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If we really want to be self sufficient agriculture wise then we should be investing in proper mechanised farming not all this carry hoe and cutlass we are talking about.

This is one of the go number of areas oil revenue should have been invested in during the oil boom rather th chop chop now and forget the future.

modelmike7:
Been making research about this for sometime now. Thank God the President just placed a ban on any Tomato related products. Why import when we can produce more than enough in Nigeria? BTW, in other countries when it rains, youth go out and plant but when it rains in Nigeria, the youth will be jumping about, tweeting, putting up status, typing and shouting 'Weather for Two', 'Weather for Two' smh!!!

Exactly what I was thinking. I've seen people spend lots of money chasing professional qualifications that they cannot back up with relevant experience.

I know someone who works as an accountant and is ACCA qualified, and so far has done many other exams such as CISA and some other certifications but yet is unable to be fully qualified because he doesn't have the relevant experience. Now he is talking about finding money to do oracle exam despite the fact he has no relevant experience but he believe it keeps him competitive.

I keep saying Nigerians are now cash cows for foreign professional qualifications and certifications bodies. Once we hear XX did YY exam and he earns ZZ money, we all rush to do the exam and ignore the fact the money he is paid has more to do with his experience rather than just the exam.

Sometimes I sit there and wonder what exactly works logically in Nigeria? Seems nothing follows logic. All these qualifications are foreign and yet we do them differently from people in the foreign countries where they were developed.

Do I blame the job seekers? Not really the whole system is upside down. Imagine KPMG advertising a graduate role in Nigeria and asking for ICAN qualified. For a graduate Can they do that in the UK or US? No KPMG in the UK employs graduates an trains them through their exams but as usual in Nigeria it's the other way round and no one bats an eyelid.

So you have this situation where out of desperation people hustle to do exam upon exam with no clear understanding of what or how they will use the knowledge and no relevant experience simply because they think it is the magic pill that will make the difference.

cecegorz:
While the idea of going beyond the letters taught in the University can never be over-emphasized, I do not agree with your assertion that one has to acquire technical IT skills to be termed 'computer literate', that will be going for an over-kill.
With a real practical skills in MS Office suite, and may be some desktop graphic design tools, one is fully computer literate.

Now, for your candidate on the interview line whose degree is in Computer science, that is understandable, in fact, it is unforgivable for him not to be proficient in advanced technical skills, with one or two certifications to boot, but for every other class of job seekers who necessarily do not have any need for these advanced skills, it is a complete waste of money, and I am talking with experience.
Let's say for example, one aspiring for the job of a sales executive, customer service, medical representative, and the likes, what exactly will he do with skills in advanced programing and Data Base management on the job?

I was in the room when my wife delivered our daughter and I think being there to give support is important.

Was a strange experience but I am glad I was there.

Was a good opportunity to make video for memories and take pics of the moment she came out, her first cry etc.

For those guys who feel they will faint, trust me I felt I would too but there was so much going on that no time to faint lol. The excitement to see what the baby will look like, will she be whole and healthy etc I forgot about fainting.

When you watch a woman give birth you will get on the phone to your mother and apologise for being stubborn as a child lol

Midehi:
Guys, can you be bold to enter and see the drama and God's work in a labour room, can you go in there with your wife?


Pls, say your mind and be truthful about it.

Ladies, how will you feel if your man should be with you in labour room..

Obviously the hospital will not be fully funded by their own money. The son is a MBA graduate in addition to being a doctor so he understands how businesses raise funds to pay for such projects.

Rich people use other people's money (OPM) for such projects and not just their savings. The iweala name has enough clout and respect to be able to attract investors.

iamrealdeji:
you don't know what you're saying,do you know the meaning of 150million dollars? If you put Ludacris,50 cent,Nicki Minaj,Meek Mill,Wiz Khalifa networth together,its not up to 150million dollars

Such tribal sentiments is killing Nigeria? Why must the hospital be opened in her village or state?

Besides from a business sense (the hospital will be a profit oriented hospital not charity) opening in abuja makes more sense than many other states.

oilykid:
I tell you bro, wrong location ..how many of such projects have abuja indigenes built in her region.. You would never see a northerner or westerner building this in another man's land wen there is none in his place.. Even if there are many of it in their place, they would lather cite it outside nig instead of building it in the east cause they know that nigeria is not a country..igbos always carrying one Nigeria for head..

I really don't get this idea you guys have that being an entrepreneur means you wake he ever you want etc.

As a serious entrepreneur you wake whenever your clients or business needs you and not when you want.

You guys don't really know how much her swirl it takes to build such ideas up from scratch do you? Please read the biographies of the Google guys or even Facebook to see how HARD they worked to start their businesses. How much sacrifice they made.

swimcash:
enterpreneurship has always been d best option,cos u r ur own boss n bosses 2 odas. u wake up weneva u please, go 2 ur place of business at anytym cos u v pple doin tins 4 u. but d fact is dat nt everi1 has dat spirit of bein self employed. D bitter truth most of us fail 2 accept is dat, even wit all ideas n skills, once u dnt av d capital 2 finance ur goal its bcums a mirage, capital is d most paramount cos money brings ideas. many pple venture in2 petty business wit little fund n at d end of d day, dey were left wit no oda options dan 2 fold up. ...speakin on motivational speakers, most of dem do dat just 2 meet dere daily nids cos all dey preaches is wat dey av read in a motivational books. y nt ask urself dis questn, dey kip preachin on ow u can mk millions of naira everi mnt n yet dere suit is notin 2 write home abt, most of dem put on "COAT" lolzzzzzz nt "SUIT". lets kip hustlin hard n pray hard , cos prayer has always been d master key. GOD bliss ur hustle fellow Nairalander.......stay bless

I don't think the OP is saying entrepreneurship is bad, but there really is this trend of demonising paid employment calling it slavery etc.

If you have a good idea and you have the drive and what it takes, then entrepreneurship is a good idea, but what we have in Nigeria at the moment is many lazy youth all looking the quickest way to make money. Even dangote said it in an interview that it took him over 30 years to build his conglomerate but Nigerian youth of today want to be millionaires overnight.

Entrepreneurship can be a good path to wealth and also to poverty and failure as it is a tough path and many businesses fail. Paid employment can also be a path to wealth as well. You need to decide which works for you rather than just following the bandwagon of demonising paid employment and assuming as long as you are an entrepreneur you will be a millionaire.

Infact the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are not that rich because they went after money but because of the passion and drive they had to make a difference with their ideas.

besides most of what people term as eneterpenirahip in Nigeria now is just hustling. How many new innovations have we produced? How many new companies have these enterpreneurs founded that survived past them or got listed on the Nigerian stock exchange?

This castigation of paid employment is discouraging people away from very vital sectors such as science, education etc and then we wonder why we cannot produce anything and why our educational sector is so bad. We wonder why when there is an epidemic like Ebola we have to go begging other countries for vaccines. What stops us from developing our vaccines or even weapons and conducting research? Because everyone is hustling for money in the short term and forgets the long term.

So many wrong facts in your post.

Saudi foreign reserves are at over $672bn from over $700bn last year not $65bn. The $65bn figure is how much their reeves had fallen over the past year.

Secondly the bond issuance is the first since 2007 and not first ever.

Also it makes perfect sense to raise funds via bonds to bridge the deficit gap due to falling oil prices because Saudi Arabia has a very low debt to GDP ratio and high ratings so can get funding cheaply.

BishopMagic:
With a foreign reserve of over $700bn a year ago, Saudi reserves have dropped to $65bn forcing the kingdom to issue bonds for the first time ever to raise a paltry $27bn. To make matters worse Saudi in the midst of trying to force Shale production down by flooding the market with cheap oil still maintains the most paternalistic social services and to boot is funding an expensive sectarian war in Yemen with them not making any progress what so ever.

The Saudis have to be the dumbest dumb phucks since creation.

You cannot get a student visa for a part time MBA as part time MBAs are designed for people who are working full time hence you would need to already be working in the U.S. And preferably close to the school to get admitted.

Full time MBAs have lower acceptance rates as there are a lot more people applying especially international students, while part time MBAs by nature attract a smaller pool of applicants as you need to be living and working in the area hence why the acceptance rate is higher.

Deciding full time or part time should also depend on your post MBA plans. Demand for full time is highbecause it is used to change careers especially into industries like investment banking and consulting, and it provides an avenue for international students to get jobs with companies who can sponsor them for work permits. Part time is for people who want to progress in their current companies or industries rather than full career changers.

teelekan:
Hello everyone.

I found that part-time MBAs have a higher acceptance rate plus most of the full time MBAs are either too expensive or only take students for fall semester. However, it's like you can't get an F1 visa on a part-time course.

Who has any information or can shed more light on MBAs/visas?

They are minding their business before Oshiomole started lying and claiming they gave names when they didn't

Why not sort out the lying and misinformation from your government instead of blaming US.

HungerBAD:
The US can kiss where the Sun does not touch, they should mind their business and stop looking for people to bully.

The French legion is to military unit, part of the French army so yes you can be posted to fight if there is war.

Regarding the citizenship if injured, pray it is not an injury that renders you disabled or worse

Anyway in summary you are signing up for 5 years of military service in exchange for French citizenship.

Is it worth it? .... only you can decide that.

antonreal:
I just went thru the site now and it seems to me like the legion thing is like soldier,I stand to be corrected tho and do they go for war? cos u said 'A soldier who becomes injured during battle for France can get citizenship immediately' pls be more explicit on that . thanks

Make sure you are prepared and know what you are getting into before you go. You also have to pass their training which is very tough.

Anyway the quickest way to French citizenship via the foreign legion is to get injured in battle . Goodluck

A soldier who becomes injured during a battle for France can immediately apply for French citizenship under a provision known as "Français par le sang versé" ("French by spilled blood"

antonreal:
Wow!!! this is more than helpful,thanks a bunch. will check out that site

Harvard does admit Nigerians and depending in your credentials they have scholarships.

Getting into Harvard is a very difficult task and involves years of preparation and planning, and is not cheap so tends to be out of scope for many especially when the decision to study abroad is made just a few months to application deadlines.

Most of the Nigerians in Harvard will probably be those already in the US system, but I am sure there will be a few who get in from Nigeria.

i.e according to Harvard website, there are currently 56 Nigerians enrolled at Harvard (undergrad and postgrad).

tobishills12:
After sampling this tread through scanning (although not every) I wish to give commendations to all those present to give answers to confusing posers.

now I have a question

1. I have never seen anyone talk about Harvard university since I have been on this forum (ghost mode), does it look like Harvard does not admit Nigerian Students?

2. Should an average student in terms of cash dream of going to Harvard to have his masters (giving the fact that he is kind of brilliant, like a student with first class honors)?

3. What chance does Nigerian student have in terms of scholarship—i mean full scholarship?

Urgent response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

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Well if he is getting you a visit visa which does not give you the right to work or live there, then you are not exactly going legit are you?

it's you call to make, but going to the US to be an illegal immigrant is hard. Some make it definitely but many don't. It's up to you to assess the risks involved and decide.

omojesu202:
I have the opportunity and its legit as I know who my brother is, but he just believe I will be able to sort myself out there. which I know I might fail. I need someone to help me with options of what I could be doing there...

i like your first line.lol Better than some who respond with insults.

Re wood houses, not everywhere have wood houses, please don't be deceived. There are some lovely homes around America owned by ordinary working people.

In some areas like texas yes they have lots more wood houses, but you cannot compare the quality of the finishing and appliances to what you would get in similar in Nigeria.

When next your in the states please visit suburbs around Chicago, NY etc for lovely non wood houses all around. In the city proper, lots of steel glass high-rises and proper townhouses etc. The conception all houses in America is wood is wrong.

When you say where you are from everyone builds a house before marriage, are you talking about the city or villages/towns? That may be true, but I know many many people in lagos etc who are still saving to buy land not to talk of building massive lovely homes you describe.

I definitely agree that there are rich people in Nigeria as there are rich people in Somalia and Afghanistan, but does that mean the countries? No.

My opinion of a rich country is not by how many private jets the privileged few have but by the standard of living of the ordinary man on the streets. the access to quality free or affordable education, healthcare etc to be able to live a good life and work, not the few billionaires we have.

For Nigeria to say it is a rich country, I would expect Nigeria to be the hub for at least West Africa. It should be the country other West Africans if not all Africans come to for international education, for health tourism etc rather than the other way round. We spend more on school fees in next door Ghana and other countries than we budget four our education sector a year... No that is not being rich.

The oil boom of the last few years has created a false image in the minds of Nigerians which has now been shattered with the collapse in oil prices.

Chigold101:
thank you for your kind response. However, are you talking about finishing or solid houses? Are you calling those houses they build with plank and wooda ? Lolzzz
I don't know what you mean by privileged few, because in my place everyone builds good house. As a matter of fact it is your first major responsibility before you think of getting married unless your father has already built one for you.

Why we have privileged few in many parts of Nigeria is because young people are waiting for government money to develop their place. But where I come from as much as we suffer erosion, what we build is solid 5story houses for commercial purposes and duplexes or fine bungalows for residential.

No Nigeria has the potential to be rich but is not rich. A few Nigerians are every rich, and majority are poor.

yemmynoni:
Nigeria is rich and Nigerians are poor

I'm not sure where you get the idea that the houses built in Nigeria can only be built by the wealthy in the US.

In most cities, houses are very affordable in the US e.g. see the likes of Houston, Atlanta etc and many other cities. Aside the likes of NYC and maybe LA/San Francisco etc majority are every affordable and if you look at the suburbs they have very lovely houses with quality finishes that can only be afforded by the very rich in Nigeria but are owned by average working Americans.

We are not as rich as we think we are unless you are considering only the few privileged then yes we are stupendously rich. When you consider the whole populace of Nigeria we are not.

Chigold101:
those who Nigerias are poor say it for political reasons. Those who say we live below $1 or $2 a day a those who say it to attract sympathy from foreign donors.

The only thing Nigeria has ever lacked and is still lacking is coordination. The type of houses we build in this country can only be built by government and few wealthy men even in the USA.

We are rich and will keep being rich. However we need industrial revolution to grow bigger and higher but we can't rich our potential in science and technology studying maths, physics & chemistry in English or any other borrowed language.

146 jets in a country of 170 million is not exactly earth shattering. The point regarding Nigeria being rich or not is we have a few people who are stupendously rich while majority are not. Out of those jets, at least half will belong to pastors whose members are using legediz benz around town. Does that make us rich?

Also the 100 jets not registered in Nigeria, no confirmation if they actually belong to Nigerians or not as some will belong to foreign multinationals etc.

Btw see below a list (2014) of countries and number of registered jets. As you can see Nigeria has more jets registered than the likes of Sweden (Sweden has a population of 9 million to nigeria 170 million plus) , Netherlands and Japan. Are you really going to tell me the average Nigerian is richer or has a better standard of living than the average Swede or Dutch? There are cultural issues around it as well as e.g. the Japanese are not into showing of wealth like us so even the rich CEOs will use commercial airlines.

http://corporatejetinvestor.com/articles/top-50-countries-number-business-jets-registered-343/

What we have in Nigeria is a very very small percentage who have cornered the country's resources to make themselves very rich and then flaunt the wealth in the face of the average Nigerians.

MosakuAW:
146 private jet

Some people will still say that, Nigerians are poor. Who are the owners of these private jet and why is 46 only registered in Nigeria and 100 abroad.

Whaalai, we are rich in this country because some countries cant even boast of 50 private jets.

Good check by NCAA.

You seeing the Group Chairman means you have started your work day already. This is aimed at those who would stroll into the office about 11am like they own the place and spend the rest of the day unproductive.

Yes access control can work but it will take time to implement and also with access control we must first work on the negative lazy attitude and poor work ethics with an iron fist.

Whilst access control and any other methods are being one meted I support th move.

hardbody:
Dead right. So as in my case where i may start my day with seeing and taking instructions from my Group Chairman, i must first get to the office to beat 8am deadline and then do the trip back to a man who may not have the patience for the explanation.

Whatever happened to access control. Nigerians going back and living in the stone age....always.

This should just be the first step. NNPC management must also make sure staff are productive when they resume early. It's appalling what government workers spend their day doing in the office.

Was in a ministry office in abuja a few years ago and some women spent the 3 hours I was there peeling egusi. Some other spent their time selling their own goods. 4pm they are all out after achieving nothing.

ladyF:
Chai. But why treat them like primary school pupils. They just need access control where staff will clock in with their id cards, erring staff can then be sanctioned. This isn't the way forward.

Hehehe It's [size=20pt]LadyF [/size] again

I agree with you and do not condone such behaviour especially given the important role banks play in the economy, but the fact is that is the way of the Nigerian banking sector.

To me they are just interested in deposits whichever way an have no interest in service or being innovative.

Symphony007:
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It's age, GT bank can't take such risk with people's future, I say future because their customers are mostly young people which they continue to target. First bank, union bank,etc can take considerable risk as they have a solid footing not GT, it;s a get rich quick mentality.

Doesn't that describe the banking sector in Nigeria? It's not peculiar to Gtbank but to them all.

Symphony007:
Paid award to prevent him from being booted out by board members for the disastrous job he has done..

Giving out very risky loans to politicians and failed buisness men who are not paying back and if nothing is done soon by shareholders GT bank will be run like a hedge fund ponzi scheme and subsequently fail.

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Child slavery is wrong without any doubt. If the maid you mentioned is an adult who made the decision to be a maid and save her money then fine, but a child who cannot make such decision and whose money goes to the agents or parents is not in such a position to make a decision and save. We all know how the so called agents who bring these children take some of their money don't we?

If you cannot afford a maid and pay a reasonable salary then you should get off your lazy asses and clean your houses yourselves.

Paying drivers N20,000 and expecting them to be at your beck and call 7 days a week from dawn to dusk is slavery and abuse, yet if Pastor asks for donation of N1m they will jump to the front of the queue.

The level of desperation in Nigeria is appalling that we would condone child slavery and yet we shout we are Giant of Africa. It has affected our definition of the right things and what is normal.

Yes I know people are suffering but is the solution sending your child to be a maid and in the process giving that child a hard future with no education and chance in life.

If you cannot afford a child then do not go on having lots of children simply because culture or tradition says so. Education is free isn't it? And yet you support taking a child away from free education to a life of slavery and no options or you will tell me about the story of the child who was a maid and became a millionaire right?

yes we see maids as lowly in Nigeria if not we would pay good wages and the government would ensure there are rules and regulations and not allow little children to be taken away from school as cheap labour. What we practice is pretty much the smuggling of Children from poor west African countries to be our slaves. And on top of that we treat them poorly plus ridiculously low wages.

Toks2008:
Its easy for us to sit in the comfort of our homes sipping wine and writing against child labor. If a parent comes to your house this moment and asks you for financial aid to take care of urgent needs will you have enough to give at least 10 of such? If yes i guess you should start an NGO and campaign against child labor as well as provide financial succor to these people.

An AIT staff just threatened suicide over hunger,salaries are been owed by many states and our ladies enslave themselves in order to get a job and you are here writing grammar about child labor.

You need to go to some families and see suffering in action so if a parent sees an option of sending their 15 to 17 year old girl child to be A HOUSE HELP to earn wages just like other jobs why write grammar here about child labor?

Its because we see the house maid thing as something low and disdainful that's why you see it as child labor so tell me which one is not labor?

I have met house maids that did the job to raise money for a specific purpose and i have sen a 17year old lady did this for a year and kept over 100k which she used to foster her education.

Please please enough of this baseless policies that do not put food on the table. If you can't help them financially let them work and earn a living.

Those children should be in school and not being your maids for the peanuts that you pay them plus the ill treatment. It is modern day slavery. Even the United Nations classifies it as slavery.

CHILD SLAVERY

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
Despite the fact that many people believe that slavery no longer exists, the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that there are some 8.4 million children in slavery or practices similar to slavery.

They are all in child slavery, as defined by the 1956 UN Supplementary Slavery Convention. In these cases, as well as being in a hazardous situation, there is an intention to exploit these children for someone else’s gain.

This group of children includes:
Child domestic workers, many of whom are forced to work long hours, in hazardous and often abusive environments, for little or no pay, and often far from home.

http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/child_slavery/default.aspx

Toks2008:
Slaves are bought and not paid wages but made to render services MANDATORILY but when you take up a task and you are paid for it then its no longer slavery but a job.

Not true. Most of the times it because they are desperate for papers and go for the fat white women with low self esteem who are desperate for men.

Nigerians abroad who already have papers and good jobs are not happy with very fat oyinbo ladies.

imhotep:
Ok LoL
But I have a friend who goes crazy for thick women (with or without big stomach).
He is not thick himself, just slim and not up to 6ft tall.
Many black men are very happy with those "fat" oyibo ladies also.
Another friend of mine detests skinny women LoL.
I dont think standards of beauty can be legislated.

Having a flat stomach is not necessarily a fashion statement (i agree it can be) but also a sign of health.

All the protruding bellies we have in Nigeria are not healthy and that's why we have a high rate of heart diseases. Same applies to our police officers and senior military personnel all looking pregnant.

I'm not saying you must have 6 pack and all that, but there is a level of fat you carry around your waist and tummy that is very unhealthy.

misspicy:
1)Op why exactly should Nigerians care about flat stomach,with all the problems we facing,na flat stomach we go.start to worry about

2)with all d copy copy we don copy the western world sotey most of our cultures and traditions have been abolished,eg girls dressing half n.aked in d name of looking beautiful,you still want to add flat stomach syndrome?...is big stomach associated with fashion again

3)please I need you to enlighten me about the health issue associated to natural big stomachs,not d disease or illness caused big stomach.

My wife is petitioning for me. i am currently in the US on a L1 visa. We will submit son, have filled out the forms and all already.

Goodluck with yours. I can imagine how hard the waiting is.

slightlyMad:
It slowed down seriously around may-july, back in february, i projected mine will be current sometime in 2016, but after may-july slow movement, it seems like it may extend till 2017.

are you petitioning for someone? you priority date is when you submit your application so the earlier the better



you are welcome

Hey nice one and that's good news the waiting times are shortening rapidly.

I need to file for F2A category soon so it's good to see less waiting.