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Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by ujugirl88(f): 12:10am On Jan 16, 2018 |
I'm so bored here in Scotland, pls who lives around Dundee, anyone fancy an outing? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by gcey2k(m): 8:33am On Jan 16, 2018 |
Good morning people, Please can you advise the best means one can transfer money from Naija account to a UK. I have a UK account and a working PayPal too. I will be looking at transferring up to £5K at once. I am looking for reasonable exchange rates so as not to lose so much. Please those of you who have experience with school fees payment and transactions up to that amount can advise how you went about it. Thank you |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by dustydee: 9:55am On Jan 16, 2018 |
gcey2k:try transferwise. Their rate is good: https://transferwise.com/u/davidg1450 |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by gcey2k(m): 2:10pm On Jan 16, 2018 |
dustydee: Thanks Bro. But I can't find an option to buy GBP with NGN except to sell. And this is what I found in their FAQS
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Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by dustydee: 2:49pm On Jan 16, 2018 |
gcey2k:I thought you were looking to send money to Nigeria.Sorry for the misunderstanding. Try your bank or a BDC. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spacyzuma(m): 5:07pm On Jan 16, 2018 |
ujugirl88: Lol. Nigerians no dey Dundee? Scottish people love to drink, so if you drink, check out the local pubs. You could try visiting Edinburgh on a weekend. It's a nice city. Most Nigerians in Scotland are in Glasgow sha |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by guiddoti: 3:25am On Jan 20, 2018 |
ujugirl88:haha that part is boring apart Glasgow n Aberdeen, where things happen. There are few Nigerians in Dundee. Perth is a solo quiet city. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Arielle: 4:35pm On Jan 25, 2018 |
Hi house. Please I need some info from people in Glasgow. What is a good area to live in near the university of Glasgow. Did some research and the rents in the West End seem a bit steep. Where is the next best place, safe and close enough to the Uni, in a cachement area for good secondary schools (I'm coming with my 2 pre-teen boys). A 2 bedroom or a roomy 1 bedroom. We can rough it for a while. I'm also looking for a market for my business. How can i go about this? I will have braided wigs, ankara tops and summer dresses, ankara and batik button- down shirts for men ( all great with jeans), backpacks made with ankara, denim and leather mix. All for sale. Oga Justwise I'm not advertising oh! So any help? Any advice? Thanks All |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 5:02pm On Feb 05, 2018 |
ujugirl88: Lol social life in Scotland is so boring � if you don’t mind, send me an email and I could invite you to come over to Glasgow (I am working in Glasgow at the moment). hope you are single though� |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 5:12pm On Feb 05, 2018 |
Arielle: The best place to sell your stuffs is to connect with other Nigerians via the church. You can easily sell to them that way. Try attend any of the churches here and you are good to go.... I think winners has the largest congregation here in Glasgow. Uni of Glasgow is on Dumbarton road, any house on Dumbarton road is good, Partick (this is about 5 - 10 minutes on the bus to the school, it is closer to the UNi so it would be on the high side), sauchiehall street (about 10 minutes but expensive flats), yoker (20minutes to the school, cheap flats), Anniesland or drumchapel (20 minutes to the school and cheap flats), duke street (about 15-20 minutes street, cheap flats and lots of blacks reside here). To be honest, Glasgow is generally safe and very friendly people. I have been to at least 5 countries in the world (over 15 cities) and for me, Glaswegians are the nicest so far. I never knew this thread was still active though. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 5:19pm On Feb 05, 2018 |
[quote author=Nchabuomo post=61485624] Hi please can you yarn me the Nigerian restaurant in Glasgow @Nchabuomo, Okay in Glasgow, there are only 2 active black restaurants/ pubs (at least that I know). The restaurant beside queen street close to Strathclyde univeristy that spacyzuma was telling you about is called Comforter. Oh my God the restaurant is run by a Nigerian man and his wife. The man is so horrible and has bad customer service while the wife is a good woman. To be honest, I only go there cos of the woman. Their food, it is manageable. They are ibo so you can get lots of ibo foods there. Make sure you go with cash cos they don’t have POS, the environment is average looking and you will easily know you are in an African pub. This information I give you is very up to date cos I was still there last week � The most popular African restaurant with lots of African girls (Kenya, Gambia, Nigerians, Ghanaians) coming to flex is called Calabash and it is on union street, close to Glasgow central station. I think the owner is a Kenyan but they sell Naija foods as well. They have pounded yam, jollof rice, goat head (isi-ewu), choma (it is just like suya), pepper soup etc the environment here is also just average, there is just this African look you notice once you get there. If you are looking for a pub that runs till 1am, you want to drink, flex, party and probably get some African chicks, with Naija songs playing, then calabash on Union street is the place. Go there on Friday and Saturday around 10pm. Please note, you will have fun but it is just manageable. You can never get that Lagos grove here in Glasgow. As a proper Lagos boy, I rate all these pubs 20%, na manage we dey manage them, cos options are limited. I was in calabash just 2 days ago and I will be there coming Saturday (10/02/18). After you grove till 1am on Friday and Saturday, you can enter sugarcube club (they open till 3am and close by). Shey na school you come school for here? Make I no spoil you, have responsible fun and stay focused, make sure the OT is there. Also, I hope you know the rules of flexing right? Be careful with the white ladies, very careful. Let your OT be sharp and strong. P.S Alternatively, you can try botheco (google botheco for the adress), it is a Brazilian pub that opens till 3am, that place is fun. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 5:45pm On Feb 05, 2018 |
fatima04: Be more specific. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Nchabuomo: 12:01am On Feb 06, 2018 |
[quote author=OlowoB post=64812529][/quote] Loool you na baba o.....Have been to Calabash ...it's a nice place. Comforter dey aii, but the man head no correct. Whats OT? |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 9:52am On Feb 06, 2018 |
Nchabuomo: Oh you sef don see say the man get problem? Everyone complains about him. I have had issues with him severally. OT means orientation. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Arielle: 9:59am On Feb 06, 2018 |
OlowoB: You're a star! Many thanks |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Nchabuomo: 10:14am On Feb 06, 2018 |
OlowoB:Okay thanks bro....Calabash na still the okay option. Haven't been to botheco. More of a mango guy because of my friends though. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spacyzuma(m): 10:19am On Feb 06, 2018 |
Nchabuomo, OlowoB I've only been to Calabash twice, as I don't like the fact that it's underground. It makes me very uneasy. Comforter for me...I go there regularly just for the suya. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Nchabuomo: 6:38pm On Feb 06, 2018 |
spacyzuma:Loool service go comot from your phone ��� 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 10:11pm On Feb 06, 2018 |
Nchabuomo: Funny enough, there is WiFi available. Ask any of the bar staff for the code. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 10:12pm On Feb 06, 2018 |
spacyzuma: I never knew comforter had suya, I would probably try it out. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Nchabuomo: 2:15pm On Feb 07, 2018 |
OlowoB:Cool never knew man. Glasgow peeps auppose hang sometime o |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spacyzuma(m): 7:08pm On Feb 07, 2018 |
Yeah, we should organise a hangout one Friday night. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spacyzuma(m): 9:24am On Feb 09, 2018 |
OlowoB: YEs, they have chicken suya and beef suya. Definitely not true/original suya, but it's manageable. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by Kenneth10110(m): 4:33pm On Feb 09, 2018 |
odeexpress: Hello i need to ask you serious questions concerning the UK. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by kfkay: 11:33am On Feb 12, 2018 |
yea so i need a response ASAP from u guys abeg. i'm considering doing Nursing in the Uk at Bachelor level but i'm already 31yrs, tho i have a BSC in microbiology here |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spacyzuma(m): 11:33am On Feb 19, 2018 |
If you're with a Tier 2 work visa or interested, you need to read this. Wahala dey o. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/18/uk-hits-skilled-worker-visa-cap-third-month-home-office-refuses-applications Britain has hit its cap on visas for skilled non-European workers for an unprecedented third month in a row, deepening the staffing crisis facing the NHS and other key employers. When the monthly quota was reached in December and January for the first time in seven years immigration lawyers had expected it would prove to be a blip, but they now fear it is turning into a long-term problem. More than a third of the tier-2 work visas issued by the Home Office go to medical and other staff recruited to work in the NHS. Migration experts expect that among the first group to be turned away will be doctors and other healthcare staff, software developers and scientists. The next set of quarterly immigration figures will be published on Thursday. They are expected to show increasing evidence of a “Brexodus” over the past year, with an accelerating decline in the numbers of EU nationals coming to work in Britain while increasing numbers return home. The Home Office sent out hundreds of emails to UK employers and businesses last week telling them that their applications for the certificates of sponsorship required to recruit mostly highly skilled workers from outside the EU had been refused because they did not meet the minimum points score set for the February quota. The cap on skilled worker numbers operates on an annual quota of 20,700 with a fixed number of spaces available each month. Until last December the monthly quota had only been exceeded in one month since the cap was introduced by Theresa May as home secretary in 2011. The Home Office confirmed that the minimum salary for a job to qualify for a skilled work visa was normally £30,000, or £20,800 for a graduate recruit. However, in December it was set at £55,000 and in January tier-2 visa applications for jobs paying less than £46,000 a year were refused unless they were PhD-level roles or were for jobs on the official shortage occupation lists. The points-based immigration system prioritises applicants according to their advertised salary, with the minimum annual pay changing according to the number of applicants above the quota and their points rating. This hits the NHS particularly hard. Nichola Carter, an immigration specialist at Carter Thomas solicitors, said: “From the information I’m receiving it is starting to look like the threshold for rejection in February could be around the £50k mark. Initially it was thought that December and January were just blips. Now it’s starting to feel like this could be a long-term issue.” She said employers were increasingly seeking to sponsor skilled workers because they needed certainty in their recruitment plans. “The government has to step in now and either change the points or the criteria or create exemptions. Calls for NHS workers to be removed have already been made.” Carter added that she had seen two applications refused for clients last week: a software developer and a designer for a bespoke luxury goods manufacturer. All jobs offered to skilled workers from outside the EU that are not on the official shortage occupation lists have to be advertised in Britain first for a set period unless the salary will be at least £159,600. “I know of employers who are now willing to pay £65,000 for a job they were previously offering a salary of £35,000 for just to make sure they get a visa in the next round of allocations,” Carter added. The immigration law firm Fragomen confirmed that the cap had been reached for the third time. “Since the quota has been exceeded three times consecutively it is highly likely to be exceeded again next month due to the volume of reapplications. Applicants can reapply next month provided the job advertisement is still valid. There is no right of appeal following refusal.” Danny Mortimer, the chief executive of NHS Employers, has pressed the Home Office to exempt medical staff from the quota, saying NHS organisations were “increasingly concerned at their inability to obtain permits for essential medical colleagues”. More than a third of tier-2 work visas issued by the Home Office go to medical and other staff recruited by the NHS. A Home Office spokesperson said: “It is important that our immigration system works in the national interest, ensuring that employers look first to the UK resident labour market before recruiting from overseas. “The tier 2 visa route is intended to fill gaps in the labour market. When demand exceeds the month’s allocation of tier 2 (general) visas, priority is given to applicants filling a shortage or PhD-level occupations. “The published shortage lists include a range of medical professionals, including consultants specialising in clinical radiology and emergency medicine, and we estimate that around a third of all tier 2 places go to the NHS. |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by guiddoti: 11:46am On Feb 20, 2018 |
spacyzuma:na gbege oh! Diplomatic UK. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by yungdizzy: 9:10pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
Hello guys, Good job here. I have a few questions about the Commonwealth shared scholarship. Is it the participating uni that chooses the winners? if yes, What then is the reason we have to fill and write out statements of proposed actions after study even after being nominated by he school? Thank you for your time |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by ujugirl88(f): 9:09pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
OlowoB:hahahaha, lots of whites around me, i prefer to be with my fellow blacks, always bored here, will send you an email now |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by ujugirl88(f): 9:11pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
guiddoti:Very boring, I always visit London once every month to relax with my friends, London is bae, so bubbling, so many Nigerians s there, African stores etc, Scotland is dry |
Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 4:11am On Feb 24, 2018 |
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Re: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by OlowoB(m): 12:26pm On Feb 24, 2018 |
ujugirl88:. Replied. |
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