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SPDAZZY:
For those looking for Amex credit card. Earn bonus avios and cheap flights. I booked a £50 Lagos to London flight through avios earned here.

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How many avios points did you use for this?

Lexusgs430:
Why not pay a physical visit, to the couriers depot......

I have asked VFS Global (via email) for courier details including name, tracking number and expected delivery timeframe but they didn't provide any of these. Their response was they will get back to me "once they hear from the dedicated team handling" the matter. And VFS Global will not allow you into their office without having a biometrics appointment.

I applied for visit visa for mother in-law in Dec of last year and paid for passport delivery service via courier. On 20th/12, I got an email from VFS global, Ikeja that a decision has been reached and that the passport has been sent out for delivery via courier. No delivery details, tracking or delivery timeframe was provided.

It's almost a month and we haven't received the passport. I have since raised a complaint and the response after providing all the information they requested is that they will provide feedback "once they hear" from the team handling the matter.

In other to know what actions to take next (including getting a new passport and applying for another visa), I need closure on this matter.

I am considering legal actions and need insight on possible outcomes should I go this route.

What kind of case will it be, civil or?

There were no terms and conditions to read while adding the delivery service, there was just an option to add insurance in case of missing items which I didn't take. In the rare case that the passport is lost, Do I have a case against VFS Global Ikeja?

Seeing that the visa vignette may expire after 3 months and I need ample time to plan the trip including getting items and booking flight all of which the dearth of the passport is precluding me from, how long should I escalate and exhaust the internal procedures of VFS Global before seeking legal recourse?

Thanks in anticipation of your responses.

justwise:
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No my information is available online if you bothered to google while you made yours up

I repeat, you don't have any facts, you made your statements up based on information available to you about Twitter's declining revenue.

Post the link to Twitter's official 2022 and 2023 P/L statement. Or let me make it easy for you. What was Twitter's net P/L for 2022 and 2023?

justwise:
There is no evidence to support all you said above, this is just what you think but its not factual. By the way..Tesla share was far higher when he wasn't involved in politics or bought Twitter.

He was able to get close to Trump because he donated millions and not because he bought Twitter.

That he hasn't made any profits from the investment is also what you think and not factual because Twitter didn't report net profit for some years after the acquisition. So you drew conclusions from the information available to you just like I did.

justwise:
Explain that..

willyede:
Show workings

Besides his wealth, his ownership and control of Twitter contributed to him being one of those crowning the most powerful leader on the planet. As a direct result of that, some of his company's shares got to an all time high skyrocketing his wealth to almost half a trillion which is way more than a £44B increase. This is besides the non financial benefits that if we quantify will still surpass that amount.

Where people capture value might not be where we assume value should come from.

Before you tell me that he could still have supported Trump even if he didn't own Twitter, let me remind you that Trump would still have won without this level of his support (yes he has done it before). So let's not undermine any level of support.

justwise:
He wants to noticed by all means, the same reason he bought X (formerly Twitter) and has not made any profit from his $44 billion investment.

The same way his boss Trump invested in Truth Social, they want to be heard and control the narrative even at a very high financial cost.

Pretty soon he will fall out with Trump and MAGA crew

You can be right if you say he hasn't made any money directly from Twitter, but to say he hasn't made profit from the $44B investment is laughable. That guy has made more than $44B not from Twitter but as a result of his ownership of Twitter

Lexusgs430:
But tinubu's harsh economic policies and inability to control the economic activities, directly lead to the hardship majority are facing......😎

I would not completely absolve responsibilities, but people should also have children, they can fully cater for.......🚸

As the president of the country, he is responsible for everything. If that's the angle you are coming from, then he is responsible. That been said, no death would have happened if these events were properly organised and if the attendees were not unruly. Now I don't think the organisers needed Tinubu to organise it for them.

missjekyll:
20 people died today in a stampede in my homestate of Anambra.

This week ,36 Children died in a stampede in Ibadan.

I feel rage towards Tinubu who has brought this calamity upon us and those that voted for him.

I don tire, mehn...

Tinubu is not responsible for the death of these people, the organisers of the events are.

Chukwuka16:
Contextualising the UK: motivations to own and run a business at scale

Don't mind me. I like to document my thoughts as they come and this is part of that series as 2024 comes to an end.

I usually skip lengthy posts, but this time because of the captivating heading I decided to take the time to read this lengthy posts start to finish.
It just validated many other lengthy posts I've skipped, nothing to learn from it.

darknessbegone:
Can anyone recommend a similar platform to Vanguard? They want to start charging customers £4.00 per month if they have below £32,000.00 in their account (Stocks and Shares ISA, General Account or Personal Pension (SIPP)).

Instead of charging those with plenty money, they are charging those with small money...what kind of wahala is that

lavida001:
These back and forth clearly indicates that Nigerians are not angry about what the likes of Shettima and tinubu are doing to the country. They are simply angry because it’s not them or their uncle doing the stealing.

How can you possibly be angry at kemi for stating the obvious.

Carton of noodles is now 10k, people only eat once a day and you lots are hear blowing grammar.

10 years from now it will be thesame story. Why can’t we just call a spade a spade and maybe things will change .

Kemi is not speaking from the angle of wanting change for Nigeria(ns) that is why she is not criticising the govt. and public institutions. She is trying to make points that she's not Nigerian and will not be one that's why she criticises Nigeria and Nigerians.

We have her type many in this thread, they always say they don't associate with Nigerians in UK, they think they are better.

Atk1nson:
She is just a lady with a strong inferiority complex that believes denigrating cultures of supposed third world countries will show her allegiance to white Britain and the current Reform voters.

Of what relevance is her constant negative depiction of Nigeria to her role as a candidate for prime minister?

At that level, her public speeches not just random off-script talk. She has been taking her time to rehearse speeches with messages to denigrate her countries she thinks will make her look good.

A very shallow lady.

The british police have been raping ladies, one even topped it with murder not long along. She probably sees the police everyday but has nothing bad to say about them.

It is the police in Nigeria she hasn't interacted in for many decades and cultures of countries she know little about she talks about and takes every opportunity she has to denigrate.

She is the kind of child the yorubas call "omo ale". Such a person will sell her parents for money if the price is right.

Spot on

I listened to one of Obama's interview where he said if you come close to some world leaders you will find out that countries are being governed by unfit people and if given the opportunity, you will not put them in charge of anything.

But on a second thought, what if she knows she may never be PM and so is using her current position to somehow call out Nigerian govt so that they will sit up?

Zahra29:
Lol 🤣 so Ms Enoch is not allowed to speak of her lived experiences?

She spoke calmly of HER negative experience with the Nigerian police to illustrate the dichotomy in her view between a bad police force and a proper one - to explain why SHE trusts and values the British police force in contrast to the police she experienced growing up in Nigeria.

She didn't lie or denigrate, she spoke plain facts which I'm sure many Nigerians can relate to, and even worse, at the hands of the police.

Link to the relevant interview clip below.

"The police in Nigeria would rob us. The police stole my brother's shoes and his watch. It's a very poor country, so people do all sorts of things."

- Kemi Badenoch pic.twitter.com/NJrro4EHKj

— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) December 14, 2024

/video/1

Except that her brother's experience is different from her lived experience and this was decades ago.

What happened to not speaking bad about your previous employer in a job interview? If this was your company will you employ her based on such response?

Is better she starts seeing herself as British so that she can control her obsession about Nigeria and focus more on British affairs.

Is it that some of these videos I see about Kemi are AI generated?

Question: do you trust the British Police
Kemi: I do, my experience with Nigerian police is very negative...the Nigerian police will rob us, they stole my brother's shoe and watch, it's a very poor country.

How does that relate, was it necessary?

Fraih:
Hi all,
Pls when applying for any visa with a dependant, can the dependant submit his/her application few days later? Or must be immediately after the Main applicant

You can submit days later, even weeks later.

I have some refunds (about £1k) made to my credit card. If I withdraw it, will it be seen as withdrawal from credit card with it's associated effects?

Also how can I withdraw money from Amex?

Zahra29:
If I remember correctly, the Tiamiyu fellow didn't denigrate or misrepresent Nigeria? Wasn't the real issue that he revealed the truth about 'Japa' ?

As his opinion is not applicable to everybody, it's not true.

Lexusgs430:
Kemi is not a Nigerian, they should allow her rest......

She only got one passport, and it's a weird colour of blue (not green)...... 😁💙

What's the difference between Kemi and Tiamiyu? It's looking like she lacks practical examples to back some of her statements and so resort to denigrating Nigeria to prove her points. She should stop bad-mouthing Nigeria.
Instead of specifying Nigeria when talking about negativities, why not just say developing nations or third world countries.

Imagine saying people from Northern Nigeria hates Israel citing Chibok school girls kidnapping and liking it to Hezbollah attack on Israel. So because one terror group kidnapped people, Northern Nigeria don hate Israel?

Krys1:
Please what is the best I.T short course to take and how much will it cost me

Thank you.

Depends on your goal. What do you want to achieve?

Kingkom:
Their age ranges from 10 & 8. The money for the parents is a loan. Credit cards by the hubby is just 500 and 200, and has been used to some extent.
Is there no way that they could be given time to work and raise money for the kids to apply later, even if their visa has expired?

Consider these options:

Personal (bank) loan
Payday loan (check google for providers)
Bank overdraft
Credit card (increase the limit or apply for more if you have exhausted the limits in your current one)
Loan from family and friends
Salary advance from work (speak to your HR)

Finally, book a flight and let them go back home to Nigeria before their visas expire. When you raise money, apply for them to join you as dependants just like you want to apply for them now and there won't be any issues.

You have used your credit card, you have borrowed loan, in your shoes, I would personally go with this last option rather than incur more debt. It's not a big deal so don't overthink it. It will even give you time to do more work and stabilise your finances.

ReesheesuKnack:
If madam president had won, I would have celebrated her too. That would’ve been 1 more story for me to tell my daughter.
Unfortunately, it appears the Trump guy only beats women, but not men (Hilary in 2016 & Kamala in 2024). The conspiracy theorist in me thinks even the (probably senile) ‘sleepy joe’ at the head of the ticket would’ve beaten the Donald.

Any way, we Move.

Trump is just lucky to be in an era where his opponents were women. People be pointing out mistakes Kamala did that made her lose the election, but I'm sure if they run that election again tomorrow Trump will still win because America is not ready for a female president let alone a black one hence they'll rather settle for trump.

Lexusgs430:
If i told you, CBN might also ban them, same way abokifx was dealt a CBN knockout........ 😁😂

I think rates are derived mainly from supply and demand + economic activities (or lack of)...

I still believe there is a synergy. All these money transfer apps cannot just be determining their rates. I know home office for instance use Oanda but I'm not sure which the transfer apps uses.

Does anyone know where Lemonade and the likes get their own exchange rates from? Like is there an API that provides them the rates or they determine this themselves.

I will appreciate if anyone that knows can share some info.

How will a 3 year old sign this consent form for visa application?
Note: the 3 year old is the applicant.

justwise:
lol you stopped since 1999? What was the turning point for you?

I was disappointed with myself that I didn’t stop earlier, I did not listen to my inner self for years as I go through experiences in Nigerian churches here. This is my personal experience as the journey is personal, some other people in my family have different views but they still go to church because it’s natural to do that from childhood. I could not reconcile the reality with what is happening in the church.

I saw a video of a Nigerian pastor boasting how he brought his 3rd private jet during COVID and that he didn’t want COVID to end and church members are clapping for him.

Later you'll be boasting that you are a Christian. Try it again.

Solumtoya:
At this point, we need to consider opening a "UK - Politics" thread so we can leave this thread for "Life in the UK"...

I pity new folks who would want to read through the thread to gain knowledge like some of us did when we landed here. Nowadays, no one asks questions anymore because the thread is so heated with far-this and that arguments. When people ask questions, there's barely answers. Even US Politics goes on for days and I wonder.

It was almost tolerable before the Elections since it was assumed to be campaign but now it's just name-calling and ideology-dragging talk that barely benefits anyone.

Again, maybe the group has matured so much that people don't need those childish yarns about jobs, housing, driving, visa, credit, travel, etc and are now more focused on the big British talk

Honestly I wanted to refer those in the debate to politics section, but guess what? They won't go because they know they won't get the cheap attention they crave there. They'll rather stay here derailing thinking they are making sense, as if they don't know where Downing street is.

Missposh:
Please why are used cars on different Facebook groups cheaper than the ones on the likes of auto trader and the models on the Facebook groups are even more recent? Is it safe to buy from such Facebook groups? How can I avoid/detect scammers?

Because it is scam. You have already detected them so avoid.

missjekyll:
Lol.
I think of myself as a policymaker instead of a politician.
But ,indeed, I have broad shoulders and can take on anything and anyone in defence of the dignity of the human person. And I do not back down .

I am happy that's come through on this thread. Nobody would ever think of defending a lion . Lol. A kalili m okwu m kote as onitsha people would say ( I am stronger than the trouble I ve brought on myself )

The bolded is typical of a 'far' person. Usually not flexible on opinions/positions.

missjekyll:
It is very complex. It's a serious medical procedure and should not be toyed with.

Interesting fact: intelligence is transmitted via the mother's mitochondrial genes. I m not sure how much smartness is in the mitochondria of anyone who risks life for a wig.

I can understand doing this for survival

These are some of the abuses that should be controlled. I read of one that didn't know the impact of harvesting her eggs, she said she was been given 5K Naira. I couldn't complete the story, too sad.

deept:
Oh ok get what you mean, do they do this procedure in Nigeria?

Yes and it's not complex.

Not downplaying the seriousness of the issue but I heard some girls sell eggs to even buy wigs.