Somilat:
Why is everyone saying they're all automatically terrorists when they haven't done anything? Everyone in this thread has gone with the idea they're terrorists just because they were called it.

This attack itself was a Terrorist attack....by Israel.

We all know the pagers were exclusively Hezbollah pagers... if you arent a terrorist, why do you have one?

MadPolitician:
All these might ultimately convince iran to get a nuclear weapon. And that will utterly change power dynamics in the whole region

Iran, Syria and Iraq have been trying to get their hands on nuclear weapons since the 1980s.

mach7:
Good information can be sometimes used for mischievous purposes.

BudgIT has provided the facts, but did not provide a good background for the facts presented.

It is a known practice for constituency projects to be embedded into the budgets of MDAs. The respective MDA is expected to contract out and oversee the implementation of the constituency project within the timeframe and voted amount as provided for in the budget.

This method was adopted to ensure that constituency allowance for projects are not paid directly to lawmakers due to issues of mismanagement and/or corruption. The lawmaker is only responsible for identifying the project needed after due consultation with his or her constituents. Lawmaker is also expected to confirm that the constituency project was carried out.

If you check the budget of different MDAs you will see voted amounts for constituency projects embedded on them. This has been the practice since the OBJ era.

Let's be guided please.

CRIN is based in Oyo State, the "constituency projects" are in several states including Lagos, Rivers, Ondo. Are you saying legislators from those states are hiding costs for "constituency projects" in unrelated entities outside their jurisdiction? Why is providing solar lights in Festac not the job of the LASG?

HydraFeeds:
We have weak institutions in Nigeria. Cocoa research institute should focus only on cocoa .

No, we have criminal gangs masquerading as "institutions" in Nigeria.

iwaeda:

These are the kind of frivolous budget items, Tinubu APC law makers inserted into the budgets and nobody can sight amongst Akpabio lead NASS. Yet they are telling us to tighten our belts, increased taxes for nothing meaningful to the life of citizens. Punishing Nigerians for non existence projects. We are all mute with this SUFFERING.

Let's call it what it is... frivolous would be N20m end-of-year party gifts for staff. This is criminal corruption in broad day light. Who audited this budget?

OyoTunjiUSA:



🤠

@MrGboyegaD

I have googled as you have recommended, and this is what i have discovered ;

1. United States (as a specimen) has officially 5,300 Universities (The main academia).

2. Now, let's break down order of ranks of regular University faculty : We have (Full) Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor. Some Universities have ' Distinguished Professor or University Professor. Let's not forget Professor Emeritus ( retired professors).
The aforementioned are PhD degree holders working in the main academia.

3. Let's go to USA Industries: As at last- year 2023, the United States has approximately, 623,000 Manufacturing Industries, with " Research Scientists (PhDs holders) who focus on developing new products and technologies, and who applies science to solve problems in the marketplace. Research Scientists also works in the academia, because they reports all new breakthroughs back to the Universities and other higher institutions of learning.

4. Therefore, back to your claim sir , how will more than 60% of PhD holders in the United States work outside academia ?
I accept that very few PhD holders walk-away with their certificates, but how will those few beat the main PhD holders working in sense 2 & 3 above?

5. I am open to genuine correction and honest opinions.

Best Wishes 🙏

PhD here who isn’t a research scientist. I have worked with lots of other Phds who aren’t. You’re missing a large number of us.

OyoTunjiUSA:



🤠

** Why is Bias and one sided judgements your hallmarks ? I have lived in the United States for straight 2 yrs, exited and re-entered, and must i reside in the United States to have a functioning brain ?

** Don't be blind to the base of the argument because you want to support your click.
Out of 100 PhD holders worldwide , how many % are not working in the academia ?

** Your 14 years PhD degree is ceremonial. PhD in what ? From which institution , and what is your contribution towards your area of study and yourself ? 14 years PhD degree holder who has not for once written an essay on developments on Nairaland.

I am just going to leave this here. You've been in the States for 2 years and no one has any peace here ever since. What do you want those born here to do?

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠

1. Yes. I thought like your friend when i read your piece, but since you did not indicate interest for PhD, i decided to respect your plans.

2. Unfortunately, you cannot or will not be successful with PhD admissions or studentship' if you don't have interest in lecturing.

PS: You seems to be a businesss/management orientated person. Stick with your MSc. Another MSc won't ring a bad bell if you plan it very well.


Best Wishes 🙏

14 years with a PhD, never worked a day in academia and it was the best decision I ever made. Do you live in the United States? There are tons of Phds working in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

samsolite:


Sir, I'm looking for PhD in Biomedical Sciences. Could you give me some right schools to apply to?

Every resource you need is online. In my time, you had to rely on fewer resources and books. The pathological laziness of this generation never ceases to amaze me.

anamo:


The professors I was able to reach out to claimed they didn’t have funding. So, it was only the professor who lost his NSF application that guaranteed me the initial funding …but it didn’t came through

What is your PhD in? You're perhaps not looking at the right schools or you picked a highly competitive one and your resume just does not stack up.

Savagethe21st:
sir when you went to usa to study did you not tell the visa officer you will be back after studies? I do not understand your hypocrisy

What hypocrisy? You weasels hide under this weak comeback to excuse bleeding hypocrisy. No, I was never asked to return after my studies. I had a fully paid 5-year fellowship worth over $60,000/year, no TA requirements, and all living expenses paid. I post here occasionally does not mean we are in the same boat. If you are determined, work hard, and know your worth, this thing isn't rocket science.

anamo:


That was my concerns too…but seeing what guys are saying here I’m starting to feel somehow,, should I have gone with no money to offset my bills and start sleeping in peoples houses, or beg people to pay my tuition?. My tuition runs close to $32k. I have no money to offset this. And thinking I’ll find help when I land when I’ve already exhausted all opportunities to get another means of funding from other professor failed. My thought was “what’s the purpose of traveling when the funding to do research Kant there. Isn’t it just decent to stay back and reapply and look for other means of funding?’

Now, (attached) the other school which admitted me for Fall 2024 alreeey agreed to defer me to Spring 2025 with funding from TA this time, and not from a PI’s research (I told them I had visa delay issues). But from what guys here are saying, it seems I won’t be able ro get another visa since I’ve refused to use the one given to me the other time. Tbh, I just didn’t want to risk it without funding. Research for my PhD matter more to me than just Japa…I guess I’ve lost my chances at visa and I’ll probably try some other countries

Note: I had my Masters in the US last year. Came back home. So I was only going back because I was able to secure another PhD offer upon reaching home

You made the right choice. That said, what is your PhD in? I find it difficult to believe you cant find a PhD fellowship if you're in the STEM field. You maybe need to search harder.

missidy:
Honestly, your case looks spiritual. First you were sick, now funding withdrawn. A clear case of failure at the edge of breakthrough. I will advise that you take some days to fast and pray let God speak to you. Even if you try another country, a new problem might still spring up.

Secondly, If it were me, I will still go. God works with our faith. Didn't you make friends the first time you were there? People that can link you up with under the table jobs? At least to pay your rent and feed while you try to find a solution.

How does God speak to you about engaging in clearly illegal activities?

While God does work with faith... that isn't the case here. It is not faith to lie about having enough funds to study, then proceed to the US and get stranded, looking for illegal loopholes to stay afloat. That same God also said: Luke 14:28,29 “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him.”

Renbeautty2:

Please which of the less popular countries will you recommend
Thank you

Sounds like they were correct to assume you will not leave before the expiration of your visa.

Dittodat:


People have been traveling in and out of Nigeria before Tinubu was even born. People all over the world are traveling and looking for better lives outside their countries. I left Nigeria in the late 80s, Tinubu was not in govt then.
Billions of people are leaving their countries of origin every year and looking for opportunities in other places. Chinese, Indians, Mexicans, and many more.
Nigeria with an exploding population without corresponding economic growth will see more people try to get out. People are busy creating babies but they are not creating GDP to cater for those new children. Keep blaming govt for everything while you are lazying around, drinking, having sex, and having babies like dogs without creating new means of expanding the economy.
China with the second economy in the world still has Chinese trying to escape to the US, Europe, and even some running to Africa to find their own wealth.

Expand your thinking capacity, everything is not about govt govt gvot.

The role of government is to provide basic utilities for Nigerians to create the GDP you talk about. You live in the West, and not even Elon Musk has to generate his power, and water, tar his roads, and provide his security. Not having to worry about fuel scarcity, corruption, local herdsmen and kidnappers allows him the free time to innovate and build a company like Tesla. He has access to credit facilities and doesn't need to worry about spending millions on bribes to get imports into the country.

We take a lot for granted in the West and simply harp on the average Nigerian picking themselves up by their bootstraps. If everything shouldn't be government, then let's not have one - sell the oil and give everybody his fair share so we can do what we want with it.

She was fully aware it was fake. The goal was to get into Canada by any means and find a cheaper school. But she didn't realize Canada is not Nigeria, just because she didn't honor the acceptance letter and attend the school does not mean the fraud is forgotten.

Where was the racism? Everyone knows you don't board buses seeking change, with a $50 bill. Many small businesses would not accept such bills from you for fear of it being counterfeit.

Kk4:

Would the NIGERIAN PASSPORT ever get to top 10 powerful passports in the world?

No.

helinues:
The places they are running to, they would still need to work their ass off because no free things even in Freetown.

I am not discouraging those who want to Japa oo, but before you Japa, make sure you have degree/certificate that could earn you jobs immediately you arrived at your destination, have skills about things that can fetch you money.

No one works their ass off better than Nigerians... yet we are still poor. Why not go elsewhere that your labor yields a higher return on investment?

National cake (sorry "seats") for their wives and girlfriends.

DeLaRue:
I think I read a while ago about France and francophone countries trying to control the currency.

Mr Tinubu's government seems to be signing international treaties with regularity.

I hope they are reading the small texts of these documents.

Nigeria must not participate in any currency that is under French control.

If we do the right things Nigeria will be bigger than France in less than 30 years.

France and the UK are living on past colonial glory. Their economies are verging on bankruptcy. They have nothing over Nigeria.

joke of the century.

Alliswell248:


Why are u bitter about this?

How would you know he is working?

Learn to reduce your bitterness

How do you know things work in other countries? You walk into a hospital and everything you need is there—no noise, no "commissioning", nothing. Do you know how much it costs to commission that machine? It's probably enough to have gotten a CT scanner.

The only way for Nigeria to grow is to start embarrassing our leaders for "commissioning" what mere primary health care centers everywhere else in the world take for granted.

Jaradayn:
Good day everyone, I currently have a challenge and I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. I was selected for EE draw last year and I've passed both medical and biometrics. My main challenge here is that after all my suffering of preparing and writing TEF (which set me back almost 3 years) IRCC sent me a PFL saying they can't verify my TEF language tests. I currently don't know what to do. I have reached out to Alliance française where I sat for the exams and they aren't forthcoming. Now I have a few more days before the 30 days I was given expires and all I have is the mails I got from the centre when I paid, the schedule they sent me and the mail I got when my result came out.

NB: In the mail I got for the result, I activated the result and changed my password then but what I noticed now is that when I log in now all I get is a blank white page which wasn't the case before now

Something is fishy here.

Castro9371:


Even me that has little to no knowledge of this F1 visa thingy totally agrees with you...

He said he learnt how to paint in a bleep studio.
That is different from having some years of work experience in painting. However, I feel the VO is just being her usual self... atleast would have allowed him explain further in details.

Even though people have been complaining about that VO, that's enough ground to deny...just work on that and reapply.
God will come through 🙌

This has nothing to do with God, our people are just never interested in the truth.

Slimszy:


Thank you for your thoughts. Here is my transcript below.

Abuja
May 2024
Full Funding
VO: Window 10 (A pointed nose white lady)
Denied


VO: What school are you going to? I didn't hear her the first two times, and I mentioned she should please repeat herself.

F1: I am going to university of maryland, college park to pursue a Masters in Fine Art, I will be majoring in Painting. - Immediate I mentioned Master in Fine Art, she replied Okay, before I was able to stretch it to my major - Painting.
*I realised she wants direct answers*

VO: Who is covering your deficit? checking through her system.

F1: I don't have a deficit as I have been awarded a full funding - Graduate Assistantship which covers my living expenses and health insurance. *immediately she responded Okay* and checks my I-20.

VO: Have you traveled out of the country before.

F1: Yes, I have. I have been to Bleep for my work program, I have also been to Bleep for work program as well, then she cuts me by her OKAY.

VO: What is your post study plan

F1: Upon the completion of my program to I will be returning to my country to transit into the academia while I take the role of a lecturer in the department of fine Art at Bleep University, where I will be teaching university students art and its contemporary practices.
I will also be coming back to expand my studio practice back home (before I could proceed, she said OKAY)

VO: Tell me about your academic background

F1: I have a Bachelor's Degree of Arts in History, and after my graduation I enrolled for an internship under Bleep art studio where I learnt how to paint and draw because of my passion for Art. (she cuts me Okay). Then you are not qualified for this student visa at this moment.

Notes: She asked a question after the first one which I cannot remember. But I stuttered at first, before gaining my balance. My response was tying what the degree will do for me back home. I remember I talked about taking a lecturing position.

Maybe I was anxious at first, I don't know. But I understand I answered every question.

I highlighted your problem in a nutshell. Your bachelor's degree was in History, but you are seeking a master's in Painting? How do those go together? You've essentially abandoned your first degree and only stumbled on your love for painting when you joined an internship. Yeah, you didn't prove that you were a genuine student.

I thought Nigeria was bad when I left in 2005. Compared to 2024, the Nigeria of the 1990s and early 2000s was a paradise.

shinaxurdick:
Hello guys.

Please how many bags is allowed to check-in using Lufthansa airline and also how many kg.

Also is “ghana must go” bag allowed ?

Also do i need transit visa because i will be having a stop over at Frankfurt in germany.

Sometimes I feel these types of questions are more about letting everyone know you are traveling out. There is no way this is a genuine question that could be easily answered by looking at your ticket or Lufthansa's website.

IggyAzalea:


Hi.
But why re you giving yourself headache when this is not your 1st time of birthing in the States? Are you communicating with your God ? Or the US president 😔 Go and seek for help anywhere you feel like and anyone who goes against it should lend you money. America is no 1 in charities n opportunities.

HCA Houston is not a charity.