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This for 4.1m? What are you smoking?
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gabbasin:It's a garbage police service. Only smart, private individuals can help them advance their skills. I can imagine a tech person deciding to create a repository of missing persons and also unidentified persons at morgues to help families connect the dots. That really could be something nice to do. 3 Likes |
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THat's Naija for you. Someone dies carelessly and life goes on. Nobody cares that much, while the family continues to bear the pain.
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PerfectMan24:Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. She must have mentioned her age and if he still went ahead, then it's on him. |
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I like this Pope. I hope this Pope puts strong words out against Donald Trump, his countryman. I hope he speaks truth to power. 27 Likes 3 Shares |
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RodgersAkpafu: I'm totally on your side on this. I was once on an exchange in where I met with some germans and folks from a couple Scandinavia countries. For those who are well educated amongst them, you can see the effort at speaking good English, even if it's sometimes heavily accented. Germans, for example, would often pronounce "University" without using the starting "yoo" sound, jumping straight to "oo". They can't mostly because that letter does not exist in native German. That's understandable. However, they'd scarcely make the error of saying "my friends wants..." and the likes, which is just horrible grammar. In effect, you see that good education shines through, even if native proclivities hinder clear speech. Sadly, it's hard to say the same for most Nigerians and, just like you, I put this squarely at the feet of bad education. Years of bad education didn't just affect English, whereby you get English teachers in secondary schools that can't even speak English to save their lives; it also affected other subjects as well, which is no wonder why clubs like JETS that used to do so well in the 90's have pretty much faded into oblivion. 1 Like |
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AirBay: I think you are getting it wrong. Bad pronunciation is quite different from accented English, and also totally different from just plain poor use of English. Personally, I wouldn't classify accented English as bad. I'd like to believe it's okay to speak English with some accent. People from different countries of the world will speak English differently; and so will Nigerians. I speak French too and have spoken with people from Quebec. Quebecois is slightly different from French, but it doesn't mean that someone speaking Quebecois is speaking bad French. In fact, those who speak Quebecois to each other understand themselves very well. Besides being heavily accented and using some words and expressions differently from French, it's actually not bad at all. On the contrary, it's actually sometimes hard for some Nigerians to understand each other when they speak their own English. I said "sometimes". Whether it's poor use of tense, bad grammar, use of conditionals when they shouldn't, etc, it all just adds up to really disastrous use of English most times. That's the problem! Not the accent, but the use of English. That's what needs to be corrected firstly, not the pronunciation of words. And oftentimes, enunciation actually also helps with this. In fact, if as a Nigerian you continue to make these mistakes in an English work environment, then even the Indians will start telling you "pardon?", and then you'll be there wondering what's going on when you actually think you speak better English than them. Of course, this is not just a problem with Nigerians. It cuts across all geographies. Many don't get that good English education, after all. I know this is a reality because my niece who was only 4 when she started at some backyard nursery and primary school in Lagos never spoke English well until we changed her school to a fairly upscale primary school in Lagos. And that's not the expensive Lekki ones; was just a much better school with higher standards and more qualified teachers. Now she enunciates her words clearly and pronounces them very well. The change in education made a significant difference. I fear that as adults set in our ways, it's just difficult to it this obvious failure in our education, and to instead bumble around and try to convince ourselves that nothing needs to change. Trust me, nobody makes it to the top without itting obvious failures and then working on it. |
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AirBay: I said for most, not for you. That's what the statistics show. Many in Nigeria don't speak their native or local tongue, and even when they do they speak it very poorly, certainly not as well as they supposedly speak English. That's a fact. The only problem is that they also often don't speak that English well enough. As a simple example, how many government publications are released in local languages, compared to English? How many times has the country's president ever spoken and is interpreted in real time in the local languages? How many authors actually publish in the local languages? The reality is that the local languages in Nigeria (with the exception of Pidgin, maybe) are used sufficiently less and less that there's real worry the that they will soon fade into oblivion. |
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AirBay:He made a good point. The difference between those people and us is that for many of them English is not even their first language, e.g. Mexico. There's no reason we should enunciate our words clearly and speak fairly understandably, given that for most of us English is the sole language. The point was well made that years of bad education has caused incredible regression. 2 Likes |
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Funky123:I think this should get you additional points under one or more certificates |
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Righthussle: Making excellent sense! Well said |
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bookholla:The simple answer is "no, it's absolutely not enough reason to have a negative response". With hepatitis b, you can still get your PPR. The longer answer is that any health situation, regardless what it is, can affect your application if it will put significant stress on the Canadian health system. What constitutes significant stress will be determined by the examining doctor. But if you have always managed your viral load well and it is reduced such that you are healthy, Hepatitis B shouldn't be a problem that will cause significant impact on the country's healthcare system. 4 Likes |
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malakiMal:Bro, that NYSC is what you need. You need to fight, try your best and shoot for that. It works and works well. That's all you need. 2 Likes |
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Chevrolet076:No other reason than referral bonus which he makes off the new ers. The Ponzi scheme on the other hand needs new recruits to pay older ones, so they continue to share out referral codes. It's simple maths |
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SmellingAnus:You see, that an argument is correct by omission does not mean it's correct. Jesus's job in the Bible was not to visit as many people as possible. He likely visited no more than 5 or 6 people, but if all the people he visited were rich, it's still no indication that he wasn't more aligned with the poor than he was with the rich. This is a clear twisting of the foundation of the Bible by this prosperity preacher, because literally the whole theme of the Bible centres around how being poor is more acceptable to God than material wealth. Maybe if this supposed pastor can bring out an evidence in the Bible where a rich man went to heaven without having to give up their riches first, then it would make sense to say being materially wealthy is favoured by God or Jesus. In many parables and in other clear teachings, I think Jesus made it fairly obvious that material wealth impedes, rather than enables eventual access to God or to his kingdom. This is even an undisputable fact and it's almost comical at this stage to be arguing about it. But then, what do I know, there's no spinning these pastors won't pursue if it increases the stream of cash flow into their bank s. |
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Bobloco:God did not call anybody. God, if he exists, does not call anybody. Anybody can call themselves and claim that God called them. Sadly, enough gullible people believe the contrary for this to be a thriving business in Nigeria. That's why a silly pastor like this can preach an obvious lie and many will still swallow it hook, line and sinker. It's a cult, a cult of personality, and nothing anyone says changes the minds of these simpletons. |
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realsamsonite1: Very likely your new application will be denied again. For two reasons: -first, this new application shows she's visiting for the purpose of marriage (or immigration) which is generally frowned on by visa officers. The idea is that once she gets married, she doesn't have to leave, which is a problem. -second, if they get a whiff of the idea that her final destination is the US, it gets even tougher. This only means she's not just visiting Canada, but could likely be using the visa as a launching pad into the US. This is also generally frowned upon. Of course there are exceptions, but honestly I don't see this working. They have no incentive to give her a visit visa if it looks very clear that she just wants to ultimately migrate with it. More especially because she's Nigerian. It was already difficult simply getting the visa using her sister. The visa officer will also question why you can't just go to Nigeria, marry her and file for spousal family visa. Plus how many trips have you made yourself to Nigeria to visit her to establish that she really is your financée. If you can't prove multiple trips, how can you prove you have been seeing each other a while. This looks dead on arrival to me. They are just going to cite some flimsy lack of economic ties and deny her. Your best bet is to go to Nigeria, marry her and file for spousal visa. 2 Likes |
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Righteousness2:Una and all these threats and fear mongering. It's time for you to grow up and stop wearing those your baby pants. 1 Like |
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79733139: I you from the French thread. Good job! Well deserved. 1 Like |
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In other words "We are available to help you cheat"
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naturefellow:Good point. No doubt it's just done for the sake of the public record. More like what the Hilda lady did. It might have been inspiring to a few in Nigeria, but that's because the country has never really had any inspiring story anyone could look to. For a country so mediocre in many things, someone cooking for whatever number of hours may sound like a big deal, as uninspiring as it is in actuality. We never heard of Japan or Britain celebrating chefs who cooked for hours. We do know they celebrate chefs who have blazed the trail in the art of modern cooking. This GWR attempt falls under the same heading. Uninspiring, mundane and lacklustre. Only an attempt to collect a plaque and display it; an attempt to matter by all means. If she were such a keen adventurer, maybe it would make more sense if she led an expedition to some of the most innermost villages in Nigeria which have scarcely been visited by cameras or a production crew. 2 Likes |
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Who tells these people that they just need to go to GGWR, find one mundane record related to their field, and try to break it to meet some sort of narcissistic need? I really need to meet the delusional soothsayer who has advised them all.
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AirBay:Definitely! That's what drives the frustration many people experience. 1 Like |
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nairavsdollars: Among Christians and non-Christians alike in Nigeria, the only thing that speaks the same language is money. You can be a visible criminal all you like, the pastors will worship regardless, and the so-called gospel ministers will sing your praises. The only reason is because the pastors and gospel ministers alike are all looking to filling their pockets with wads of cash. They all want to be millionaires. A pastor is driving a Rolls Royce in the midst of grinding poverty where millions hardly eat one-square meals. Yet, you'll hear things like "what's his business?", "Does he owe them anything?". Still though, for the pastor, his congregation owes him their tithes! What an irony! 1 Like |
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adesbaba:To be honest with you, banking operations for 7 years is not experience to bring to Canada. Banking is very saturated here and because it operates quite differently (in some ways) from what obtains in Nigeria, many Canadian banks will hesitate to bring you in at the same level as you are in Nigeria. That's not to mention the need for Canadian experience that could sometimes be a hinderance. However, that shouldn't deter you. I'll recommend a few things to you. Start looking at additional transferable skills you could layer on top of or adjacent to your banking experience. For example, say you also did project management while you were at the bank, try to sell this as a different skill by (1) trying to write PMP if you can, and (2) preparing a different resume that sells you as a project manager (and not a banking advisor, for example). If you have other transferable skills, try to build resumes in those directions and claim your normal years of experience doing this. Things that I can imagine you can spin out of working in a bank could be project management, business intelligence, business development, customer success, customer service, etc. You are the one who knows better, in any case. But these could help increase the breadth of organizations you can apply to outside of banking institutions. I once successfully advising a process engineer to spin out into data analysis because he did work with a lot of data as a process engineer, except he had to write a few Microsoft data certifications to layer on top of that experience and get up to speed quickly with some well-known data analysis tools like PowerBI. Second thing is to start building your network. LinkedIn is a very good place to start. So are arrival services, which are almost all free. Try to for one of these arrival services in Canada once you land and go take many of their programs, and try to build your networks from there. If possible, reach out on LinkedIn to people working in your desired field and look into going to the same networking events they are going to, so that when you are there you can say stuff like "Oh, I actually follow you on LinkedIn. I like what you discussed about ......It's quite related to what I did back in my previous organization where I was employed as......I've been looking for new opportunities in this area since I came to Canada some few months ago so that I can expand my skills...." Anything along those lines. Third thing is to start furiously applying for jobs RIGHT now. Nothing should be stopping you from throwing as many resumes out there as you can, making sure to tailor each according to the job you want. You don't have to expect anything, but it doesn't hurt to try. My recommendation here is to keep your expectation low, as you continue to do the two above. If you find that there is need for you to acquire a few certifications here and there to boost your chances, this is when you start working on them. For example, would you be shooting for project management jobs while leveraging your banking experience, then start prepping to write PMP, etc. THis is the part where you are building yourself, while not waiting for a job first. Finally, in addition to all above, you want to prepare for the worst case. What's the worst case? That all these efforts don't pay off for several months. In that case, what's your plan? Do you want to do Uber on the side? Ubereats? Skip? Or you want to shoot for a quick Amazon warehouse job? Or customer service from home? Something in retail? Or you are quite handy and don't mind becoming a blue collar? If you are open to any of such contingencies, this is the time to start working towards them. For example, if you think you are going to do Uber, then go tidy up your Nigerian driver's licence and learn how you can quickly transition to start driving in Canada. Would you need to start studying the driver's handbook for the exam? Time to start now. Just plan, plan, plan. If you would love to get into welding because it's something you've always thought about, time to visit a welder in Nigeria and start learning the basics, etc. I have always maintained that all that ecstasy or excitement from getting Canadian PR, all that excitement that follows "He has finally done it!", all that jumping up and screams of excitement that is so palpable all over the Canadian express entry thread once folks get their visa; all that excitement is unwarranted and doesn't prepare you for what to expect in Canada. Canada is no heaven. In fact, anyone could be easily worse off once they get here. It doesn't get any easier. If anything, it could get crazy mental. What matters is to start preparing once you are sure you are leaving the country. There is a lot of preparations to do and only those who prepare win in the end! 18 Likes 1 Share |
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sade1994:If it's over a year, then you should definitely send out web forms to complain. Yours is already over the time limit. |
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This is your indication to not have even an iota of trust for a Nigerian politician. They all have prices. I guess for this one, it's to become governor of the state.
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simpleseyi:Absolutely nonsensical. Even TB Joshua had a retinue of doctors who were attending to him during this last moments. This is the same person that claimed he was healing tens of thousands of people with varying diseases. Now, of course, more news have come to light regarding the fraud that was going on at that church, courtesy of the BBC. However, no matter how much we shout this, our gullible Nigerian christians who believe in the mythical will never stop to listen. 5 Likes |
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Omoawoke:Omo, you couldn't have said it any better. What we are seeing today is just pathetic. Pathetic is probably an understatement. People cursing their own ancestors, just to say someone's foreign import is the way. It's crazy. 2 Likes 1 Share |
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olalekan9320:They forget. They think they have the monopoly on hate, which is never a good thing. 4 Likes |
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