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SLIDEwaxie:
a South African Rand to a dollar is 14rands

A naira to a rand is 23naira

However, a naira to a dollar is above 300..

Did you knw why a Rand to a naira is low? because we dnt demand for it!

Did u knw why a Rand to a dollar is low? because they dnt demand for it that much...


What sane country spends dollar as if it's her currency?

The problem of this country is not buhari, my friend... And as intelligent as u sound, u shld realise that the only mistake he made, which I do not is to remove all benefits once ...

He shld av done it one after the other..

We seriously needed someone like OBJ who wld damn all consequences. OBJ tried to revive outlr manufacturing sector that was killed by IBB thru import and subsidies, but he did it small small and not like buhari is doing it..

I can't argue more... But biliv me, even SA is currently in recession.. Venezuela, Angola, Saudi Arabia, uk etc are all suffering.. Ask those who are there to yell u the truth..

And also mention that Kuwait just raised petrol prices to $1.06, also pulling back subsidies massively. The dollar issues we have are replicated in multiple countries. Angola has had the dollar issue worse off long before us, Ethiopia is same story. The government has made a couple of wrong turns, being indecisive about some things.....but the mass dullard branding, hi time Nigerians look at global realities.
Obasanjo was at the helm when Nigeria stayed immune through the global recession, no Nigerian re or realises, his presidency is also called the worst.
Seen multiple countries this year, and at least for the African continent, we have fared this wind better.

Exxon Mobil has reportedly declared force majeure on Qua Iboe crude after an accident the company said was not related to militant attacks.




Clearly stated in the article that it is not related to militant attacks.....i read the headline, I read the comments and I really get bothered about Nigeria....the ion without facts on every social media discussion is scary, the quality of analysis in the press hinders its capacity to get the government on its toes because article after article is crap. Sadly the next generation is towing the same path.

ogawisdom:
Ok what's d longest time you have driven your car without a trip to d mechanic/spending money on fixing anything. Leave out buying petrol, oil/filter change n changing brake pads.

Mine
Car = Toyota Carina E
Year= 95/96
Longest I ve stayed = 6months (d car is over 20years nw and a daily drive guess nt too bad sometimes I wonder hw it will b if brand-new)

There are seasons dt one will see a mechanic almost monthly BC of tear n wear n replacement of old parts dts not for this thread sha. Let's share d best periods with our cars.

Over to u nw

You are right on Toyotas, 6 years and 80,000 km after..... my Corolla has only been repaired once, after an extremely bad fuel experience like 4 years back. Not a pin changed on the suspension even with the bad roads, should mention though, its basically driven by me and wifey, so no driver abuse. I also pay the extra to have my scheduled service at good garages.

Have a younger Hyundai, also done well but something creeps up in the suspension every 6-9 months. Nothing major but still disappointing for an SUV.

labiola:


Internal Audit is boring but as an external Auditor, it's sweet ask people working with Big 4, they will tell you. I love being an external auditor.

Boring....depends on the company, not if u have worked in more than two countries ds year and its still March, concern would be too much happening not boredom.

In the right place, its an amazing job.

Same ol same ol....a thread that should inspire the next generation has become a contest on which is better....both definitely have their distinct advantages, veterans should be mentoring based on specific needs of each individual.
Plan to globe trot, ACCA is an edge, plan to sign financials in Nigeria, ICAN is an edge.
Don't know about now, back then, all you needed to add an ICAN to your ACCA was attend a conference, you literally get it on a platter of gold. Never bothered, not because ICAN is less relevant, or more relevant but cos it did not fit my career plans at the time.
I work in a team and nobody re who is ACCA or ICAN, we are all ants, lets drop the arguments and motivate the next generation of ants.

Story of cities #5: Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace



Mawuna Koutonin

the Guardian | Friday 18 March 2016 07.30 GMT Last modified on Friday 18 March 2016 10.56 GMT




With its mathematical layout and earthworks longer than the Great Wall of China, Benin City was one of the best planned cities in the world when London was a place of ‘thievery and murder’. So why is nothing left?


This is the story of a lost medieval city you’ve probably never heard about. Benin City, originally known as Edo, was once the capital of a pre-colonial African empire located in what is now southern Nigeria. The Benin empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in west Africa, dating back to the 11th century.

The Guinness Book of Records (1974 edition) described the walls of Benin City and its surrounding kingdom as the world’s largest earthworks carried out prior to the mechanical era. According to estimates by the New Scientist’s Fred Pearce, Benin City’s walls were at one point “four times longer than the Great Wall of China, and consumed a hundred times more material than the Great Pyramid of Cheops”.

Situated on a plain, Benin City was enclosed by massive walls in the south and deep ditches in the north. Beyond the city walls, numerous further walls were erected that separated the surroundings of the capital into around 500 distinct villages.

Pearce writes that these walls “extended for some 16,000 km in all, in a mosaic of more than 500 interconnected settlement boundaries. They covered 6,500 sq km and were all dug by the Edo people … They took an estimated 150 million hours of digging to construct, and are perhaps the largest single archaeological phenomenon on the planet”.


Barely any trace of these walls exist today.

For full article, see link below: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/18/story-of-cities-5-benin-city-edo-nigeria-mighty-medieval-capital-lost-without-trace

Most telling statement:

Instead, if you wish to get a glimpse into the glorious past of the ancient Benin kingdom – and a better understanding of this groundbreaking city – you are better off visiting the Benin Bronze Sculptures section of the British Museum in central London.

AlexCk:
We get alligators for naija,
Thought we had just crocodiles.
Oh well,

Alligators are not native to west Africa, it is a crocodile.

Truth234:
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report released on Friday shows a decrease of 69.9 percent or 327,702 in the number of new jobs created in the second quarter (2Q) of the year when compared with preceding quarter and 45.5 percent short of the total number of jobs created in the same quarter last year.

According to the report formal sector of the economy created 51,070 new jobs, which for 36.1 percent of the total jobs created in the second quarter (2Q) of 2015. The formal sector recorded a decline of 61.6 percent or 79,871 jobs when compared to the number of jobs created in the first quarter (1Q) quarter of 2015 and a 35.2 percent decline to that of jobs created in the same quarter in 2014.

In the public sector, total of 6,395 jobs were created in the 2Q, beating same quarter last year with an increase of 11.7 percent or 669 jobs. This sector represents 4.5 percent of the total jobs created during the period under review.

The informal sector of the economy which consists of jobs generated by individuals or businesses employing less than 10 employees or businesses with little or no formal structures, created 83,903 new jobs. However, when compared with 1st quarter of the year when 332,403 new jobs were created, an alarming 74.8 percent decrease in jobs was recorded.

The report shows that informal and formal sectors are the most affected which correlate with the effect of current economic policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restrict importers of certain items from accessing forex at CBN rate. This means that formal and informal businesses have reduced the number of jobs they create in order to cut cost and devise alternative business model to sustain their businesses.

http://investorsking.com/nigerias-new-job-creation-decreased-by-69-9-percent/

Simply because nobody bothered to doctor the data this quarter.

engrrichie92:



i really hope you get this on time... dont really know how to use this nairaland's pm, so not sure you got the pm; please i need your help and mentorship sir...from my cv review to how to get prepared for interview...please sir, i await your response. thanks

Dropped a message for you.....

subnormal:


Bro it takes only 40 mins to get to lagos from their offshore base, I dont know how close it has tobe before you deem it safe.

God bless you...was wondering at the comment, so they should have flown to Ondo, then travel over road for 6 hours to Lagos.

Freemanan:

GBAM...
NL is JUST playing it's role sha

This is some scary mindset...and people with this mindset keep wondering why they don't land the job! If you are defeated already, no point applying....to those that believe, leave it to them to apply.

Benoxvals:


Maybe the guy is living in a forest reserve

Doubt there's any part of Lekki where you don't have Monitors, they are typically well camouflaged so takes being observant to see them.

allycat:
Malaria is a deadly disease to people that do not have immunity. In children it is one of the top causes of death in the sub Saharan region because of their lack of immunity. The average adult Nigerian has been exposed and developed such immunity that's why it doesn't kill us so easily. Ask any Nigerian abroad who has been diagnosed with malaria especially in the UK and Europe,they are quarantined and treated as if they have a mild form of Ebola. Evenamongst pregnant adult Nigerian women malaria related deaths are not uncommon.

God bless you...considering we are living in a malaria region, kinda scary the kind of comments showing people don't really know the disease. Guess there should be a whole new education campaign on malaria.
The airline should be sued, it is basic responsibility to ensure any staff travelling to a malaria region is loaded with chemoprophylaxis. And if there was any training, she would have known to mention malaria to the doctors rather than get misdiagnosed for flu. Malaria getting to that stage for a non-immune is as good as death.

SpeedyConnect:

Pls tell us sir

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SpeedyConnect:
This will be succinct and precise.

Stupefied I was to learn of the phoney claim that power bank electrocuted a Ghanaian girl, Blandine, who had it placed on her bre.st region while it was charging. This claim was backed up by photos to lend credence to it.


Having examined facts and pictures, I observe and state as follows

1. That the claim was at best phoney and specious given that we have Alternating Current AC, and Direct Current, DC and power banks ,batteries, fuel cells and solar cells generally produce only Direct Current. This is because electrons here flow in one direction only. The reverse is the case in AC.



Power banks or batteries produce just DC energy which is microscopic that when even both terminals are touched wouldn't have effect.


That the fact that the said power bank was connected to a charger is immaterial given that chargers, including phone chargers, produces no AC but DC current usually 5v using a rectifier by reversing the polarity of one half of the period of the AC signal hence couldn't have led to shocks let alone electrocution.


In other words, chargers are plugged to AC outlets and chargers get the AC power and convert it to DC.
It's that DC that charges your phone or laptop batteries.
So the wires of your charger , ie the one that extends from the charger head has DC flowing in it.


That is the reason why nothing happens to you when you touch the Unclad iron part your laptop or phone chargers.


Again, it's not every with Unclad wires that kills. The effect is determined by a lot of factors like the volts, current, resistance etc. That explains why you occasionally touch Unclad wires and remove your hands immediately without severe injury.

It remains to be added that a fastidious look at the picture of the girl while alive and that supposing her to be dead are different. Spot the shape of the nose in both pics, one flat (while alive) and the other pointed, (dead)

Conclusively, the whole enchilada can be anything but true and is at best a cheap misleading PHOTOSHOP tosh. In fact, a blatherskite.
I stand to be controverted.

Thank you.

Ever wondered why lithium batteries are not allowed on most airplanes?

jcmaiah:
Any employer using class of degree as basis of employment in Nigeria is not serious! UBA did in 2009 and could not get what they needed. As a matter of fact on the second recruitment they rejected all 2:1 and 1st class. Common, anybody that have 2:1 in this country once you have the money to lavish on hungry lecturers. Give all equal opportunity and let them sort themselves out!

That is what Universities do, give everybody an equal opportunity, and let them sort themselves out...and some come out with 1st class, some with 2:1 etc....getting a 1st class or 2:1 is not a sole criterion for success, just like having less than that doesn't foreclose success. Still, it is defeatist to try and put down the 1st and 2:1 degree holders. Not just in Nigeria, globally, high performing organisations believe an high performing individual is evidenced by high performing degree. It is a base minimum, other criterion are then layered on.

majekdom2:
may you continue to increase in wisdom.

Amen

A thread definitely worth posting in.
I get bothered when I read job seeker comments on Nairaland, there is always an underlying "you need to have connection to get a job". That mind set gets people lazy....starting from their CVs', couple of times I have gotten CVs of job seekers asking for help, I make comments and ask them to update and they never come back. I'm sure their mindset is "abeg, help me if you want Jo".
Next, how would you walk into an interview without being ready, spend time praying for favor and also spend time preparing for interviews, interviews are more scientific than luck based when you are well prepared.
I work in a prime oil and gas firm, like 4 were selected in pbly like 5000 that took the test, the general consensus at the test venue was "all Na fake, aw many would they take", deep in my mind, I kept saying to myself, until God says no, I wont say no...lesson, don't bother going if you are convinced the job cant be yours, positivity does not hurt.
I didn't know anyone, I got the job....truth is the very best jobs in Nigeria are given to the very best hands, those jobs are too high profiled to be peddled via connections.
Be the best at all you do, academics (it does not hurt to get a first class), treat every job test like a last opportunity, every interview should be prepared for with every ounce of research. And for each job on the way to the dream job, sink your all to it.
Anybody who preaches shortcuts ain't been real, the easiest way to the dream career is hard work from the first university course you take, and forget what they all say, hardwork still pays in Nigeria

Whaaaatttttttttt......met that madness when i ed Unilorin 16 years ago....cant believe its still there. Someone should see a biz idea in this and capitalise on it.

I never comment but forced to comment on this.....beautiful and on point.
The average Nigerian writes a lazy resume, lazily prepares for an interview and yet believes every job gotten is by "connection". Good jobs dont come easy, so if you cant get a resume right....you are not ready to start the slug it takes for a good job.

Update....Oando gets a thumbs up for responding, more importantly, the response was from an escalation of the issue to hq by the filling station and not neccessarily my mail to hq. Got a phone call first from customer service, professional, not trying to "shield" the organisation, apologising and appreciating my , while promising to investigate and get back to me. True to the promise, got a follow up call from a facilities engineer who got further details and promised to . In this parts, response to such customer service enquiries is actually commendable and not the norm, would keep updating, lets see if they can turn a bad thing good.
I even receieved an email from customer care on this issue. Intersting build up.

All motorists should be cautious, had an experience with fuel i bought at Oando maryland. Text of my mail to Oando below, dont know if i'll get a response but think i should warn everyone

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Customer Service
Date: Wed, June 5, 2013 5:49 am
To: [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is to document my displeasure at the outcome of my visit to your
Maryland filling station on Sunday, 2nd June 2013.
Terming the experience a misadventure is putting it lightly, I requested
5,000 fuel into my Toyota Corolla (a 3 year, 46,000km vehicle with good
service history), the pump only dispensed 805 naira worth in about three
minutes. After the funny behaviour of the pump, i was asked to move to
another pump where fuel was eventually sold.
About 5 minutes later, around anthony, the engine went dead, started about
30 mins later, drove for a while (got to my gate thsnkfully) before
refusing to stsrt again. I ended up towing the vehicle to Elizade (8,000
naira) where it was discovered that huge amounts of water where dispensed
with the fuel. The misadventure continues as i have a bill of 104,000
naira to settle as a result of the damage done.
As expected, I was told when I returned to the filling station that "that
kind of thing has never happened", I interprete that to mean I cooked up
stories even though I did not make any demand for cash from them.
As is the practice, i dont have a receipt to even evidence my purchase but
i expect Oando should investigate and respond accordingly in the spirit of
true customer service.
Its disheartening to spend so much as a consequence of buying in a filling
station you ordinarily would consider reputable.
I am eagerly awaiting your response and feeback?

Regards,
Mayowa

Scopium:

[size=13pt]Of course you can. My zenith bank savings swallows cheques. All you have to do is upgrade your zenith bank to receive cheques that's all, no charges are involved. Once you do it you can also pay in dividend warrant into the savings .[/size]

it's fully true, all you need to upgrade your savings is 2 references from Zenith or other bank holders

@poster
God bless you for starting Nairalanad's best thread ever, so emotional, i havent been able to get back to work since hitting this thread, just makes my childhood days so sweet to , feel lke dashin back and enjoying one more week.
Voltron was the bomb, way ahead of time, Let's have Voltron back on TV, showin from 11--12 midnight once a week, trust me, there'll be more dn enuf willing sponsors