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Once upon a thread...

Very correct, the key point being "competence"

yungmin:


Abroad countries don't do incompetence. The criteria has always been to find a citizen who can do the job before considering a foreigner. This is different from the quota system we practice here.

I really don't care where any person is from, as long as people that are given stuff earned them, it's fine.
What is disturbing is when a person who ordinarily wouldn't merit something is given it because of where he/she is from but alas that's the way it is.
If you are from a region where things are easier for you as per lower requirements and all, it's your luck.
If you are from a region where competition is stiff and requirements are harder, it's your luck too, you have to work extra hard but las las, if Nigeria doesn't get to the point of placing more emphasis on merit than on region, we will not see any positive improvement.

What a senseless post, you have no idea what merit is

muhamm3d:


I am not a northerner but I feel the decision by Buhari is right. So long as the northerners that were chosen are intelligent minds also. Not only the south have intelligent people they also reside in the north too. Every major group should be represented just for the sake of peace. Here you are wanting all southerners to be chosen for the sake of merit. Now if the president had chosen all northerners in the name of merit, what will be the reaction of every southerner? All southerners will be crying about how Buhari wants to northernize the country. Considering the nature of nigeria, the principle of federal character representation is what is still giving us a semblance of sanity and its currently more important than merit so long as all the candidates are of similar IQ. Jonathan that was trying to push all southerners for such scholarship is the one in the wrong as the principle of federal character is even enshrined in our constitution

And someone will wonder why many of our bright minds are leaving
Sad...

yungmin:
Some of the evils of quota system

In 2014, I and several other Nigerian University graduates had been shortlisted to write the Presidential Special Scholarship (PRESSID) designed exclusively for First Class Nigerian graduates who wanted to pursue both Masters and PhD in any top 25 Universities in the world. President Goodluck Jonathan had set the scheme up and the idea was to build a strong team of brilliant Nigerians who will come back to serve the country years later.

There were a little above one thousand of us who wrote the exam at CHAMS, Abuja. At the time, I was already lecturing in UNN so most of my friends (who were also my colleagues) enrolled. 16 of us in total. It was a computer-based test so we knew our fate instantly. I had scored 94% in the exam. In fact, 15 of us from UNN scored between 80 and 97%. Man! We came out of the exam hall completely joyous. We were so sure we had got the scholarship. And we were right. Sometime in February 2015, the list of 101 successful candidates was shortlisted in the National Dailies. Fifteen of us were on that list. I had applied to Princeton University, Imperial College London and University of Toronto already. That phase of our lives was glorious.

Fast forward to March 2015, Goodluck lost the elections to Mr. Buhari. That was where things started to take a new turn. Shortly after Mr Buhari was sworn in, he had recalled the list and complained that there was no single northerner on it. He believed it was an agenda of the South. Right before our eyes, meritocracy was shortchanged for Federal character. It was first like a joke, but we all lost that huge scholarship. It was worth about $250,000 per person (tuition and living expenses inclusive across 5 years). Before then I had little faith in the country but when this happened, I became weary of the country.

Thankfully, later that year, I got a full scholarship from University of Toronto for my Masters and PhD (6 years in total). Of those other 14 friends of mine, 13 of them have also moved since then - US, Canada, UK, New Zealand, Japan etc. Obviously we moved on but truth is, the life we have now was afforded to us by the Government of another country, many of which will seduce you with permanent residency and citizenship afterwards.

Any nation that shortchanges merit for anything else will fall. Nigeria has the brightest people, yet, we are where we are (in Osibanjo's voice).
These people will corroborate my story as they were also winners of the PRESSID scholarship

These people will corroborate my story as they were also winners of the PRESSID scholarship: Odoeze Jideofor Okagu Ogadimma Olikagu Sylvia Chisom Hyacinth Ali David Chukwuma Izuogu Samuel Olisa Chima Eke and others.

Sad!
~Chidozie Ojobor

Awwwww, sorry

I can imagine

ConsistentSG:
How would one start explaining her own situation and shortcomings;

So, on the 14th February aka Valentine's day (love day), NNPC decided to breakhearts.

So, I had already been invited to a date by my Fiance on that day. oh, I didn't know and was not informed that our boy was planning an engagement party. That he had already invited my friends.

So, sometime around 4:30pm on Val's day, NNPC's success mails started dropping. Our girl was glued to her laptop in the office viewing Nairaland and refreshing mails. saying silent prayers to God and trying her best to hold her tears in order not to draw attention.

So, she stayed in the office until sometime after 6pm. she was sad and emotionally down. she switched off her cell phone and went home to cry.

So, been emotionally down she forgot about her date. Oh, honey called, friends called but couldn't reach her. Honey could not believe himself, everyone concluded she went on with another date, if not why is her line off.

So, up till date our girl is still defending herself.

Apl she didn't get, engagement she didn't get

Double heartbreak on Valentine's day

Screenshot the call


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Some people are sure notification of successful candidates has ended

Some are sure notifications is still ongoing

Some others say names will be published in the newspapers by Monday

Everybody and their own...

I pray so too

ConsistentSG:


I pray it gets to us soon,

Amen

ConsistentSG:


Please any Legal Practitioner, should indicate.

Yes or No

Not yet

Please why is it that almost all the recent posts from TeddyX have two likes each?
Unku, are you posting with one moniker and liking with your other monikers

So your name don dey list laidis...chai

KingsBaba:
The rumoured 9000/774 equals approximately 12 applicants per LG. I don zero my mind that I'm competing against 12 fellow guyz in my LG since beginning. Las Las, na God go still win.

In other news, my boss who supervised me during IT in NNPC just messaged me this morning that "NNPC will start calling us by next week". Apart from Happy New year messages, we Neva talk this year.

One more thing, if you made it, don't think say na u Sabi pray pas. And those that wouldn't make the list, don't feel that God has been deaf to ur prayers. Everybody prays.
Good Luck to us.

All these people saying "this week" are either one person with many monikers, different people with the same source or different people with different sources. The last option should offer the greatest credibility but we've all seen dates come and go in a way that even the "sources of the sauces" could not explain.

At this point, waiting is the only option. If it comes, good; if it doesn't, waiting stays on.

Waiting is stressful....

Nah...same salary scale but some extra money (including the ones uned for) will be dropping

fidebbs:


Darado, are u invariably saying those in NNPC RETAIL, PPMC, NETCO etc are not on the same salary scale with the aforementioned? You can start by telling the present salary of SS6. I am only asking oo. No offence. Pls

Mbaka's day of reckoning is coming, his disgrace will be HUGE

Finally

balher:
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/fate-of-40000-applicants-unknown-as-nnpc-delays-recruitment/?fbclid=IwAR2D0qFC_PdAt7aCOQq0uzJGsk8xetjZK4AkCGbiUFyX_z5DuxCyt8AeSck

I'm officially tired of y'all
Hahahahahahahahaha

Aswear.....totally needless

Chukeg:

Needless

Hahahahahahahaha
Kikikikikikikikikikikiki

Powersurge:
Wait ooo is @balher the same standard deviation guy a.k.a wedding correspondent, a.k.a babaringa photographer?



If so, pls try to update the house when Kyari"s daughter-in-law conceives. I really appreciate the legitimacy of your source all these times. Please don't be discouraged in posting the pictures. God bless you.

balher:
Sorry, nothing like printing of APL as earlier mentioned by someone. Still pending court case in this regard.


just pray 4 best & wait

After the highly incoherent "update" you posted the last time

Please what is the name of this thread?

Na all of una dey write the test

Lol, at least I told you and I'm sure you will when next you want to use that phrase
Don't worry, I came in peace

Scupata:


See ur mouth like I wanted to Quote

I wanted quoting him, periodttttt! English is not my concern , Apl is... Was me clear?

I wanted to quote not I wanted quoting...

Scupata:


Hahahahaha I wanted quoting him but decided against that beofore they start calling me a trouble maker
Nothing NEPA no go c ontop pole

I desire that as I celebrate Christmas this year, I'll be planning my resumption in NNPC
Meaning say APL go don show

Whether you believe with me or not, doesn't matter; it is not your desire, na me get am

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Starwisben:

Cooking beans

If the current info is true, everyone's fate has already been decided.
Make all man just relax and wait...

Aswear, because na that one matter

The alert/non-alert boat has long sailed

Fredkio:

Biko thank him for his response and ask if there is any update on this recruitment o..

And this one can't even spell correctly...yeye dey smell

Marvel68:
Politicians from Imo and Enugu received 12 and 10 slots respectively. The slots was shared according to their respective senatorial districts.

Like I said, most people will receive APL from next week.

Cheers!

I hear say MOP never approve funds for relocation allowance for new intakes. I no ask anybody whether na true, I just talk wetin I hear.

In other news, please this argument of social media and all is now too much...ABEG!

Is this different from the one we saw before?

Tatabonzo:
Don't give up!