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Josyjay:
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I'll appreciate if you'll share inform here. Thanks

sholatech:
Diamond Bank has USD Fixed deposit if above 50,000 USD. First Bank Also has usd mutual funds investment I think from 1000 usd

Thanks bro. Your inform is very legit. I just walked into a Diamond bank and confirmed they offer USD fixed deposit at minimum of $50,000 @ 5% for six months & 6% per annum.

I'll check with Firstbank.

More suggestions please.

Does anyone have any idea how one can invest dollars and earn interest in Nigeria?
Be it fixed deposit or other investment portfolio but in USD.
Please share. Thanks

damilola1978:
Just heard about this on Cool fm96.9....go for it...nice opportunity

Sure worth it.

HighPerformer:
Thank you very much for sharing this information. Someone mentioned it to me early this week but I quickly forgot about it because she said the deadline is 26 May.

Was the deadline extended or what?

Yes. The deadline has been extended to 12 June. Go for it.

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seunthomas:
A lot of factors may cause the delay in a project.

In my own experience, sometimes the issue may be from the client brief.

In some instances the client may want something and the developer is thinking something else.

It also lies in the experience of the developer.

And the very common was is issue with 3rd party integrations. I once tried to integrate a 3rd party mobile payment sdk and it took me more than 3 days. Ordinarily it would not take me more than a few hours but the documentation for the SDK was very brief and the sdk itself was buggy.

Anyway i am available for outsourcing (IOS,Android,Windows)

Which was why we took time to document what we wanted, with screenshots. The communication was clear enough, even for a budding developer. I was once a web developer. In fact at some point I had to wonder if they actually read the documentation because we had to keep repeating what was clearly stated there.

If I reconsider, I'll contact you.

Thanks

godgiftmaro:
@op, I get your point but truly it depends on the project agreement and some project can be a little bit of an hassle and as such, a programmer or a developer is still open on learning new things during project execution, no man Is am island of knowledge

Trust me, I'll perfectly understand if this was the case.

But 5 months?
Epileptic communication.
Transferring blame to the person he gave part of the job.
Even he had to admit severally that he had messed up. But why not make up for it by delivering on the project. Up till now, reaching him on phone is often uncertain.
Now he keeps reminding me that he has a lot of things to do. Even went to the extent of sending a number of someone he gave part of the project for me to deal with him directly.

It's all unprofessional.

But 5 months?

chim14:
It depends on what you were building. And you didn't say how much you paid this developer.

If you are thinking of looking for a software firm, just know that they still outsource projects they can't handle to external developers.

It all lies on meeting the right and level headed person to do business with - period.

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We created and sent a more than detailed documentation of the app before negotiation.
Note that my partner and I were web developers before we decided to focus on building a business.
It had nothing to do with how much paid. The price was very reasonable, and we didn't do any hard negotiation to arrive at the price.

As for the firm outsourcing, I don't have a problem with that as long as they deliver a good job and on time.

Thanks

ibnSalaudeen:
try out sci.ng. You shouldn't be disappointed

I checked them out. They offer training in software development. From the website of their parent company, which offers software services, I don't see any service for app development though.

I have resolved not to hire the service of a one-man developer. By one-man, I don't necessarily mean one person doing the entire development. He may have other developers he delegates part of the job to. But as long as it's not a structured organization, I'm not interested.

After wasting close to 5 months for a project that was supposed to last for one month (at most 6 weeks), I'm yet to get a final product.

Communication has been horrible.

Despite that I had to go out of my way to pay him a second installment, which was not part of the agreement, just to make sure the project goes on.

I know there are exceptions. There are respectable and reputable developers out there, but I don't have the luxury of trying again. I'll rather deal with a company with a physical presence and structure.

If you know any good App development company to develop Android and iOS apps, please recommend.

Thank you.

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Kdamilola:
Thanks for this thread... It'd surely be helpful!

Pls, I'd like to ask if you know of any masters scholarship for agricultural students, precisely animal nutrition. Thanks for taking your time to respond to the numerous messages.

Graçias.

There are general scholarship programs that accept a wide range of courses. Limiting your search to your particular field of study will make you miss out on such opportunities.

For instance, Australian Awards Scholarships accept Agriculture and other courses.
See details on Australian award scholarship - http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/5263/australian-development-scholarships-african-students/
They accept from 3rd class and above.

For agric. specific scholarships, this link will help http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/scholarship/by-courses/agriculture-by-courses/

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ifeness: Pathetic!!! I couldn't help but laugh out very loud. You kept talking about God as if it were real. You need to drink a chilled glass of beer and sleep.

If you like believe in God. If you like don't. Whatever you or any of your Atheist friends believe will not change the irrevocable truth that there is an Almighty God, the creator of Heaven and Earth. And that Jesus Christ is the the Son of God. I don't believe in God because my parents wants me to or because the church teaches so.

I've seen both sides, even that life you think is the way to go. I believe absolutely in God and in Jesus Christ because of 'my personal encounter' with Him.
Guy-man, if you claim to be a free-thinker, you should be stubborn enough to search out the truth.

@Poster

I'm not one to be seen in church all week long. But I go to church for the spirirual exualtation that comes with worshiping God in a congregation.

My business is mobile-based and I don't yet want to get an offline office. I want to register a business name to get a corporate account. Can I use my residence address for "Business Name" registration. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks

Dis Guy: but then again there's no standard, even with vocational education

it's not being supported by industry, the curriculum is mostly down to the Oga, there's no minimum skill set to be met by the apprentice

Notwithstanding, there are privately funded VET schools with equipped training centers, though they are often more expensive but not as 4 to 5years in higher institution.

It really gives me concern seeing Nigerian graduates roaming the street in search of white-collar jobs that are not even there. Now see how bank workers are retrenched lately.
It's unfortunate how we've bought over the idea of traditional learning as the only acceptable form of education. Countries like Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Scandinavian and most other developed countries hold vocational education on high esteem. But here in Nigeria Vocational training is rated as second class.
What do you think of the state of vocational education in Nigeria?

I found this thread from Google while researching on vocational education in Nigeria. It really gives me the concern when I see Nigerian graduates roaming the street in search of white-collar jobs that are not even there.
I don't think vocational education should be limited to secondary schools. We need vocational schools for graduates or just anyone to register and learn a skill. We have such aviation, nursing, welding, computer, internet, telecom schools etc but there is the need for more such self empowering institutions.
It's unfortunate how we've bought over the idea of traditional education as the only acceptable form of education. Nigerian graduates should also start thinking for themselves. I'm grateful to God to come from a family where everyone is good with the hands, vocational school or not, which helped me to drop my certificate as a petroleum engineer and get handy.
Switzerland, Germany, Denmark hold vocational education on high esteem,

Mine has been verified. It never exceeds 10th of each month (for me at least)

United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group, the African financial services group, through its corporate social responsibility arm; UBA Foundation, has unveiled plans for a national essay competition for secondary school students in Nigeria. Three Senior Secondary school students will be awarded undergraduate scholarships to study in Nigerian Universities.
The 'UBA Foundation National Essay Competition in Nigeria', is scheduled to commence with calls for entries from eligible participants on Monday September 12, 2011.
http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/2011/09/uba-foundation-national-essay.html