the justice system for efficient administration and dispensation of justice with the creation of special courts for accelerated hearing of corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and similar cases of national importance.

63. Establishing world-class sports academy and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics.

64. Reviving the Nigerian football league and putting incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues.

65. Putting in place measures to identify talents early and ensuring their participation in local and international games to enable them become professionals.

66. Assisting Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course.

67. Ensuring that the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution.

68. Guaranteeing that women are adequately represented in government appointments and providing greater opportunities in education, job creation and economic empowerment.

69. Promoting the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the National Assembly for women.

70. Free maternal and children healthcare services.

71. Stabilising the naira.

72. Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system (some other APC policy documents had 15%).

73. Ensuring compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country.

74. Adopting a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country. 75. ECOWAS currency by 2020 under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership.

76. Maintaining strong, close and frank relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world.

77. Establishing a new special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners around the world.

78. Government intends to commission a sociological study to determine Boko Haram’s origins, remote and immediate causes of the movement, its sponsors, the international connections to ensure that measures are taken to prevent a recurrence of the evil.

79. Strengthening INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian’s political life.

80. Improving operational and legal mechanisms so that disciplinary steps are taken against proven human rights violations by the Armed Forces.

81. Free education at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Education.

Congratulations

Una well done oh

hope43:
Pls which bank is FBN

First Bank Nigeria

Enizo:
Any SAN in t house

The standard referred to here is the standard the Officers should be held to and not a standard preferring rights on the traveller. Not sure what the question is but in the absence of any subsequent decisions on this matter, reasonable suspicion of criminal activity is required for an officer to search a traveller's electronic devices.

For the avoidance of doubt sha this searches are done in a lot of places, not just the USA. In Australia, even US citizens may be subjected to those searches.

Source: abokifx

Source : abokifx

Bimdazzle:
hello, I'm a May mom going to Dallas by March

Same oh, have you sorted out hospital and doctor and the rest?

Well done

emeldamicheals:
Hmmmmm, where do I start?
Firstly, @ Zumabeezi (sorry if I got that wrong). Thanks for noticing. I appreciate.
As for my PTA, I no get oooo after all the hussle. I changed money with BDC @ 354.
Before leaving I asked a custom relative who told me we are only entitled to 5k now per person.
So me and mum 10k.
Immigration officer in Abuja: How much do you have?
Me: 10k.
Is dat all
Me: yes
Actually, we had 10,096.30
Declared it with my complementary card.
Lufthansa sent me to Port Health. Where I paid 3k only for her to write everything my doctor wrote down in her own except she had to write 34 weeks instead 35weeks + my doctor wrote for me.
I left naija on thurs via lufthansa with mum and kids and got to Houston on friday afternoon.
It was not an easy one at all. Over stressful.
I booked for wheel chair which wheeled me to immigration officer.
Officer: Why are u visiting?
Me: Child birth and Holidays
Officer: Put in Finger prints....
Officer: Which tourist attractions will you be visiting.
He did not notice I was pregnant cos I was carrying one kid with my carry on bag on the wheel car.
Me: Am here for child birth
Officer: How much do you have?
Me: 10k
Calls an officer and sends me to secondary inspection
Thats where the saga begins.........
The officer woman...
Why are you on a wheel chair. Can't you walk?
Me: I can
Officer woman: Asks my mum. Why are on wheel chair too. Is anything wrong with you? We requested for two. Me and mum.
Mum: No
Officer woman: Tells the wheelers wheeling us to leave us and go.
Wheeler: They have a connecting flight to elpaso to catch in 3 hrs.
Officer woman: So what....?
Officer woman: How much do u hv on u.
Me: 10k
Officer woman: How did you get it?
Me: BDC
Officer woman: let me have your doctor's letter and fit to fly. Which I gave her.
Wheelers leaves us behind. So we had to sit down. There were lots of people in Sec Inspection but didnt see any preggo while I was there.
The waiting no be small things...
Another officer: Calls mum and interviewed her. Like how much she had and how much I had. My mum had only little money on her plus little naira. Asked who my kids were? Why I decided to birth In elpaso of all places. Mum said it was my choice.
Mum: Comes back. Sits and tried to tell me the things they asked her.
An officer noticed and doesn't want us to communicate.
Takes my mum to a seat behind and takes me and my kids to another room where they have play toys with a bed.
An officer comes to ask what we need. I said I was okay but he brings 2 packs of juice and mac and cheese for the kids.
After a while.....
An officer ushers me into the interviewing room
Na there the main action film starts...
Officer Man: How much do you have?
Me: 10k
Officer: Are u sure u have up to that amount:
Me: Yes
Officer: Lets see.
Counts and indeed complete.
Officer: Do u have another currency with you.
Me: Brings out 1,300 naira in my wallet.
Officer: You declared u did not have more than 10k. U lied. I told him that the 1,300 was insignificant to me. I didn't know it meant anything. Hmmmm, strike 1 for me
Officer: Starts asking me plenty questions. I can't write it all. Will mention a few.
What I do? How much I earn? What DH does? How much he earns? What kind of car I drive? How much is our house rent? How much I had in all bank acc. Goes through all the visa's in my passport. U hv travelled alot. I said yes. Also, asked the POE I used the last time I visited US. I said New York.
Asked me to write down some stuffs like address in naija, address of hotel I will stay in US, my parents names, kids names and dh name and some details about them.
Officer: Did U and DH save for the trip.
Me: No
Officer: How did you get the 10k dollars?
Me: Both me and DH's money but mostly DH's money.
HIGHLIGHT:
The officer woman took my phone from me which she went through. Watsapp, email, etc and some things were screen grabbed pertaining my trip and conversations about this trip and they asked me questions about it. They looked for every implicating thing on my phone.
Officer asked me if I ever discussed about coming to give birth in US with anyone.
OFFICER EVEN TOLD ME ABOUT NAIRA LAND. THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. THAT THEY FOLLOW IT. He said something about us saying Houston is a tight POE. I told him I followed houston irrespective of that because I know I am coming genuinely to have my baby and I am willing to pay every dime.
I almost thought I was about to be sent back with all the series of question. Thank God for burden of proof ( in cash form).
After every every; officer says they will allow me to go in but I should make sure I pay all my bills. Get receipt and zero bal from doctor and hospital etc. I will show it everytime I visit. He said its not illegal to give birth but not when u come and not pay cos they the tax payers will have to pay for it which they can't do for their children. Also, I should make sure I read every document b4 signing cos medicare people would even come to you after you have your baby.
He says you get barred from US etc when you don't pay.
WELL, I know all that already and I will pay all my bills and I am prepared to do so.
I LEFT AFTER 4 HRS AND I MISSED MY FLIGHT
I could only be rescheduled the next day on united and it was not a direct flight. I went through denver.
I couldn't check into intown suites agin cos we got into elpaso at 10pm on sat and their office has closed and was told they dont open on sundays.
So we paid for 2 nights at a hotel. The airport shuttle picked us up and they give free breakfast.
So will check into Intown suites tomorrow.
IF YOU ASK ME SINCERITY PAYS COS WHAT WILL BE WILL BE...
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS WITHOUT CRITICISM AND SARCASM. Also, to all nairalanders cos your information here helped alot.

Are there any May mums planning for Dallas here?