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PoliticsRe: Gej Launches Database To Trace Vehicles by violent(m): 5:03pm On Sep 08, 2011
Princek12:
This database is stupidity at its finest. This is why we need true federalism in Nigeria, as the federal government of Nigeria apparently does not know its roles and all to often invades the territory that is traditionally reserved for the states.

Vehicle registration is a state function, so why in the hell will the FG launch a database to monitor vehicles registered by states? Why should the FG care about state vehicle registration? It is not practical for the FG to monitor all the vehicle in each state.

The FG should make a database for its citizens, immigrants, and secure our borders. The FG should deregulate the power sector and worry about fixing federal roads, federal airports, passports, visas, and so on. The passport office probably does not have a database of passport holders.

This okrika mentality sef
I disagree with this.  

The principal objective of having a vehicle database in the first place is to enable approved government officials to track vehicle ownership anywhere within the boundaries of Nigeria, otherwise what would be the point of a database if vehicles registered in Lagos cannot be tracked in Gombe?

The state can assist the federal government in registration of vehicles and maintenance of the database, but it's ownership should ultimately be federal.  Governmental agents such as the Federal Road Saftey, shouldn't have to go though the balls of the state to obtain important information. If there's been an accident in Abuja and the vehicle involved was registered in Ogun, first aiders ought to have systems that would provide them with the contact information of vehicle owners or their relatives within minutes.
PoliticsRe: Gej Launches Database To Trace Vehicles by violent(m): 12:36pm On Sep 08, 2011
good initiative
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 2:46pm On Sep 04, 2011
[quote author=c_osemiha link=topic=750574.msg9074479#msg9074479 date=1315119931]Point of note, in the uk and USA, a certain percentage of your income goes on mandatory taxes and this shelves the take home down considerably, for example, a person earning 2000 GBP parts with 40% for taxes remaining 1200, pays minimum of 600 GBP for rent in a one room per month, remaining 600 GBP, then about 250 GBP for other logistic expenses, does he have anything left? The naija guy earns 120k and has roughly 100k left after expenses, provided family doesn't grab his pocket, I must say with the same job specs, a Nigerian employee is better off, the only advantage being that the essential amenities of life are better abroad than in naija, but we will reach uhuru someday, amen,[/quote]Na for where you get your figures?

If you re earning 2000, you pay 275 pounds in income tax, and around 160 pounds in NI.

you end up with a net take home of £1565. If you live in London, you can get a very comfortable room for 400 pounds a month including all bills (electricity, water, internet, gas, & council tax). . . .which gives a net of 1165.  If you buy a 120 pounds one month travel ticket between zone one and zone three, your net earnings comes down to 1045 pounds. (and this is after all your expense including medical bills has been sorted out)

In naira terms,and at the rate of 250 naira to a pound, you still have over 260 grand to flex with before your next pay which is only 30 days away.
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 12:08am On Sep 04, 2011
naijababe:
Some people like money sha grin grin grin
no mind them!!!. . . you find em working in engineering coys when they should be serving their country by taking up teaching jobs in public schools.
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 11:58pm On Sep 03, 2011
naijababe:
^ Oh well, I guess if no one's gonna die for your mistakes, then it's all good  grin. No one will try that for my area o
well, it has its rewarding moments too, if it doesn't, you wouldn't find thousands trying to get their foot in the door.  I for one will probably have considered other careers like being a movie star.
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 11:38pm On Sep 03, 2011
naijababe:
I stand fully corrected. I've an engineering background and while I am aware of the sudden penchant of IBs to nick engineering and physical sciences grads, I always assumed some  drawndown period of training and mentoring before grads become fully up to speed.
there's actually a drawn-down period of training and mentoring, but more often than not, it is largely typified by associates and senior analysts passing all the grunt work to your desk and expecting results in the next hour or so. . . .coffees and pizzas are your best friend and when you should be closing work at 8:00pm, there's always a new client request to be filled before 8 am the following day.

Even interns experience this, it's the way of life, it's the way you're trained and mentored!
CareerRe: Advice On Msc Studies by violent(m): 11:21pm On Sep 03, 2011
Answer these questions as best and as honest as you can;

-- What do you enjoy about what you re studying at the moment?

--  How easy have you found your course so far?

-- Which one of these would you rather be; . . a research scientist? an entrepreneur?  a wealthy contractor? an employee in a Multinational corp? a government employee?

--- I'm sure you must have had experience working on an Industrial attachment, I'd presume this must be in a sector relating to your current specialty.  Would you be happy working at that role on a more permanent basis?

-- Do you enjoy playing around things outside your current specialty such as; programming, project management, fashion, FOREX trading, stock market investments, advising people personal/business problems, making deals, helping your parents in their business? etc etc?

--- Who makes the most important decisions on your career?  daddy? mummy?  both? you? sisters/brothers?. . .


PS;  These questions are geared to draw out your strengths and motivating factors and properly advise you on what could potentially be best for you
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 10:19pm On Sep 03, 2011
if a simple thing can evade his comprehension ability then I am sorry for whoever sent him to school.
me too.
CareerRe: Advice On Msc Studies by violent(m): 10:11pm On Sep 03, 2011
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Please Nlandrs,am currently an undergraduate of Ind.chem and will be through God willing next year.please i want advices on suitable M.sc fields that is market compatible(job opportunities) in Nig. and how much it could cost to run the studies.thanks and God bless.
It appears from  your post that you re currently studying for a degree but you have absolutely no idea what to do with your life, you'd just like to hear opinions on "Market compatible" MSc fields (wtf is market compatible?) . . you have absolutely no idea how a Masters could add value to your life or your current specialization, all you just want is to get a "Market compatible" Masters (again, wtf is market compatible?).

You seriously need to think of what you'd like to do with your life child, there's an old adage that says "Only dead fishes swim with the stream".  Think about yourself, your strength and weaknesses, what you want out of life, and then think about how you feel obtaining a masters could bring you closer to achieving these personal goals.
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 9:51pm On Sep 03, 2011
naijababe:
The peculiarity of the Nigerian situation is the ratio of urban to rural areas. Most of the states in Nigeria are rural states, hence, all most all of our graduates are forced to seek employment in urban areas where cost of living range from high to incredulous.

Secondly, I don't know anywhere in the the developed world where graduates are worth their pay. An average graduate in reality costs the employer money. Case in point, I calculated how much my employer spent on my development and the figure was around £15000 in my first year alone. Add salary + the time spent on mentoring which I coudn't quantify, the figure gets closer to £60,0000 or more.

The reality in my opinion is that graduates aren't paid what employers think they are worth (that figure will be zero anywhere in the world), the pay is based on the how important sustainability is to the company.
I wouldn't agree with the view expressed above based on personal experience.  As a graduate, I was employed into a role where the expectations are for me to hit the ground running, no one has the time or resource to train you on what they believe you should know already, not in a country where you have 120 smart candidates applying for a role. . . .the bar has been raised!

That asides, graduate recruits in law, consulting and Investment Banking are known to put in up to 90 hours of work a week. The street jingo "roundabout" describes a situation where graduates work overnight and on the following morning, call a cab who drops them at home, just for them to have a shower and change clothings, the same cab waits outside to take em back to work!!!!. . . .this happens all the time.
CareerRe: How Much Should Entry Level Graduates Be Paid In Nigeria? by violent(m): 10:49pm On Sep 02, 2011
Soaring inflation rates is a death knell for graduate earners in Nigeria, the problem is further compounded by lack of promising liquid investment opportunities with good rates of return.  This situation eventually leaves several earners in a position where their wages is left in banks to earn the meager interest rates and in the end, they only end up making net loses over time.  

So ow much should an entry level graduate demand for?  Well, there's no "appropriate" figure on this, graduates should rather aim for a deal which will see a consistent upward review in base pay with passing time, along with an elaborate training program that will provide you with highly desirable skills and experience.

I know a few banks in Nigeria that will only increase graduates salary by a very small percentage after every four or five years, while their UK counterpart is already earning twice his entry level pay and will most likely have moved from an entry level role to a senior/associate position.
TravelRe: Behold - Nigeria Most Expensive Neighbourhood by violent(m): 5:49am On Sep 02, 2011
Girl trying to intimidate guy

Girl:  I own an apartment on the Banana Island in Lagos
Boy:  Oh! that!. . .well, I own a house on Kensington Palace, London.

In boy's mind: yo cheap árse is owned
CelebritiesRe: Pictures Of Celebrities At Mercy Johnson's Wedding by violent(m): 4:40pm On Sep 01, 2011
such a cheap tacky appearance from Jim Iyke!
FoodRe: Best Amala Joints In Lagos? by violent(m): 9:23am On Sep 01, 2011
ifyalways:
Better Thread,Correct Pesin @ OP!  cheesy

Oya,lets go there,first off where are you located at  undecided

Belgium . . .Mile 2
Egbeda . . .Oja bustop,just at the back of those mallams changing money.
Akowonjo . . . .Opposite Hajj Camp bus station
Ojuelegba . . .Mama B
Ikeja . . .forgotten the name but its on down Awolowo way,i think they open on sunday mornings only
Lekki . . .hot pot(pre order and office delivery,don't even know their location)
Surulere . . .Shitta.
Jibowu . . .Omo one kurukere place,behind the railways,close to young shall grow motors.
Ajah . . .The complex after Ikota shopping complex,nice ewedu.
Yaba . . .white house
Ol' boy! shocked
FoodRe: Best Amala Joints In Lagos? by violent(m): 7:40am On Sep 01, 2011
Phew! you're unlucky to be in Lagos!

Ibadan plays host to the top of the best Amala joints in West Africa!
PoliticsRe: Security: Let Us Pray — Jonathan by violent(m): 9:35pm On Aug 31, 2011
George Bush on 9/11:

"THIS IS AN ACT OF WAR AGAINST D UNITED STATES. WE'LL HUNT DOWN D TERRORISTS. THEY CAN RUN BUT THEY CANT HIDE, "


Gordon Brown on 7/7:

"WE'LL TRACK DOWN D TERRORISTS AND BRING THEM TO JUSTICE"



Goodluck Johnathan on UN House bombing:

"TERRORISM IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON. MAYBE IT'S NIGERIA'S TURN"



. . . .now who's the clown?
PoliticsRe: Let's Be Honest , The Un Bombing In Abuja Was Carried Out By The Americans ! by violent(m): 8:26pm On Aug 31, 2011
why o why are people too daft, my god, to understand the simplest fcking sarcasm?

. . . . . . . and the dude called Rossikk is an [i]i[/i]diot in every sense of it; this, i found out a long time ago
PoliticsRe: Mamman Nur: Al Qaeda-linked Man Behind Bomb On UN? by violent(m): 8:19pm On Aug 31, 2011
Nkwazema:
let us [size=14pt]be at alart [/size]and wait for the government to disclose the picture if ever,  sad

CareerRe: Ajanlekoko:i Need A Little Career Guide Here Please by violent(m): 7:44pm On Aug 30, 2011
UCL is good only if you re staying within UK. Outside the UK, it makes very little difference, unlike Cambridge and Oxford!
PoliticsRe: Let's Be Honest , The Un Bombing In Abuja Was Carried Out By The Americans ! by violent(m): 2:11pm On Aug 29, 2011
I've always known this a long time ago, seems rather unfair to blame all the violence on Boko Haram, a peaceful sect whose members are mostly retired old men and women!

Anyone who couldn't see that America is up in their sleeves with obvious mischief needs more than a pair of glasses, for such people, anything short of a complete change of brain would do them no good!

The pirate organization collectively known as the West have set their eyes on the rich Nigerian oil for a long a time now using all and every means at their disposal to stir a little storm and then some more storm, till the country breaks apart!. . .

They've got their writings over it all;  the Biafran war, Niger-Delta fiasco, Sagamu riots, student protests, Lagos Flood, chair throwing at the National Assembly and of course, lately, the upsurge in Boko Haram activities, were all planned and executed from Washington with inputs from 10 Dowing Str london!

What they ve forgotten is that Nigerians are way smarter than them, we see their every move and we shall all be ready and waiting with our cutlasses and dane guns when their drones arrive, I swear, this will be the last time any of them will ever think of stealing directly or indirectly from mother africa!
Foreign AffairsRe: The Lies Against Brother Leader Muammar Gaddafi by violent(m): 10:12pm On Aug 28, 2011
If u want to compare hitler,u should compare him with animals like geg,obj,ibb and co that have kept your likes stu.pid,demoralized and disfunctional for eternity. Just because Gaddafi did not practice democrazy like america and copycat nigeria does not mean he was evil comparatively
Nah, he wasn't evil comparatively!. . .He loves his people so much so that he hired assassins and snipers to shoot at them!

You people should stop making statements that are below your IQ, i know a former classmate who lost a close relative from shots fired by Ghadaffi's paid goons. . . .

Now Gaddaffi is being seen as the victim, so much so [i]i[/i]diots now call him brother, kmt!
RomanceRe: Tales Of A First Date From hell by violent(m): 7:07pm On Aug 28, 2011
"my wife and kids" is an american sitcom.
RomanceRe: Tales Of A First Date From hell by violent(m): 5:48pm On Aug 28, 2011
God is good
. . .all the time, and his mercies abound through all generations!
RomanceRe: Tales Of A First Date From hell by violent(m): 5:30pm On Aug 28, 2011
Quick Rhetorical Quiz for you: "Further explanation" or "Farther explanation" , which is 'correct'?

Btw, if there isn't much difference as you said, shouldn't Oxford have written just that? Why the long story?
Refer back to my post and the explanation i provided on the usage of both words.  I mentioned that both words can be used interchangeably, I haven't said there is NO difference between the two.  While  further can be used in several contexts including reference to physical location, the usage of farther is mostly restricted to distance and location.

The original poster used furthest in this context

So we went to dinner.  I absolutely love chinese and there are a number of really good chinese restaurants in the town but he took me to the one i absolutely hate and its also the furthest away,
I'm sure i wouldn't have to explain that she was referring to a physical location.

Shall i also include that when you use " Furthest" and not "further", it's mostly the case that you are referring to a location which makes it interchangeable with "farthest"?
RomanceRe: Tales Of A First Date From hell by violent(m): 4:43pm On Aug 28, 2011
[quote author=BABE! link=topic=746037.msg9027117#msg9027117 date=1314543209]Go on soun. People are so caught up in their own little knowledge world, that they find it hard to learn and get with the program. It's the 21st century darling. The two words are quite different. Not everyone knows this, because it's one of those common grammatical mistakes. Again, in the OP's context, Farthest is more appropriate.
Stop misleading Aunty Uju.
[/quote]Below is what Oxford says about the subject matter.  I think you are the one caught up in your own little knowledge world. It's the 21st century darling, we're sweating our [i]a[/i]rses off trying to improve current global literacy rates, coming up with arguments based on what you "think" is right without reference and hoping people could simply "learn and get with the program" is only going to make our efforts drag!

more at; http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/further

RomanceRe: Tales Of A First Date From hell by violent(m): 1:50pm On Aug 28, 2011
It's not a matter of furthest being a word. In the context of your post, you ought to have used "Farthest" instead on "Furthest". Farthest is used to comare Physical distance, while Furthest is used for the non-physical.
Both are actually used interchangeably.  There are no laid down rules on which is more appropriate!

The farther you walk, the further you get

The further you walk, the farther you get

English shouldn't have to be a pain in the bum!
RomanceRe: Tales Of A First Date From hell by violent(m): 8:42pm On Aug 27, 2011
Smilenw:
Woman, do a spell check next time you type out long pointless posts undecided
haha, the joke is on you for being lousy and not knowing "furthest" is an English word!. . gosh, the sad loss of attending a cheap school!
FamilyRe: Advice Pls by violent(m): 9:04pm On Aug 26, 2011
horny4u:
Your husband is a lazy behind and after feeding him and sheltering him , you will still help him to find a job, In this Uk i have been trying to get a job for 2.5 years in a role , and in those 2.5 years every month i earn a pay check almost at par with my hubby from going to charity shops, car boot sale to buy petty things to sell on ebay, to exporting items to 9ja to be sold, to dropshipping, buy used cars ad resell on ebay while still applying for jobs as i want to be a career woman precipitate business woman too.
I have done NVQ et all, every free course that can further my career i have done, ANDI AM A WOMAN OH, I AM NOT THE BREADWINNER O.

Abeg follow chaircover's advise.

What kinda yeye doting father is that: if you behind was lazy like his ;will your son have dinner tonight.
My dear no need to put fire under your skirt and not reach for extinguisher , damn any man who does not want to provide and protect his family while upholding his ego. I have done care job, cleaning old people yet i donot have to pay rent or buy food or clothes but i needed to do something for myself , no work is as shameful as laziness ,

Your hubby is complaining about love of facebook ( which by the way tell that facebook loverboy not to sand your garri bo)

You are still young and regret will not be your portion. If a job is beneath him then he is beneath you.

I run 3 successful businesses and still send my CV out around the internet for 3hours straight without prompting from my breadwinner ,
I hate lazy men , tell him to move with the foodchain , you are not his mother , whata spoilt brat.
God! i love this girl!
RomanceRe: Men, Would You Tell/ask A Woman_____ On The First Date? by violent(m): 9:25pm On Aug 24, 2011
You should have KNOWN HER ENOUGH before asking her out on a first date.
First date are usually AFTER getting to know the person whom you are going out on a first date with
You really shouldn't have known someone for that long before going on a date with em. . . . .i would normally ask people if they are free watch movies after few hours of meeting them, no big deal in this!
RomanceRe: How Do U Put Off A Guy That Talks Through Body Language In An Effort To Impress by violent(m): 8:25pm On Aug 24, 2011
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RomanceRe: How Do U Put Off A Guy That Talks Through Body Language In An Effort To Impress by violent(m): 8:17pm On Aug 24, 2011
Bring out this from your bag and ask if he'd like to borrow it for a sec

CrimeRe: Cop Commits Suicide In Lagos by violent(m): 7:30am On Aug 24, 2011
Woe betide this country!  . . . .where police aren't well compensated and left exposed to depressing financial mishaps!

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