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more coming

@OP, the link bridge between Oke-Afa and Ajao estate is also completed. This would reduce traffic on the Isolo-Pako-Jakande axis.[img][/img][img][/img]

@OP, the link bridge between Oke-Afa and Ajao estate is also completed. This would reduce traffic on the Isolo-Pako-Jakande axis.[img][/img

A survey conducted by condom manufacturer, Durex, in which 29,000 people in 36 countries were interviewed has ranked Nigerian women as the most unfaithful in the world.

According to the survey, Thailand men are the most unfaithful in the world, with 54 percent of them admitting to cheating on their spouses. South Korea came in second with 34 percent, while Malaysia ranked number three with 33 percent.

The survey revealed that the top two countries with cheating women are Nigeria, with 62 percent, and Thailand, 59 percent.

39 percent of Malaysian women also confessed to having betrayed their partners. Russian women came fourth at 33 percent while Singaporeans are fifth at 19 percent.

An independent survey also conducted in Africa by AE affirms the fact that Africa's most populous nation Nigeria with a polulation of over 160 million tops the chart for cheating women. Corruption and a general distrust amognst citizens is largely responsible for this.
[url]http://www.africaeagle.com/2012/07/nigerian-women-ranked-most-unfaithful.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Africaeagle+%28AfricaEagle%29[/url]

Thanks a lot Missy B

Good day,Missy B send me a copy too.Tanx in advance
bubolaiya@yahoo.com

Echala:

I witnessed the sharing of money in my voting center. I recorded and uploaded on youtube.com

April 9, 2011 - National Assembly Election at Ikota Primary School, along the Lekki/Epe Express way. Polling Unit: PU:24/08/04/031.

N200 naira notes being shared by the man in black and white stripe Tee shirt.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzkIXkW8IAQ

@OP: Next time try to validate the story. There is no evidence this took place near a pooling station. No evidence of money being shared, just plain insinuations.

Good day Doctor in the house, is there any treatment for keloids/bumps at the back of the head/neck? I have seen two different guys who administer injections but these keloids/bumps reappear after a while (when treatment has been completed). Its really embarrassing, what can I do? Any hope of a permanent cure?

ayoos:

Yes you can, but it takes a minimum of three weeks to clear, that is before you can collect it. And the bank will charge for making the withdrawal.

You must however have a domicilliary account.

You can open one if you have a current account already, if not you will need to get references and your international passport to open it.

I agree with you though for USD cheques drawn on US banks, it might take shorter period depending on your bank.

GL:

for all the time he spent in university, and the hours he works i don't think 90k/month after 3 years is enough. of course it's a lot for some people, but not everyone can live on that.

as per the other cousins, it's not like they're making 'big' money, just much more than 90k for those with 3 years experience. and the reason i said healthcare is the worst is because in the other industries, there are more high paying jobs. if you have connections and can work hard, it's possible to get good paying jobs in banking/oil & gas/telecommunications etc. but in healthcare it's mostly the top level jobs that pay well.

Sometimes I laugh when people talk of low incomes for certain professionals. Medicine does not generally yield high premiums in Nigeria except one works for a high-paying private hospital or is a consultant at public hospitals. Why are the medical doctors complaining of low wages versus number of years studying? In fair comparison, how much do vet doctors in public or even private practice earn? Did they not spend the same number of years studying?

If someone studies Economics and gets a job after graduating immediately, the 3 years work experience before his fellow that studied medicine graduates is definitely going to boost his earning power. B4 U all begin to castigate me I studied a 6-year professional course but do not begrudge my friends who did 4 years and seem to earn more.

I have noted that spending 8+ years or more to study BEd, MEd and PhD in Education does not entitle one to higher pay than fresh entry in an oil company. Obtaining a masters in Architecture and working in the government sector does not mean I deserve jumbo pay more than those entry level in banks. sad fact but tis true.

Anyways how do we justify the pay increase to number of hours worked? Most of us know that doctors in public hospitals do not resume before 9.00 a.m. and often leave by 2 - 3 p.m. to enable them do those private practice (PP) consultations.

Curious- is Citibank affiliated with Citigroup? From what I have heard- they were supposed to be?
yes Citibank Nigeria is a subsidiary of the Citigroup. Its not quoted on the stock exchange. Its not a branch as its owned by Citigroup and some prominent Nigerians.

I remember a time some years back, when Citibank had quite significant staff mobility. Lots of people used to leave, far more than people that came in.
I agree that occurred in 2007/8 when most banks were raising wages every 6 months and there was a wage war but guess whose wages were sustained or improved when recession set in and stock prices nosedived

They spend less on CAPEX and OPEX, their turnovers will be much smaller, they have virtually no footprint (in fact they used to co-locate with UBN in some northern locations). They don't even do retail, so their float wouldn't be anything spectacular. And most importantly, i seriously doubt that they have up to 300 staff.
There's no point competing with the Joneses, we all know what happened to those opening branches like pure-water or rabbits giving birth. Niche marketing/banking encourages focusing on your strength and being the best in that area. Why else would most corporate organisations aggressively want to maintain accounts with them? Professionalism, lowest charges (most times) and consistent use of technology to leverage businesses. Have you not read recently that Unity bank (or is it FinBank?) is leasing its assets in prime areas and moving to smaller buildings to enable them realise income from such strategically located buildings?
How many foreign oil companies own structures in Naija? Most times they are on long leases.

Turnover-wise, they are 'poorer' than their Nigerian competitors. Not even sure we should call Citibank a competitor of any local bank. They simply don't compete, but bank only the British or American companies they came to support. I'm sure if they publish their results, GT, Zenith, or FBN would take them to the cleaners. Those days of 'protectionist' banking I think have ended in Nigeria. Nowadays, local banks are financing transactions in the billions of USD, and with the coming of National Content and PIB, a lot of Citi's customer's in Nigeria may soon start singing nunc dimmitis
Find out about Capital Alliance - its a group of core investors who are Nigerians and they do invest strategically. They invested in MTN, Citibank and provided seed capital for ABC Transport when it commenced business. I am sure if Citibank was not profitable, they would have divested long ago. Citibank has the lowest cost for capital generated, lowest expense ratio (even lower than IBTC when they were standing alone). Besides they do participate heavily in loan syndication as seen in loans brokerred by a group of banks. Most times the bulk of revenue goes to the Lead Arranger (not disregarding the proportion of loans contributed by participating banks). Talk to the telecoms companies, oil majors and they would attest to that.

To be objective, who would rather bank with - a bank that is present in over 100 countries with over 120 years of existence and ease of transfers unlike those present in only a few capitals in Africa and Europe? Why do you think multinationals open their main accounts there - simply cos the parent companies appreciate the relationships maintained and the ease of transfer of fundsto their subsidiaries no matter how far-flung the locations may be.

One does not need to be listed on the stock exchange to be highly profitable.We all know Globacom is not listed on any exchange but obviously profitable for Paddy Adenuga and his backers .

chiozor:

ask you wife well well

Find out how much is paid and how much is allocated to performance rating? In some local banks performance rating or target-appraisal (called differing names) is as high as 35%. I recall I heard gists that ETB, Zenith, Access do such. It means that if you do not meet or surpass some criteria set by your unit head/group head, you lose that portion of your allowee. That does not exclude the deductions being made for goofs/errors in transaction processing, unserviced loans by customers etc done in some banks.

More often the more you look, its the less you see.

danidon:

if your consideration is job security, then GT Bank is the obvious choice followed by Zenith Bank. The likes of Standard Chartered, Citibank and Stanbic are more or less foreign dominated. If it is pay package, you can only rate based on level. Some banks like GT Bank uses more of contract staff while virtually all Zenith bank staff are professionals, so he total cost that zenith pays is more than GT Bank. Also, zenith has over 320branches as against about 180 of GT Bank. The managers in zenith are very well paid. A managers leave allowance alone can be used to start up a business we learnt and they have allthe goodies before the meltdown. I am using Zenith and GT Bank because without any iota of doubt, they are the only two 'real' banks in Nigeria that you can beat your chest and agree to.The rest are trying but the outlook of their staff tells you much about them.

I beg to disagree, only multinationals tend to have total job security. Same with Citi. That is one bank where you have the highest percentage of those from AGM and above per staff ratio. You have not less than 30 AGM stafferes and above in a staff strength that is less than 300. Forget the hype of local banks. You get registered with clubs of your choice - including the prestigious Island Club FOC once you become an Asst Manager. There are also fewer rungs compared to most banks.

Epiphany:

. . . his sisters opinion is that citibank is the best bank to work for.  

For proffessional career building - Citibank is it. Fewer Nigerian banks spend more or equally on staff training per staff. Citi staffers regularly command premium positions when they cross over - at least 3 of the UBA EDs came from Citi within and outside Naija.
Citi was the only bank that paid its staffers a salary increment in October 2010 (when most banks were sacking or reducing wages)
Citi also tries to cater for Work/Life balance. I know they routinely hold Salsa classes, TGIF, organise cinema movie tickets or comedy show tickets, boat cruises and their annual party that is open to all staff.

I am more concerned on the Diasporan vote. Let's get the solution(s) trickling in and then we can present a solution to GEJ on FB.

[size=14pt]CountdowNigeria@50-50 Jonathan: Books and CDs for the few? Nigeria@50 Arts Ambassadors; Falconets; INEC and Diaspora voting[/size]

Tony Marinho 11/08/2010 00:00:00
THANKS to The Nation’s Art Editor and all who thought beyond my picture ‘Suffering Soles’ on August 4. ‘CongratsObama@49’ though he is too young to hold some political, ‘age-grade’, posts in Nigeria. How many ‘congrats’ adverts in America? Nigerians, learn this and text/e-mail governors, wives or child ‘clocking’ something!

,

It is a pity that Professor Jega of INEC is portrayed as rejecting ‘Diaspora voting’, rather than challenging Diasporans to demonstrate its feasibility. There are some five million qualified Nigerians abroad mostly economic and political refugees fleeing The Buhari-Babangida-Abacha Dark-BAD-Ages. Some ask ‘Who will they vote for?’ and ‘Should they be ‘allowed’ to vote?’ rather than ‘Can they physically or electronically vote?’

Diaspora voting is not nuclear physics. Many countries, like France, have Diaspora voting, compulsorily. Ask them how. Diasporan Nigerians contribute millions to Nigeria, want to participate, are concentrated in IT high tech nations and are identifiable electronically in professional or country databases. It is easy to recruit, process, record, authenticate and arrange a Diaspora register by country as a demonstration of INEC good faith and competence. Nigeria is at a crossroads of ‘brain vs. brawn’ and the ‘New Improved INEC’ can proudly say ‘Yes We Can’ and initiate Diaspora voting by considering:

• Appoint INEC COMMISSIONER[S] FOR THE DIASPORA BY CONTINENT

• Appoint an INEC COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE in every country world wide from a list of five per country recommended by standard criteria of honesty, good job, recognition in community and neutrality.

• Prepare a Country based COMPUTERISED DATABASE OF ALL 18+years old DIASPORA RESIDENTS by e-mail, photoID, and other authentication eg Professional body, work reports etc.

• Prepare a DIASPORA VOTER’S CARD SYSTEM. Diaspora Voters Cards, DVC, Number D0000001- D5,000,000 with D meaning Diaspora. The international standard letters and the country’s flag maybe, may signify the country of residence eg D-UK or D-USA or D-GER, or D-CHI for Diasporan in UK, USA, Germany and China.

• Allocate Numbers on estimates eg 0000001- 2000000 for UK, 2000001-3500000 for USA, 3500001-4000000 to Germany.

• The citizens will register by post, presence or group bodies with photo and biometrics.

• Election will be by voting through e-mail, password, mail, postal ballot, or local INEC Agents with representation of political parties, civil society and observers.

• Counting will be supervised and in public, using IT, and transmitted publicly to INEC Nigeria for collation.

• On return to Nigeria such Diaspora Voters Cards, DVCs will be exchangeable with local voter’s cards.

• Voting can be one week before Nigeria’s election dates.

Diasporan IT wiz kids should kick-start the database for a parallel ‘Test Case Diaspora 2011 Election’ to prove it is possible, if INEC finds it ‘impossible’ to ‘enfranchise’ Nigerian Diasporans. ‘Yes We Must’. Who is afraid of the Diaspora vote?

Nothing good is impossible for Citizens Nigeria, home and Diasporan, as we CountdowNigeria@50-50.
http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/columnist/wednesday/tony-marinho/9175.html[img][/img]

I am more concerned on the Diasporan vote. Let's get the solution(s) trickling in and then we can present a solution to GEJ on FB.
[size=13pt][b][/b]CountdowNigeria@50-50 Jonathan: Books and CDs for the few? Nigeria@50 Arts Ambassadors; Falconets; INEC and Diaspora voting[/size]
Tony Marinho 11/08/2010 00:00:00
THANKS to The Nation’s Art Editor and all who thought beyond my picture ‘Suffering Soles’ on August 4. ‘CongratsObama@49’ though he is too young to hold some political, ‘age-grade’, posts in Nigeria. How many ‘congrats’ adverts in America? Nigerians, learn this and text/e-mail governors, wives or child ‘clocking’ something!

,

It is a pity that Professor Jega of INEC is portrayed as rejecting ‘Diaspora voting’, rather than challenging Diasporans to demonstrate its feasibility. There are some five million qualified Nigerians abroad mostly economic and political refugees fleeing The Buhari-Babangida-Abacha Dark-BAD-Ages. Some ask ‘Who will they vote for?’ and ‘Should they be ‘allowed’ to vote?’ rather than ‘Can they physically or electronically vote?’

Diaspora voting is not nuclear physics. Many countries, like France, have Diaspora voting, compulsorily. Ask them how. Diasporan Nigerians contribute millions to Nigeria, want to participate, are concentrated in IT high tech nations and are identifiable electronically in professional or country databases. It is easy to recruit, process, record, authenticate and arrange a Diaspora register by country as a demonstration of INEC good faith and competence. Nigeria is at a crossroads of ‘brain vs. brawn’ and the ‘New Improved INEC’ can proudly say ‘Yes We Can’ and initiate Diaspora voting by considering:

• Appoint INEC COMMISSIONER[S] FOR THE DIASPORA BY CONTINENT

• Appoint an INEC COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE in every country world wide from a list of five per country recommended by standard criteria of honesty, good job, recognition in community and neutrality.

• Prepare a Country based COMPUTERISED DATABASE OF ALL 18+years old DIASPORA RESIDENTS by e-mail, photoID, and other authentication eg Professional body, work reports etc.

• Prepare a DIASPORA VOTER’S CARD SYSTEM. Diaspora Voters Cards, DVC, Number D0000001- D5,000,000 with D meaning Diaspora. The international standard letters and the country’s flag maybe, may signify the country of residence eg D-UK or D-USA or D-GER, or D-CHI for Diasporan in UK, USA, Germany and China.

• Allocate Numbers on estimates eg 0000001- 2000000 for UK, 2000001-3500000 for USA, 3500001-4000000 to Germany.

• The citizens will register by post, presence or group bodies with photo and biometrics.

• Election will be by voting through e-mail, password, mail, postal ballot, or local INEC Agents with representation of political parties, civil society and observers.

• Counting will be supervised and in public, using IT, and transmitted publicly to INEC Nigeria for collation.

• On return to Nigeria such Diaspora Voters Cards, DVCs will be exchangeable with local voter’s cards.

• Voting can be one week before Nigeria’s election dates.

Diasporan IT wiz kids should kick-start the database for a parallel ‘Test Case Diaspora 2011 Election’ to prove it is possible, if INEC finds it ‘impossible’ to ‘enfranchise’ Nigerian Diasporans. ‘Yes We Must’. Who is afraid of the Diaspora vote?

Nothing good is impossible for Citizens Nigeria, home and Diasporan, as we CountdowNigeria@50-50.
http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/columnist/wednesday/tony-marinho/9175.html[img][/img]

I am more concerned on the Diasporan vote. Let's get the solution(s) trickling in and then we can present a solution to GEJ on FB.
CountdowNigeria@50-50 Jonathan: Books and CDs for the few? Nigeria@50 Arts Ambassadors; Falconets; INEC and Diaspora voting
THANKS to The Nation’s Art Editor and all who thought beyond my picture ‘Suffering Soles’ on August 4. ‘CongratsObama@49’ though he is too young to hold some political, ‘age-grade’, posts in Nigeria. How many ‘congrats’ adverts in America? Nigerians, learn this and text/e-mail governors, wives or child ‘clocking’ something!

A country of 100 million plus making 20,000 copies of a Compendium on Nigeria@50 Book and only 5,000 CDs is rather modest. After paying generously the creators with N20 million extra for ‘copyright’ on top of their bill, Nigeria can reprint CDs for less than N100 each. Copies need to be sent by the Presidency to 70,000 schools and 1,000 tertiary institutions and 100 copies to each Mission abroad as ‘promos/presents’. Citizens Nigeria, empower FEC to make 500,000 to 1,000,000+ CD copies@N1-200 each. It is our birthday; we are Nigeria@50, deserving this. It is better than fireworks. The CD must be shown repeatedly nationwide by all TV stations if we have power.

Citizens Nigeria, Nigeria is you, you are Nigeria! What is your Nigeria@50 project in your family, school, work, community to beautify Nigeria or for an orphanage, the hungry and needy?

For government’s information, the neglected Nigerian artist is the most readily available, export, refined finished product for Nigeria@50, better than oil. Jonathan should make 100 Nigerian artists, writers and poets Nigeria@50 ‘Arts Ambassadors’ for our embassies worldwide for Nigeria@50 Anniversary activities. Why should foreigners like British, French, German and Americans kindly have to send our artists abroad?

Hurray, the Fabulous Falconets are back. But remember their suffering! We, Citizens Nigeria, empower FEC to release money for youth sport and not only ‘emergency’ banquets. Many athletes lack ‘chicken money’ to eat well to perform better! The Falconets celebration, food for administrators and government, should not cost more than ‘Special Falconets Footballs’ with pictures and signatures, for 70,000 schools. Youth, get kicking and reading, the library books are nearly here, Amen. Government, and the private sector, Glo, MTN, Etisalat, Coca Cola, Omo, Dangote, Diamond, GTB, Fidelity etc must work to avoid being re-branded ‘Superbrands that hate youth development’.

In ‘Honour of the Falconets’ corporate Nigeria and government must ‘DO SOMETHING GOOD’ like Jimoh Ibrahim has done to celebrate competence and female role models! Wives, female directors and shareholders should get companies to ‘do something’. Instead of ‘100 Instant Millionaires’, can our private sector spend millions on Falconets TV and Radio Programmes and Football Nets, Falconets Sports Academies and Footballs and Sports Halls and Sports Kits, Falconets Coaching Week and Hall of Fame in National and State Museums, Falconet Cards and Posters and Comic Book, The Falconets Story and ‘True Story’ Film, Falconets Almanac and Clothing with Names -a new Nollywood fashion? Falconet Rap and poem. Up Falconets Footballs and Falconet Sports Kits for 70,000 schools!! Only ‘Repeated Publicity’ will make Falconets and other heroes part of our positive history. Nice noise makes nations proud.

It is a pity that Professor Jega of INEC is portrayed as rejecting ‘Diaspora voting’, rather than challenging Diasporans to demonstrate its feasibility. There are some five million qualified Nigerians abroad mostly economic and political refugees fleeing The Buhari-Babangida-Abacha Dark-BAD-Ages. Some ask ‘Who will they vote for?’ and ‘Should they be ‘allowed’ to vote?’ rather than ‘Can they physically or electronically vote?’

Diaspora voting is not nuclear physics. Many countries, like France, have Diaspora voting, compulsorily. Ask them how. Diasporan Nigerians contribute millions to Nigeria, want to participate, are concentrated in IT high tech nations and are identifiable electronically in professional or country databases. It is easy to recruit, process, record, authenticate and arrange a Diaspora register by country as a demonstration of INEC good faith and competence. Nigeria is at a crossroads of ‘brain vs. brawn’ and the ‘New Improved INEC’ can proudly say ‘Yes We Can’ and initiate Diaspora voting by considering:

• Appoint INEC COMMISSIONER[S] FOR THE DIASPORA BY CONTINENT

• Appoint an INEC COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE in every country world wide from a list of five per country recommended by standard criteria of honesty, good job, recognition in community and neutrality.

• Prepare a Country based COMPUTERISED DATABASE OF ALL 18+years old DIASPORA RESIDENTS by e-mail, photoID, and other authentication eg Professional body, work reports etc.

• Prepare a DIASPORA VOTER’S CARD SYSTEM. Diaspora Voters Cards, DVC, Number D0000001- D5,000,000 with D meaning Diaspora. The international standard letters and the country’s flag maybe, may signify the country of residence eg D-UK or D-USA or D-GER, or D-CHI for Diasporan in UK, USA, Germany and China.

• Allocate Numbers on estimates eg 0000001- 2000000 for UK, 2000001-3500000 for USA, 3500001-4000000 to Germany.

• The citizens will register by post, presence or group bodies with photo and biometrics.

• Election will be by voting through e-mail, password, mail, postal ballot, or local INEC Agents with representation of political parties, civil society and observers.

• Counting will be supervised and in public, using IT, and transmitted publicly to INEC Nigeria for collation.

• On return to Nigeria such Diaspora Voters Cards, DVCs will be exchangeable with local voter’s cards.

• Voting can be one week before Nigeria’s election dates.

Diasporan IT wiz kids should kick-start the database for a parallel ‘Test Case Diaspora 2011 Election’ to prove it is possible, if INEC finds it ‘impossible’ to ‘enfranchise’ Nigerian Diasporans. ‘Yes We Must’. Who is afraid of the Diaspora vote?

Nothing good is impossible for Citizens Nigeria, home and Diasporan, as we CountdowNigeria@50-50.
http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/columnist/wednesday/tony-marinho/9175.html[img][/img]

james2man:

Yes churches have to pay their instrumentalist because we sacrifice alot to become an instrusmentalist,you can't compare the output of an instrumentalist and music directors in the church with ushers and drama group or which ever groups in the church, I'm an instrumentalist(lead guitarist)I sacrifice alot,before i can boldly say i'm an instrumentalist,time money and also attended lots of work-shop bought music material and CDs.I know what it takes to acquire this knowledge, Though i'm still a student and yet i consider myself as a full-time instrumentalist devote attended all services in the church,so do you think it is not worth paying for to show appreciation,

Its funny but have you attended Redemption Camp recently and have had to seat close to one of the large screens farther away from the altar (not everyone can get to camp early from work) and you'll appreciate the value of sound technicians/engineers. Have you attended any of "The Experience"concerts? If the sound guys do not invest their energies days before the event to sort out sound/video logistics would anyone really appreciate Ron Kenoly singing in Naija? What of the guys on traffic control? Are they less important cos they ensure you get to the venue on time and have minimal hassles when leaving the venues? Was it not heavy traffic that made Pastor Chris take an helicopter ride when he was stuck in traffic while going for a programme he organised some years ago? What of the security guys that ensure that missing kids get reconciled with parents; cars are not burgled while the 'instrumentalists/choir ministers' are busy ministering?

How many notable instrumentalists were of note in the bible? The New Testament has relatively few if any mentioned. The Old Testament recognised all sorts but not so many instrumentalists too (writing psalms does not make David one). Just ma two kobo.

james2man:

Yes churches have to pay their instrumentalist because we sacrifice alot to become an instrusmentalist,you can't compare the output of an instrumentalist and music directors in the church with ushers and drama group or which ever groups in the church, I'm an instrumentalist(lead guitarist)I sacrifice alot,before i can boldly say i'm an instrumentalist,time money and also attended lots of work-shop bought music material and CDs.I know what it takes to acquire this knowledge, Though i'm still a student and yet i consider myself as a full-time instrumentalist devote attended all services in the church,so do you think it is not worth paying for to show appreciation,

Its funny but have you attended Redemption Camp recently and have had to sit close to one of the large screens farther away from the altar (not everyone can get to camp early from work) and you'll appreciate the value of sound technicians/engineers. Have you attended any of "The Experience"concerts? If the sound guys do not invest their energies days before the event to sort out sound/video logistics would anyone really appreciate Ron Kenoly singing in Naija? What of the guys on traffic control? Are they less important cos they ensure you get to the venue on time and have minimal hassles when leaving the venues? Was it not heavy traffic that made Pastor Chris take an helicopter ride when he was stuck in traffic while going for a programme he organised some years ago? What of the security guys that ensure that missing kids get reconciled with parents; cars are not burgled while the 'instrumentalists/choir ministers' are busy ministering?

How many notable instrumentalists were of note in the bible? The New Testament has relatively few if any mentioned. The Old Testament recognised all sorts but not so many instrumentalists too (writing psalms does not make David one). Just ma two kobo.

Its a controversial one but we need to find out if those being paid are full-time workers. Full-time workers deserve to be paid for their services.
What I am against is where these hirelings come in for only Sunday services and quote high amounts. If there is a contract then they should be paid according to their contracts (which most of them find it difficult to abide by). My parish had this instrumentalist on contract and he wanted to avoid midweek services and rehearsals and we had to let go of him. He would also come late for prayers before Sunday services etc.

The problem is that most churches do not invest in musical training for their young ones. A few churches that do that include Apostolic Faith and Deeper Life. I am yet to see a large mass choir of instrumentalists like that of Apostolic Faith at their Xmas and Easter concerts in Naija (I do not worship there but do see clips of their concerts).

Kenyanstar:

@safarigirl
To say the least, Nigerian movies are disastrous to watch. Its an embarrassment and humiliating experience when my 8yr old nephew starts correcting the grammatical errors that this "un-professional" actors purport to be using. Just imagine watching a movie that has a poor plot, cast, storyline and lack of quality. It even gets worse when you end up loosing the theme of the movie before you are shown an endless episode of a single event that is inconsequential to the movie or should i say dram play. Back here the nigerian movies are mainly watched by illiterate and house-helps.

Overgeneralisation seems to be your forte. While a vast majority seem to fall into the category you mentioned - there are others you need to see. I tend to look out for movies by reputable producers - Kunle Afolayan, Tunde Kelani, Tade Ogidan, Emem Isong and their films testify to the amount of work put in.

The claim that Western movies are much better is a hasty generalisation. Have you not heard of the Razzie awards that take place a night before Oscars? Its meant to lampoon low quality films in US.