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Coldplay - A rush of blood to the head

Westlife - I lay my love on you

Oh what a waste!
Nigeria ooooooooooo

This is so so so sad.

Fogman:
Equally they claim that the program is free and 100 % sponsorship, but people were charged as much as N70k for police clearance and medicals.

7000 Nigerians X 70,000 Naira = 490,000,000 Naira

That is all.

Pweety4me:
[color=#550077]^^^Aha go girl [/color]

   
Yes nah.
Thought the feel of fabric against freshly shaved skin feels good as Shy-One earlier stated

I won't shave my legs if
1. I won't be wearing something that exposes my legs
2. I won't be seeing  my man

E nor easy to dey shave everyday abeg

Wizkid - Holla at your boy

maclatunji:
So go and rest your head "little lady".

That part right there totally negates any shred of sense you might have been making. Have a nice life BIG gentleman

^^^
I'm sure you know what I mean.

maclatunji:
Why should it be called Islamic Banking? Eh Duh! It is based on Islamic Principles. This question is just like asking: Why is bread called "Agege Bread" in Nigeria or Sachet water is called "Pure water." Sorry Christian kids- You have been brought up to think you are over and above Muslims in "Every Respect" so you are literally pained upon discovering "ISLAMIC BANKING". Worse stiil, your leaders are toying with your emotions .

It is not only Islamic banking that you have to deal with, you will soon have to contend with VERY, VERY RICH MUSLIMS whom you will have to RESPECT or face bankruptcy after your "VERY CHRISTIAN" Leaders have taken all of your money to build the biggest churches in the world!

Seriously though, even if you have been MISINFORMED about Islam throughout your life. Isn't it time for you to free yourself from the BONDAGE OF IGNORANCE AND BIGOTRY?

It has been said that Non interest banking has been existent in Nigeria for years so why is the CBN governor starting a movement for "Islamic banking"? Especially now that the Boko Haram guys have gone on rampage.
What it has achieved so far is an "us against them" stance which has been exhibited severally even on this thread.

Nobody is misinformed about Islam, yes they say it is a religion of peace but the things they do show otherwise

Of course one shouldn't sit at home nah. Just maybe if I hadn't gone to school, I might have been a successful farmer. With the land wey my family get.
Maybe I feel we are saying the same thing cos I see your point tho not completely. Abeg me I nor mind to travel round Africa o so any trip that comes up where an extra tire is welcome *cough cough*.

Nigerians are enterprising yes, but is the 68% level of education actually commensurate with our level of innovation. Those things that have been read, how does it affect us generally? How many Nigerians have created apps or better still, new technologies? How many Nigerian doctors have come up with something new in their field?
Maybe I don't know much, but how many patents do Nigerians have in the world?

Then again could it be that Nigeria cannot be compared to countries like Togo that you mentioned earlier just because of the sheer size of our population?
I don't have the actual population figures in my head now but for the sake of argument let's say there are 1000 Nigerians to every 100 togolese. This means chance are high that there'd be 1 entrepreneurial Togolese to every 10 we have.

Lol, after all this typing sef I feel like I've gone off point. Using my phone so my thoughts aren't being translated into written words fast enough.

Unfortunately though, the government of the day doesn't care.
I agree that if they did their jobs and actually created jobs, things wouldn't be this way but the Nigerian government is unresponsive to the plight of the people. Especially when we the Nigerian people see aspirants who are wrong for the job and still vote them in.
Anytime I travel by road and see all that land just between Lagos and Ibadan, i'm amazed. Just agriculture, if harnessed right, is enough to set us on the right part.

How has the 68% literacy level you mentioned improved the lot of Nigerians? I can't remember who, but someone on NL said Nigerians are followers and not innovators. I agree.
One would think all the level of education would have translated into great things.

My own sha is we see university education as compulsory because there are no other avenues to spend our time, talent and make money at the same time. Be it via 9 - 5 jobs or artisanship, those things are just not readily available.
So education is just something to occupy ourselves with while we wait for things to fall into place.

After all is said and done, we are saying the same thing Ajanlekoko.

Aaron Neville - Angola bound

It's glaring that the husband doesn't care about you in any way.
Were you guys forced to get married? Did you trap him with pregnancy?
Is this a recent development or have things always been this way?

Donell Jones - All her love

Tracy Chapman - All that you've got

The man aint lying.
Give a mouse a cookie and it asks for a glass of milk. So Jonathan sitting back and allowing this tiny thing that started of as a mite to keep mutating until it becomes a massive monster is indeed very dangerous.

Phil Collins - Against all odds

Kenny Chesney - A woman knows

There are many universities and graduates because everyone believes they have to go to school. (The quality of graduates is a whole nother issue)
We believe we have to go to school because the blue collar jobs do not have any so called prestige attached to it.

We actually need a major paradigm shift in Nigeria. From the government to the citizens and when we begin to look at artisanship with an educated eye the situation might just reverse itself.

texazzpete:
The opposition to Islamic Banking is a knee-jerk reaction by many brainless Nigerians, and several others that really should know better.

Granted, it might be a knee jerk reaction but I take exception to the brainless part.
What else do you expect? A certain word is associated with wanton destruction and major hate & intolerance for all things different then a public servant takes that word and associates it with something very vital. The banking law already recognises Non Interest banking, why make noise about it and try to cause division?

Of course, I'd react negatively. What with all the rumours of Al Qaeda moving base to Nigeria, the evidence of Boko Haram.
Nigerians would add up 2+2 and get 22.

Me oh, I am afraid

See senselessness.
And now is the time that the CBN governor has decided to promote so called islamic banking.

Ok oh

My only question is, What is the quoted Mr Joseph Nkem still looking for in Maiduguri?

BetaThings:
But when muslims who attended christian schools were given a stark choice - convert or go back home, we were enlightened enough?
When muslims students were forced t learn BS, we were enlightened enough
But suddenly Nigeria is in the dark ages
If you are from the South West ask your parents and their christian friends how they became christians

There are Christian schools and there are Muslim schools and regular schools. If I send my child to a school that was openly founded on the tenets of a certain religion, then the rules must be obeyed. Nobody forced you to enrol your child there.

Do we have christian banks and muslim banks? No!
I just feel the situation is ground now dictates that fragile issues like this should be handled with care.
The CBN governor shouldn't be seen as trying to force it down the throats of Nigerians. Especially with statements like "we'll see in court" or whatever.

Educate Nigerians and make people see what you are trying to sell.

Wow, I'm mighty impressed.

I also agree with Loma's quoted comment on Jarus' post about the African Government's inability to help us and the new crop of young men and women rising up to tackle the challenges Africa has.
Truly there are so many fantastic Nigerian youth out there and in a number of years, their impact would be felt positively across the nation.

Those of us that have hidden talents and aspirations towards moving Nigeria forward, this is an inspiration.

Congrats Loma, I'm proud of you!

That Islam is attached to it IS the scary part of the story. Who in his right mind wouldn't want interest free banking?
If we are to go with the article Tapiya posted earlier, Non Interest Banking already exists in Nigeria and a "Jaiz" bank was actually granted a licence to operate in 2004. So why is Sanusi trying to make it an issue again?

I remember before Sanusi was appointed the CBN chairman, some people actually protested and said that was a wrong move that would end in our banking system being 'islamized'. Those people have been proven right.
If the banking law currently supports non interest banking, why rename it and call it Islamic? Especially at a time when a northern sect's agitation is currently causing havoc and fear in the hearts of Nigerians.

Perhaps the timing is just wrong because if there wasn't tension between Islam and Christianity, people would have just looked at it with a "live and let live" attitude.

Like Netostse and Ajanlekoko it sounds to me like pursuing a career is the way to go. If I were in your shoes, I'd definitely pick the career path.
Hands on experience over 'books' anytime. You must know, or have heard, about a number of people who spent hard earned money on so called foreign degrees and came back to lanu si ategun i.e no promising jobs.

If you weren't gainfully employed, I would have said yes go for the degree.
So stick with your career, if it's a correct place as you have implied, you would get to go on trainings and if your heart still yearns after the books, you could take a study leave after a couple of years (depending on your org) or look into distance learning.

Bryan McKnight - Anytime

AjanleKoko:


Most times that creates another dimension of problem.
How have you been anyways?

lol, been good bossman. I sent u a mail sometime sef

damiso:
Tollu at the 'this woman needs to get laid', this was the most common phrase used for one of my single 40 something year old managers and if i must be honest i know that woman's own was .

I agee that most women tend to carry around their personal baggage and as you rightly said sometimes maybe taking time off work to clear one's head might be the answer.But can you imagine telling a nigerian employer'I need time off work cos i am depressed and stressed'

All in all, i agree that women have issues but i still believe that it is an unfair generalissation to say most women are better as wives not colleagues(haba so why bother educating girls?)

lol
True, it would be difficult to tell a Nigerian employer that. One would prolly have to lie and form some kind of physical illness.

I agree it's an unfair generalisation but it has a huge chunk of truth in it.