No one should forget to read this-https://www.metrodailies.com/education/prepare-jamb-2018-2019-high

mansakhalifa:
There are thousands,if not millions of courses out there but it's just as if we all wanna be Pet. engineers,Doctors,Lawyers,Accountants,bla,bla,bla the bla. We have sort of narrowed the playing field and the opportunities.

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LauraDLee:
Thanks for sharing.

you are welcome

Top 5 courses That you may regret picking in 2018 jamb

Deciding To sit for jamb is one thing ,picking a course is another and getting admitted is another thing .But the main purpose of sitting for jamb is to get admitted to a university to study the course you applied for.On this episode of my jamb series on "metrodailies.com" ,i will be listing out courses you may regret applying for in jamb 2018 .Not because they are not good but you need to know some disadvantages of picking them. Due to the competition,corruption in our universities and frustration you may face even after passing jamb with a fantastic score .

Important note: I'm not discouraging anyone from picking his/her dream course but be aware of the things you may face after picking them

5. Nursing.

You may have the zeal,passion and everything to be a good nurse .All you wanted in life since childhood may have been to be a Nurse and you think its the right course for you.I can tell you the competition you will face if you pick this course in jamb is extremely high,you may end up been giving some courses with little future or hope in Nigeria.E.g paristology,Virology,Botany .just to mention a few.

4. Engineering Courses

The number of Nigerian students picking this courses year after year in jamb is always increasing,you may have a very good foundation in physics and mathematics but mind you there are thousands jostling for that same spot that are even better than you.You may pass jamb but still not gain admission due to the competition you will face in post utme and this brings frustration.I had a friend who scored 249 in jamb, year 2015 and proceeded to write post utme of his choice school guess what happened he was shocked when he got to the exam centre and met some other students with very high scores than him, they were too numerous to count.Despite coming out with a good score in post jamb too, he was given another course after his thorough readings.When he told me i saw the sad look on his face.

3. Pharmacy

The competition to get admitted to any university to study pharmacy in Nigeria,Is like a bicycle trying to move faster than a Lamborghini,Its a nice course but are you willing to pay the price to read morning and night.Picking this course may have effects on your social life.You may spend 10 hours a day reading,the remaining hours praying and fasting.You finally sit for Jamb and because you have been tensed,scared and shaky during the Exam "you fail"or come out with very low scores.My sister you are on your own.

2. Law

Its the dream of an average arts and humanities students to study law at prestigious universities In Nigeria,But my dear,"law no be beans"the stress you will pass through is high,You have to be not just brilliant but intelligent and an avid reader to get admitted even with a jamb high score.Every year law is the second most picked course in Nigeria,You have more than 100,000 students applying for very little space in our universities.This year over 4000 students applied for law at unilag and i bet you the university could not take more than 200 thats if there is space enough to accommodate up-to 200 students.

1. Medicine

Truth is medicine is one of the most difficult course to study in Nigerian universities.The competition is too high,just too high for anyone who is an average student to consider going for.Year in Year out its the number one most picked course in J.A.M.B.You go through a lot of stress just to get admitted,even after passing j.a.m.b and post j.a.m.b if you are unfortunate which I pray you are not,you may be required to bribe university officials just to get admitted. Thats to tell you how tough it is.
I remember vividly well,in year 2009 a friend scored 291 in J.A.M.B he sat for post utme and cleared it too at a prestigious university in Nigeria.He thought he would be admitted but unfortunately he was told to pay a sum of 250,000 Naira and been that he wasn't from a wealthy family he lost the admission.Medicine was his childhood dream but dreams alone can't take us to some places we want to be in life.

source-https://www.metrodailies.com/education/top-5-courses-regret-picking-2018-jamb

In all I wish you blast your jamb 2018 with fantastic scores

Sakie:
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Kemperor:
So there is no competent Nigerian among 180 million people that can he the petroleum minister apart from that dullard called Buhari?

Buhari the empty vessel that cannot rule Nigeria talk more of handling two intensive government position at the same time...

The northerners feel they are intelligent... The south south oil feeds the nation... Awarding contracts without due process... Their aim is to embezzle the monies... Kachickwu is just a pet and Baru the GMD runs things in NNPC...

No transparency in this government..

I also feel they just want to frustrate Christians this Christmas... Imagine the Joy they derive from it...

Why can't Buhari be impeached?

This man is a wicked disaster... A fraud... Intact APC is a fraudulent Party...

Buhari is a shameless bigot, jihadist, tyrant, and a mistake under the sun....

chloride6:
OP tried but missed out the most vital point, TIME.

People don't practice under exam conditions.

All this tutorials don't really help. You don't need them.

You need the recommended text and past questions and as I have said earlier, TIME.

Buy a good wrist watch and strap it permanently to your wrist.

When you first start solving the past questions under exam conditions, you might be failing abysmally.

I remember during my time. I was suppose to write MATHS, ENG, PHY and CHEM.

I discovered MATHS was an easy breeze. I would easily score 50/50 even under exam conditions.

But my PHY and CHEM,

Under non stardard conditions I could get 45/50 but it would take me 2 to 3 hrs.

No one would give me 2 hours for one section on the D day.

That's how I started practicing under exam conditions.

Scores started at 17 and slowlt progressed upwards. I was getting faster and faster at solving problems. After 6 months of 12 hours of reading and practising under exam conditions, I easily doing 40/50 in any of my subjects.

At the end of the day, let's just say I scored more than I expected.

Good luck all.

I'm writing on that ,its we Nigerians don't like long reads so I had to make this one very short.dear

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whonamehelp:
Buhari is just useless

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said it can unveil what number of barrels of barrels of crude oil Nigeria sells in real time.

As indicated by the NNPC's Group General Manager (GGM) responsible for Crude Oil Marketing, Mele Kyari, the corporation said it had accomplished 98 percent mechanization of all exchanges including the supply, marketing and sale of the various grades and blends of Nigeria’s crude oil across the world.

Kyari disclosed this in an interview with Oil & Gas Forum, NNPC’s weekly television programme, which airs on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)

"Today, at a click of a button we can tell you how much crude oil is sold, at what value, who got it and where it has gone to and so on," he said.

He said that the Corporation's arrangement was to operate a complete paperless crude oil data management regime in accordance with the progressing change of the procedures which has seen clearing changes since 2015.

On the current Policy Dialog on crude oil sales and reserve Management in Nigeria organized by the African Centre for Leadership, sorted out by the African Center for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Kyari said the discussion gave the corporation a road to clear up some deception on the operations of crude oil marketing.

He said "NNPC would keep on engaging individuals from general society and other basic partners to keep them side by side of advancements in the supply, advertising and offer of the different evaluations and blends of Nigeria’s crude oil across the world

source-https://www.metrodailies.com/news/know-many-barrels-crude-oil-nigeria-sells-real-time-kyari

HOW TO PREPARE FOR JAMB 2018/2019 AND SCORE VERY HIGH
1. Begin READING NOW
It isn't too soon to begin reading for JAMB 2018/2019. The prior, the higher your odds of scoring high. Try not to hold up till afterJAMB 2018/2019 enlistment before you begin reading. Give me a chance to share my personal reading experience with you.

I read Text Books from Monday to Friday, no less than 4hours day by day continuous. You may figure, how might I read for 4hours day by day without losing concentration?
On Sundays, I rest, watch T.V,Party or playfootball and I don't read by any stretch of the imagination. Prior to the beginning of my UTME examination, I could finish every one of my Text books twice!.
On the off chance that you can utilize this strategy reliably or infer a superior technique, you'll end Scoring over 300 in Jamb 2018/2019.



2. SET YOUR TIME TABLE AND FELLOW IT DULY
Time-table will help you to stay predictable with reading. Ensure you don't miss your every day reading plan. This is another strategy to get ready for Jamb 2018 and pass.

3. WORK MORE ON YOUR WEAKNESS(ES)
Everyone have his/her own powerless point. With respect to me, it was maths until the point when I gave more opportunity to reading maths. I began creating personal enthusiasm for it, and now it is my best subject.

In the event that there's any subject you believe is hard for you to comprehend/recall, it implies you have not been investing more energy in it or you have demonstrated absence of enthusiasm for it. Change your mentality, let yourself know, "I need to know this subject!".

4. Try not to NEGLECT YOUR STRENGTHS TOTALLY
When I altered my opinion set and center to Mathematics, I began reading it and invested more energy in it. Following three months, I found I had just 2 topics left in Mathematics while I have no less than 7 each in chemistry and Physics that were my top picks at first.

I had dismissed my Chemistry and Physics obligations and concentrated on Mathematics as it were. I needed to move back to Chemistry and Physics in order to strike a harmony between the 3 subjects.

What I am endeavoring to state is, "While you are working hard at your weak areas you should never neglect your strong areas . They are the best places to pack cool stamps in Jamb 2018″.


5. Utilize THE SYLLABUS
Make good Use of the syllabus,It will guide you very well ,In knowing where J.A.M.B will bring out questions from so as to prevent you from reading unnecessary Topics

6. Utilize THE RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS
Toward the finish of every syllabus, you'll discover some rundown of prescribed reading material by JAMB. These writings and Past Questions will be utilized to set JAMB 2018 questions. Thus, make Use of them while getting ready for JAMB 2018.

7. Concentrate on PAST QUESTIONS
Past questions are the main JAMB 2018 expo you'll discover across the country. The truth of the matter is JAMB is out of questions, so they Repeat Lots of their questions. Few years ago when i wrote my J.A.M.B I noticed several questions were repeated.Repeating Of questions By J.A.M.B is nothing new.
Study past questions, read more on each question from the recommended textbooks and study the pattern used by JAMB for setting questions.

8. Go To A Good Tutorial
What you read without anyone else's input, when upheld by what you realize at Jamb lessons around is the thing that makes you stacked for the Jamb 2018/2019 examination. Never Neglect the importance of a good tutorial,funny thing is that most of these tutorials are cheap are numerous.In tutorials you are prepared intensively for J.A.M.B,you get to meet your fellow jambites and you all work together to achieve the goal which is to score high in J.A.M.B.

Note-Don't waste your time quitting a tutorial where you are not taught properly or exposed to the realities of J.A.M.B



9. Ask Questions
If there is anything that you don’t know or you find confusing about your studies or JAMB 2018, feel free to ask questions from those that have the knowledge. Seeking for help is smart not stupid As its for your own good.

10.Make use of Early Morning Reading
In the morning when you wake up from sleep,you find out you assimilate more and thats why tough courses like maths are thought in the morning,This is a scientific proven fact.You can start by waking up as early as 4'0 clock and reading till like 6 every morning.You can prolong it till like 7 A.M if you can ,Afterall its you that needs to pass J.A.M.B not your parents nor your siblings.I emphasize morning reading because it worked well for me.
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source-https://www.metrodailies.com/education/prepare-jamb-2018-2019-high

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Top 5 record labels with the biggest impacts in nigeria music 2017

When it comes to Music production and recording some record labels did it very well this year ,as a result we are having a countdown to the number one record label this year 2017.

5.Triple MG
The record label was founded by iyanya and Ubi Franklin but is now managed by Ubi Franklin since the departure of "IYANYA". The group consists of different talented artiste such as , Tekno, Selebobo,Emma nyra Lots of hits were released from the the label notably from tekno which consists of "YAWA" and "only one".

4.G Worldwide.
G-Worldwide Entertainment is a record label founded by Festus Ehimare, also known as Emperor Geezy; the record label signed Kiss Daniel as its first recording/performing artist in 2013 and then signed another raggae and RnB artiste Sugarboy in 2015 bothe went on to release hit singles.This year was in no doubt a very good year for the label despite kiss-daniel having left the label due to certain issues.But before then he released nice singles which received massive airplay nation wide such as "yeba" and "Kilamity"

3.Mavin Records
Mavin is a Nigerian owned record label owned by record producer Don Jazzy. The label came to existence following the closure of Mo’ hits records which was also owned by don jazzy and D’banj. The label consists of recording artists such as Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D'Prince, Di'Ja, Reekado Banks and Korede Bello.
This year has actually been a great year for the label,with their artistes releasing several hit singles ranging from tiwa savage "all over","malo" to reekado bangs "easy jeje",each of the singles was a hit.Indeed,it was really a great year for Mavin records

2.YBNL
YBNL is the second studio album by Nigerian hip hop recording rap artist Olamide. The record label is fast becoming the most populous and widely accepted Record label. The Label boasts of so many talented people which include musicians, Dj’s and Producers like Lil Kesh, Viktoh, Zino, Adekunle Gold, BBanks, Young John, Pheelz and Dj Enimoney. This year has no doubt been their year they have also had hit singles like Olamide "wo" which was the most searched song on oogle this year,followed by lil kesh "no fake love" which received massive air play through out this year.

1.HKN/Davido Music Worldwide Ltd-Is A record label co-founded by Nigerian Musician Davido The label consists of B-Red, Sina Rambo, Davido, Danagog, Mayorkun, King Special,DeeKay,Mayorkun and Dremo.More than half of the artistes had a major impact in the nigerian music industry this year ranging from davido's "IF,FALL" and recently FIA which has been a major hit this last month it was released, down to B-Red who had a fantastic year with his singles ''fall for you' which had almost 1 million views in its first week .Other songs released by artistes from the label includes mayorkun"MAMA"

source-https://www.metrodailies.com/entertainment/top-5-record-labels-impacts-nigeria-music

The President Nigeria Never Had
Tai Solarin

I never saw Tai Solarin till he died except in newspapers. I also did not meet the eccentric but brilliant British Finance broadcaster when he came to Nigeria a few months back – apparently to do a PR job to shore up the image of the country. But from what I’ve heard or read these two men say, they have some profound ideas about how we can turn around the power or energy sector in Nigeria.

The advices these gentlemen are offering, are simple.

Let’s start with Richard Quest: I am presently going through some videos on Youtube where he gave several interviews about his visit to Nigeria and what he thinks we should be bothered about. Richard thinks we are too concerned with the ‘sexy’ questions; what kind of phone do I buy, what car do I drive, which duplex in Lekki will I live etc. He says we aren’t asking the hard, unsexy questions that will determine the future of Nigeria. He insinuated that we have generally accepted absurdity as normal when he mentioned that there is nowhere he has been where people tank up on power generating sets like what he has seen in Nigeria. He reeled out many countries as examples.

Then in another broadcast when he returned to his base, Richard Quest said what he saw about Nigeria, is that we have one motto; “If you can buy it, why build it?” This is a weighty motto for a country, and it says a lot about all the floundering that has been going on around the subject of power in Nigeria, as well as our age-long Balance of Payment crisis. If we can buy a generator, why build the power sector from the scratch? Why think of innovating anything? Why stretch our resurces? Why ‘manage’ what we have? Why deploy any of the theories we have learnt in physics to see how we can begin to solve our problems bit by bit? Why should our universities and polytechnics kick in and actively assist or give us ideas on what to do?

Nigerians love big, sexy things. We love to always make a statement. There is this joke on WhatsApp about a rat that swallowed a diamond. An exterminator was invited to come and catch the rats and retrieve the diamond. When the exterminator/fumigator got to where the rats hide, he saw there was one sitting all by itself as the rest scampered away. He promptly killed that one, carved it open and retrieved the diamond. Asked how he knew that was the culprit, he replied that ‘you know these guys, when they come into money, the first thing they do is separate themselves from the crowd. They stop mixing’. That is the attitude of the Nigerian.

And so people who left the village on some scholarship make it a point to stop returning to the village once they start ‘making it’. In time they come into money and look for some exclusive estate where only rich men live. We always want to make a point, and wear our wealth on our sleeves. An average Nigerian does not believe he is rich until others know he is rich, or until he can confirm that he has more money than others. It must show. Any acquisition of asset is a good reason to ‘thank God’ by throwing a party to show he has arrived. That is the reason why Kogi Governor threw a big party to ‘warm his new mansion’ even though he is owing pensioners and civil servants are taking their own lives in his state due to non-payment of salaries. He just cannot see the optics. All that matters is to show the people that he is better than them. This is the reason why we destroyed every system in the land; from education to health, to power. Nothing signifies a poverty mentality and inferiority complex more than this.

Quest says we never bother to do our own thing and make it unique and original to us – especially when we can buy it (even if that means borrowing into the next 40 years so that unborn children will pay for the profligacies of today). It would have been okay, if we bought whatever we fancied with real liquidity, but we have no patience, nor discipline for that.

During the week, as usually happens, I was driving and was meditating the reality of Nigeria. In front of me and behind, were glistening cars, the latest and the best… and sprinkled around were the odd jalopies too. As none of these cars were made in Nigeria, I wonder what kind of economic model we were operating and how long this will last. I thought about the efforts by Innoson and PAN to cobble some things together. Great efforts. But I realized that in serious countries, the cars they made are usually the majority on their roads. Renault, Citroen and Peugeot for France. Rovers, Vauxhalls and some Ford for the UK. Daewoo, Hyundai, Kia, Ssanyong for South Korea. Those who don’t manufacture try not to binge so that they will not be slaves to those who do.

But here, not only do we not really care about this basic moral lesson of really standing on one’s own and creating one’s reality rather than relying on others, we see nothing wrong in reaching for the best and most-expensive things created by other people, even if we have to borrow. I will relate this with the power sector in a minute. For now, let’s reiterate Richard Quest; Nigerians believe that if you can buy it, why make it? Or why build it? If you can enjoy and eat it now, why keep and admire it? Why wait till tomorrow to enjoy even what you don’t have? In other words, what Britisher Quest, being a descendant of a nation of minimalists and masters of subtlety, is trying to tell us is that we have no sense of fear for the future, nor a contemplation of our past. We just live for the moment… and take the rest to God. Well, OK.

So what did Tai Solarin say about this subject matter? I may have written it on this page before but it bears repeating. There was an argument at the Ibadan House of Assembly in the formative stages of the Nigerian project. The subject was education. How do we fund it? Who should benefit? How do we proceed? How do we include the vast majority of our children and make profound impact on society? How do we best deploy our resources in this area? Awolowo’s view was for universal, basic and free education. And for this, he later built the schools that were half mud and half cement and proceeded to be the envy of other regions of Nigeria with his mass education program. Tai’s argument was for something more profound. He wanted a scenario where everything is slowed down and methodical, to the extent that our children will be taught how to solve every problem using their own intelligence. He wanted Nigerian youths to learn how to build things rather than build a sense of entitlement and expect off-the-shelf solutions. In other words; think, think, think!

Tai believed that having posh schools like Kings College will corrupt our children and turn them into graduates that have their eyes and allegiances elsewhere but Nigeria. Like Julius Nyerere, he believed that education should necessarily lead to personal responsibility, independence of thought, creativity, a problem-solving mind, and a fierce allegiance and commitment to, and ownership of society. No less. He asked why children who lived in mud houses should attend well-built cement schools which they don’t understand the technology behind? He wanted an ownership of every process, to the extent that if the students had to build their own schools from the scratch, so be it. Of course Tai did not win the debate and the best he could do was start a model school that could reflect what he had in mind; Mayflower School.

On the 1st of January 1964, in a newspaper article Tai wrote;

“May your road be rough. I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every year. I, therefore, repeat, may you have a hard time this year, may there be plenty of troubles for you this year! If you are not so sure what you should say back, why not just say, same on you? I ask no more.”

Though the message was well-received in 1964, today, 53 years after, most Nigerians will swear for Tai Solarin for asking that their roads be rough. We have been conditioned for enjoyment, and enjoyment only. Our pastors, while collecting their tithes, offerings and other sundry donations, have assured us that all that matters in life is a life of wanton luxury. And they have created that atmosphere of fierce individuality. We no longer cooperate… and Nigeria is being feasted on by all who have the opportunity, just as hyenas will tear away at cadaver.

THE EASY ROAD

Nigeria is where it is today because we chose the easy road. The elite preferred to send their children, first to Kings College, and today, to the most expensive private school in the land. We even have 9 years old children being sent to foreign primary schools while their parents are in Nigeria these days. When you ask, they tell you ‘we can afford it’. But can society afford it? Tall question. The fact is, nobody cares about society. Cheap greed, rat race, has blinded us to all of that.

Regarding the power or energy sector, there is nothing we have not seen. We have heard about the power plant that was imported for installation somewhere in the South-South, but which was stuck for two years at some riverbank down there because no one thought about the bridge that needed to be built in order for the power plant to make it across. We have heard about several grandiose projects most of which were avenues for grand larceny and corruption. We have heard about gas. There was a time in Nigeria that all we heard about was gas, gas and more gas. Not being an engineer, I used to wonder at the prospects. Years have passed and what we hear not is how no one thought of how to pipe the gas to power generating units. Imagine the investment that will be required? Imagine the logistics issues in a clime where busting of pipelines is the new sport? We have heard of privatization, which was meant to solve all our problems. But I was shocked last week, reading the former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Agency, Professor Sam Amadi, when he said the privatization of that sector was wrong-headed. Just this morning we are reading in the newspaper how some distribution companies (DISCOs) may have been installing fast-running fake meters in people’s homes.

Also a number of the distribution companies are threatening force majeure, threatening to down tools, because the government is trying to make access to power easier for some big time users. In another instance, the transmission network is grossly incapacitated to convey the kind of energy that Nigeria needs. Generate too low, the transmission crashes. Generate too high, it crashes. Generating firms are therefore complaining that they are suboptimising their potentials, profits and projections. All the so-called investors are suddenly alleging that they were not allowed to do a full due diligence on the assets they bought. Imagine that! Who does that? These are super-smart guys, mind you. This complaint has led to government bailing the sector out – twice. Imagine someone buying something off you and then returning for you to give them money to operate it? The Vice President also casually told us the other day that we will have to pay a lot more for energy consumption. The government and their friends are dumping the inefficiencies and corruption in that sector on the laps of Nigeria. I can wager that what we pay for electricity here is already pretty high compared with most other countries. What a shame.

So, the problem of the sector is embedded in what these gentlemen had to say. From quest we can get the fact that we need to learn how to BUILD things from the scratch, and sustain them. It reminds me of the political project I and others are working on now – ANRP. Nigerian youths don’t understand the need to build a party from scratch. How will they know when our elders don’t see why we should build tangible things like the power sector from scratch, and think outside the box?
From Tai we can also get the need to use our intelligence to solve this energy problem.

MY SUGGESTION

For me we have now got to a crossroads. Except Nigeria is trying to put a lie to established science and technology, we have no excuse tackling this energy problem for a whole five decades. Science does not lie. Only humans do. So it must be that we are practicing the science and the technology, wrong. What happened to everything we learnt in schools. Why don’t we have a rash of youth in all our villages trying to solve this energy problem using what they learnt in school? Part of the problem is that the focus on entrepreneurship more than subtly revs the greed engine and promote individualism. We have not encouraged our young ones to do anything out of love, or the need to solve a problem, or for the country. Only to ‘blow’. The youth are also looking at the older ones and disconnecting fast.

If we continue this way, we will remain at the same spot in another fifty years. Ministers will import huge power plants that we have no capacity to maintain, or prevent from sabotage, or produce spares for. The costs of the technology will continue to increase while we are unable to ramp up the value of what we produce – crude oil, solid minerals, or agric products – which are dependent largely on international market prices.

I believe that Nigeria now needs to invert the process. Rather than this top-down approach of importing technology and equipment of which we have no input, why not begin to solve the energy problems of our smallest units. Rather than a situation where many of our villages have been in darkness, some for upwards of ten years, we should unleash our most important resource – our human resources – to assist with micro units of energy production. Right before our eyes, solar energy that used to be as difficult and expensive to achieve as rocket science, has been made achievable and fairly cheaply through innovation. The people we buy the technology form merely sat down and thought through the process of making things more efficient. Knowledge is layered; you build on what you know. But in order for that to happen, a society must understand and appreciate the power and value of the brain. Nigeria, unfortunately keeps getting more and more anti-intellectual. In fact, we have mainstream mediocrity lately and turned it into a system of governance.

Our universities and polytechnics must sit up. We have had enough of intellectual lethargy, whereby the gown stands aloof and none of its end products make it to the town. Our academia must stop being a drawback and lodestone to the development of this country. This is the time to go back to the admonitions of these two gentlemen and others like them. Sometimes, we have to slow down, unlearn what we think we know, try a totally new approach. This is time for government to halt this appalling, unacceptable, unimaginable and unprecedented wastage and financial recklessness going on, and unleash the power of our youthful intellect on the energy and other industries.

We have come to the point where we have to admit the fact that our best resource – the soft matter between our ears – has really never been tapped, while we suffer from relying on other people’s best resources (their brains). It is what has led to us importing vaccines and anti-snake venoms from places like University of Costa Rica. We certainly cannot continue like this. Or can we?

Abiodun Sanusi
source-https://sanusiblog.com/2017/12/politics/tai-solarin-president/

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SHUT YOUR MOUTHS,NIGERIA IS A RELIGIOUS STATE

Until this hijab discord, I didn't know that Nigeria was a secularist state. Tell me, did you know with all its religious institutions making laws for the state and people having to swear on the holy books (Bible and Qur'an) before being inaugurated into public offices? All sectors of the federation including the lopsided jury is religiously inclined. If not, why is the head of the law school telling us about his daughter wearing hijab during her graduation. Even when she didn't school in our country? Going further to show us that our leaders have no faith in our own educational system. That's not my problem, I am just flustered by the recent verisimilitude that Nigeria is a secularist state, yet the religious institutions makes all its laws,decrees and edicts. Tell me isn't religion merged with the state? Why do they sponsor politicians, pastors, imams and others to go on pilgrimages in Jerusalem and Mecca? Why do they infuse Christian religious knowledge and Islamic education into our school systems? Why do they pray before the opening of each meetings in every organization? Well, I think it must be a case of semantics or you all don't know what secularism mean. Secularism entails "A position that religious beliefs should not influence public and governmental decisions. The related political belief in the separation of church and state". Jokes on you all. Nigeria is a religious state. Don't tell me nonsense! When did we separate religious beliefs and sanctions from the state? Isn't religion a grand anchorman of our constitution even? Isn't religion the reason I'll be convicted if I beat my Instruments in a way that splashes my semen? Separate religion from the state and we will have this discourse. Whoever said Nigeria is a secular state is a drunk with punitive proclamation. Quote me anywhere, this is a place where secularist are hunted and castigated. So what makes it a secular entity when the real secularist are discriminated? when was an atheist a viable person in this country? If not a lost sheep, the hell bound and the one prepared for eternal damnation! Secularist state? My foot!!!!!!! Don't even get me more paranoid by your double stroller and stupid definiendums! This is a religious state, don't seek asylum in wrong definitions when you end up breaking your own rules. She broke a code of conduct. She must be sanctioned in line with the ethics of the profession. Don't even go assuming Nigeria is a secularist state. It is not.

by sanusi abiodun
source-https://sanusiblog.com/2017/12/religion/shut-mouthsnigeria-religious-state/

Nice one..this us true love

Happy Sunday OAM4J,Lalasticlala

thinkfine:
lawyer in did, i don't know why people cannot understand simple thing, she spent years in law school but she can not even spell her name or don't even know that 1+1 is 2 what a waste of time and money. she should be ashamed of her self for deliberately breaking a law that she knew very will for religion and selfish reasons. As a lawyer you, she is telling me to break the lawyer of Nigeria because I am a muslim or because of human right? ok if that is the case we will continue breaking the lawyer because we all have the right to express our feeling,freedom and religion right. Let me tell you you are not a good muslim and a disgrace to Islam. Islam never teach you to disobey the law of any country, you are nothing but one of the Boko Haram member.

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nemesis4u:


Muslims in Indian military service are not allowed to have beards

recent supreme court judgment on 15 December 2016 prohibits beards except for sikhs and special operation forces personnel's

okay

Ultimus:
When Muslims don't get their way, they start throwing words like "Islamophobia" around.

Formal bodies/businesses, like religious bodies, have their own ruling on the way members should present themselves. It is not a must to join a profession that you know doesn't allow you practise your religion in the manner you so wish.

If a stripper has no business covering up, a Muslim should have no business where uniforms are the law.

For Pete's sake! There are schools with Islamic law on offer, I'm sure no one would stop her from being a hijab-wearing Muslim if she plies her trade there. Enough with the blackmail!

I also have the sneaking suspicion that any secular country allowing it's lawyers don the hijab is simply avoiding trouble because it makes no sense when one considers uniformity.

We don't have Islamophobia - irrational fear of islam - rather, Islam should stop making irrational demands where it has no business doing so.

Mologi:
Become an Entrepreneur, nobody will tell you what to wear!!

see me i don tire for religion wahala for naija abeg

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credit -Daily Nigerian

I begin with the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

“Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you till you follow their religion. Say: “Verily, the Guidance of Allaah (Islamic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you were to follow their desires after what you have received of Knowledge (Qur’an), then you would have against Allaah neither any Wali (protector or guardian) nor any helper.” Qur’an 2:120

From time immemorial, Muslims that understood the real teachings of their religion are peace loving people because their religious teachings foster peace, justice and unity. Undoubtedly, they have the highest level of tolerance and this stems from one of the commonest verses of the Glorious Qur’an where Allaah may He be Exalted says: “There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghut (anything worshipped besides Allaah) and believes in Allaah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allaah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.” Qur’an 2:256. Ironically, the propagandists have deployed their propaganda machines vis-a-vis media outlets to promote the narrative that Islam is the most intolerant religion and that Muslims are the worst of people.

 
This started even before the inception of the modern media. It began almost 1450 years ago when the Prophet of Islam began his mission. But it failed even before it started because the Prophet’s mission was the most successful in the history of humanity. Oppression against the Muslims in the eyes of those championing the cause of justice and human rights is the loudest irony of all times. From Palestine to Chechnya, from Afghanistan to Syria, from Myanmar to Kashmir, it is the case of Muslims facing persecution. The case of France banning the burqa is still fresh in our mind. And now the Nigerian Law Dinner and Call to Bar ceremony where Muslim women are denied their fundamental right to express their religious values in form of donning the Hijab and the list is endless. Everywhere it is the oppressors versus the oppressed Muslims.

Let us flip the coin and put the spotlight on Nigeria. For decades now, there has been a political propaganda that successive governments headed by Muslims have the agenda of Islamizing Nigeria. This is common news which needs not to be debated. But it is actually a case of being bitten then prevented from crying. From camping during the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) where the atmosphere has been designed with absolute disregard for the modesty of a Muslim woman who has been nurtured to appear in her Hijab, to the military, the Police force, Customs, Immigration and most uniform jobs, where Muslim men are not allowed to wear their beards (which also is a religious injunction and not a thing of choice), to Muslim women being discriminated against in work places such schools, hospitals. For example, 3 years ago the Management of the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Igbobi, Lagos relieved two female nurses of their duties for wearing Hijab at work. Similarly, one Justice Grace Onyeabo once ruled against the use of hijab in schools, claiming it would affect the secular nature of Lagos State.

Furthermore, talking about the beards, the fact that Muslims cannot keep their religiously ordered beard in the military or the police force has seen a lot of intelligent Muslims opting out of those services even though we believe in the legal maxim that states: “Necessity dictates permissibility” which explains why we have a lot of Muslims in the service today. Countries more advanced than Nigeria have since allowed their military personnel to maintain and express their religious values and identities. In India (that has more than 2000 ethnic groups with many religions), Sikhs are allowed to wear full beards in the armed forces (and police) as their religion expressly requires followers to do so. In December 2003, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslims in uniform can grow beards. Even the Belgian army permits moustaches and beards, so also Austria, Denmark, Italy, the British Royal navy. In an article entitled “U.S. military giving troops more leeway for religious clothing, beards,” written by David Alexander published by Reuters in 2014, it states that effective 22 January 2014, the US military expanded its policies on religious accommodation and allowed all officer and enlisted personnel to request permission to wear beards and articles of clothing for religious reasons.

 
It is the Muslims that have to go to work on Friday despite the status of Friday in their religion while Sundays are for holidays yet they want to Islamize Nigeria? Every day a lot of conferences on peace and unity, religious tolerance are being held with many “intellectuals” and religious personnel in attendance yet nothing out of these conferences except flowery speeches and hypocritical applauds. If (as was informed) there is a Court of Appeal and a Supreme Court ruling on Hijab in Nigeria, then why the discrimination against it? Also, if Sections 38 and 39 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) gave every Nigerian the right to practice and express his or religious beliefs without being infringed upon, then the case of a Muslim lady who wants to put on Hijab and the Muslim man who wants to wear the beard regardless of what profession should be amplified. And it is equally her right as a Muslim woman to oppose any rule that will coerce her to appear immodestly though to some, morality is relative.

Finally, Muslims (in the true sense of the word) do not choose and pick which Laws of Allaah to obey and which not to, rather they try their best to see that they are the best Muslims they ought to be. We still have some Muslims doubting the obligation of a Muslim woman wearing the Hijab, Alas! they are far from the teachings of the Qur’an because Qur’an states that: “O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely)). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful” Qur’an 33:59

If there is real meaning to the words being echoed by our “intellectuals” on religious tolerance, then Muslims should be allowed to uphold their religious values without any form of discrimination which seems to have been institutionalized. Justice and respect for the rule of law breeds peace and harmony.


source-http://www.metrodailies.com/careers/friday-sermon-nigerian-law-school-islamophobia-abdullah-musa-abdul

Nice thread

THE PRINCIPLES OD LIFE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS, BUT ONLY A FEW FOLLOW ~ Darius Foroux

Early 2015 I was pretty frustrated with my career. Just a year earlier I said goodbye to my entrepreneurial aspirations and took a job at an IT-research firm in London.

Normally, that’s a good thing. The pay was good, so were the benefits, and I had great colleagues. But it wasn’t for me — I felt like I gave up entrepreneurship.

And on top of that, my personal life wasn’t great either. My girlfriend and I decided to end our relationship. And in that same week, my grandmother, who I loved dearly, passed away suddenly.

I felt a lot of things. But mostly, I was felt like I didn’t understand life. Have you ever thought about it?

What is life? What are you supposed to do? It’s not like babies are shipped with manuals that teaches them to be awesome human beings.
For the first time in my life, I started looking for answers because I was tired of just living/existing without purpose.

When I went back to Holland for the funeral, I also caught up with one of my mentors. The last time we spoke was over a year ago — before I moved to London.

I told him the whole story, and he said:
“Even though there’s no right or wrong way to live your life, there are certain universal principles that lead to a happy, wealthy, and healthy life.”

Naturally, I asked him, “what principles?”
In a Mr. Miyagi way he said:

“I think you know the principles. Everyone does. But 99% of all people don’t do what they know.”
That’s about the best, and most bad-ass pieces of wisdom I’ve ever heard in my life.

People hardly do what they say. That was also the story of my life.

So for the next year or so I spent thinking, reading, and researching to find the principles my mentor was talking about.

I asked myself: What are things that people talk about, but they never do?

Here’s what I came up with until now.

1.No Strain, No Gain
We often talk about doing all kinds of crazy shit. Climb mountains, run marathons, skydive, start businesses, travel the world, write books, record albums, make movies, the list is endless.

Just think about what’s on your bucket list for a second. Now, can I ask you one thing? Why haven’t you done those things?
The answer almost always comes down to this: It’s hard.

Well, I hate to break it to you, but life is SUPPOSED to be hard!

That’s probably the most valuable lesson I’ve learned. Don’t shy away from hard things. Instead, train yourself to become a person that can endure difficulties. Physically and mentally.
The cliché is 100% true: No strain, no gain. If you don’t strain your muscles, they get weak. If you don’t strain your brain, your cognitive ability will decline. If you don’t test your character, you become spineless.

“If you rest, you rust.” — Helen Hayes

2. Avoid Negativity At All Cost
Again, everybody knows this, but I almost never see people apply this in their life.
They put up with negativity at work, at home, with their friends, family.

And it’s not weird. Because everywhere you look, there’s negativity. In fact, people are inherently negative. That’s how we’re hardwired.

That’s why you see so much complaining, lying, blaming, backstabbing, jealousy, bullying, in the world.

But here’s the thing: All those things keep you from living a healthy and wealthy life. So why do you let yourself be exposed to negativity?
The problem with us, humans, is that we always see the good in people.
“He means well.”
“She’ll turn around.”
“He didn’t mean to hurt me.”
“Things will change.”
You know that you can’t change people, right? So why try? People only change when THEY decide to change.
It’s best to avoid negativity. At all cost.

3. Give More Than You Take
As a baby, you’re taken care of. Your parents give you food, shelter, and if you’re lucky, a lot of love. Even if you had a bad childhood — you’ve been given many things like education, food, etc.

Weirdly enough, that behavior of taking things tends to stick with us as we grow up. We think it’s normal to take, take, take. In fact, we think we SHOULD get everything we want.

I was in the same boat for many years. But looking back, I was delusional. We’re not entitled to anything.

Who says you SHOULD get that job you applied for? Or the promotion that you want? Or the hot girl/guy at the gym? Or widespread success?
Instead of always focusing on what you want from the world, start thinking about what you have to offer.

Life is not about taking. Please, do yourself a favor, and start giving more. But don’t be surprised if you also receive more.

“The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is.” — Jim Carrey
Helping others is the most important thing you will ever do in your life.

4. Time Is More Valuable Than Money
Out of all the resources in the world, time is the most valuable resource you have.
“Yeah dude, I know that by now.”

But why do we collectively spend time like we have an unlimited supply of it?

Do you ever stop and think about how much time you have left on this earth? Let’s say you get to live to 80 years. Just do the math. It’s not that long if you keep wasting your time.
Be more selective with your time. Don’t squander it like you can always get it back. Sure, you can always earn back the money that you’ve spent, but you can never earn back time.
Once you spend time, it’s lost forever.

5. Create Your Own Path
We look at others and view them as examples. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, friends, bosses, mentors, authors, entrepreneurs, artists.

I’ve done that too. In fact, I still do it. Learning from others is one of the best things that I’ve done. Being humble is a good thing.
But here’s the catch: You’re not all those people. You are you.

That means one simple thing: Get off the beaten path, and create your own.
Of course, traveling the road that has been paved by others is much easier. But it’s not fulfilling. And accomplishment weighs more than money, status, and even comfort.
Don’t be afraid to go into an unknown direction. Go places where people never been before.
How do you know you’re going somewhere new? People will likely not understand you. And that’s a good thing.

“Men almost always walk in paths beaten by others and act by imitation.” — Niccolò Machiavelli

6. Do Whatever Life Expects Of You
Look, life is random. Why are you born to your parents? Why do you live where you live? Why were you bullied at school? Why, why, why?
Do you have the answers? I doubt it.
Instead of wishing that things were different, accept the circumstances of your life. No matter how bad they are.

Things are what they are. Look at it this way: Regardless of where you are in life, you are there for some reason. God, the universe, invisible forces.

It doesn’t matter what it is. But when life expects something from you, show up and play your part.

7. Life Moves In One Direction
You can live in three different time dimensions in your head.
The past
The future
The present
If you live in the past, you’re stuck in “why” mode. That means you always think about why things happened. That’s a recipe for unhappiness.

If you live in the future, you live in “what if” mode. That state of mind causes anxiety about everything that MIGHT happen in the future. Again, that’s a recipe for living a timid life.
You know that damned well. You also know that there’s only one ACTUAL time dimension; the present.

Why don’t we live in the present? There are millions of things that prevent us from living in real time.

One thing that has helped me let go of the past and future is to understand this: Life keeps moving forward — it doesn’t care what I think or do, so I might as well not waste my time on stuff I can’t control.

If you look at it from a practical point of view, it doesn’t make sense to question the things that happen in our life — we just have to keep moving forward.

There you have it — stuff you know, but you don’t do. I can’t guarantee a good life if you follow all principles. But when you follow these principles, you have more respect for the subtlety of life.

Because these principles have one goal: Get the most out of life. And that’s the only point there is.

source-http://www.metrodailies.com/careers/principles-life-darius-foroux

nototribalist:
See this monkey? You get surname?

gerra here

miteolu:
Mo Abudu can take Wedding Party 2 to Saudi Arabia

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OgahBohz:
them don start, all this local record label self,
.. soon dt local D.j for former area go kom now say kiss D, stole his beats

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