nneka3000:


I did transfer from my account to them at the one in skye bank Gimbiya Garki area 11

Please when did you transfer to Travelex in Abuja (Skye Bank, Gimbiya), what account number and how much dollars did you get it and when did you collect it. Reason is that since Monday 17th and same lady kept saying they don't have stock as its just Lagos that has. Please who knows any BDC selling PTA in Abuja.

@Biolar Onidollar aka atawewe be hiding like she took all the $ away. I need some though. Where art thou.

justwise:

Finally yes and i'm pregnant too

@Justwise. How did that happen. I smell 14 years.

@Atdor. You quoted a long message which exhausts the thread page quickly. Kindly amend and quote name or 1st paragraph only

Hopesprings:

Just to back up TOKNOW, I did same (booked via phone) a few days ago and paid at the bank using interbank rate of N314

If I will advise I will day that it's best to check flight options but ultimately book directly with the airlines. It's for convenience, easy and flexibility in adjustment especially since its birthing related just to avoid stories that touch. If it's for vacation you can consider agents. I booked BA in 2 batches. Bank charged at 437 using the card and physical payment at GTB I got a rate of 314. Though second ticket was more expensive in $ it ended up being cheaper in NGN. In this era, every Kobo counts

[quote author=favoredgal post=50006756]Hi all

Been a while Iv been here so many new moniker

With the rise and rise of the dollar I'm even afraid to check the page make person no get belle by proxy

Don't worry. What goes up must come down. so receive proxy belle now....hand under my mouth and blows the breeze. She staggers and receives. Congrats @ favouredgirl

gold638:
Hello guys. Time to share my POE experience. Got into Atlanta with my mum on Tuesday, Oct 4 via Qatar airline.

Congrats on your POE experience. It will end in praise

@ tit - I understand Soldiers are not farmers. What happens where there are no people to kill .

i signed up to kill people like you. Serioulsy Why Kill a civilian for nothing I thought you signed up to protect the country. Anyways, if i Steal Govt money, Collect it from me and kill me. Set an example to ensure others dont.

is there a way to teleport me from my house to my shop? taking okada is always inconvenient. government should invent a way that can take me there.

There is always a way and there will always be a way. As for now, i cant think of one. You know your situation better than I do, and i suggets you come up with suggestions. You may just be surprised someone close to government is reading these ideas and gets it done.

Lets not give up on the country. lets continue to bring our ideas to the table.

Cheers ad keep protecting the nation.

I think the mail is well articulated and suggestions great. I have a few more workable suggestions.
Between now and when the plans for 2016 budget kick starts, focus should be on areas where the government can make quick gains such that the ratio of recurrent expenditure to capital expenditure will tilt in favour of the latter over time.
For taxes, every one who claims to be a millionaire or billionaire is to be investigated suct that if you have an individual with a wealth of N1b, they should be able to show that they have paid tax at about 22% which is roughly N220m. If this cannot be verified and traced to government coffers, additional taxes should be levied on such people. This should deter those who steal and claim they made such crazy money.

Our Military can be coscripted to large farmlands to engage in commercial farming on behalf of the government. Certain states should be used for a pilot for such programmes and once it succeeds, we can gradually roll out such programmes.

Budget should be in continuance and in tandem at all levels. for example, if there is a budget that FG would construct a Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, states Govenements shold take a step further by working on adjoining roads that link the expressway. Doing this makes the citizens benefit on a large scale as against undertaking projects in isolation, wasting resources.

Moreso, an efficient government would incluse use of moral suasion to ensure that no Public official earns (both basic salary and allowances) of more than a certain amount per annum (e.g. between N10m and N50m). There should be no official quarters for senators and members of the House of Representatives. Cost of Official cars should be monetised and included in the maximum N50m above. No aids, no policemen, no security, no gatemen or aides nor SSS etc. Let them live among the people the serve and work for. Let them queue for fuel like we do. Let them live in the houses we live in. Let them know that we stay in places where there is no light. let them visit the markets we go to. Official trips should be trimmed to maximum 2 per year. Ministers of states should be dropped as the DGs of parastatals are there to assist the Ministers. No more PENSION for retired executives and legislators. This will make them save money and be gainfully employed even before they vie for positions and after they leave such positions instead of milking the nation dry. imagine how much we would be paying as pensions to about 500 legislators, if they are all changed every 4 years. That is 2,500 persons in 20 years and if they live for another 20 years, imagine the attendant cost of "Redundancy" we DASH them just for being an ex-rep or ex-senator. Money that could be used to construct a fast rail between Lagos and PortHarcourt.

Nigeria and Nigerians must begin to think in the interest of the Nation.

If we have fast rails, i will conveniently live in Amuwo Odofin, Abule-Egba, Epe, Agbara, Ikorodu or Ibadan and not look for a house in Gbagada, Yaba, Surulere or Lekki all because i work on the Island in Lagos. I will wake up to meet up with the train at 6.30 and get to the Island at 7.45. I will walk from the train stop to my office. I will not have to drive for a minimum of 5 hours to get to earn a living wage. I will not have to have a reduced life expectancy. I will not be scared of being in the 3rd mainland traffic and looking forward to eating Gala and Lacasera as my last meal for the day. I will not have to queue at a fuel station to fill my tank and also fill my jerry can. i will get home early and spend time with my kids, help them with their homework, teach them moral values, watch the NTA network news, pray for myself and the nation and then sleep quietly. I will eat fresh fruits and vegetables because there are a lot of farmers around me who need me buying their products to survive. The effect is lasting on the nation and the people.

I long to see a special court where corrupt officials can have a speedy trial of not more than 6 months, minimum penalty will be MAXIMUM FORFEITURE of illegally gained wealth, plus interest at not less than 10%. Such wealth will be channelled to an existing programme (like road constructions, dam constructions, workers salary payment, supply of basic teaching aids, etc). Such individuals and those who have aided and abetted them willfully or otherwise should have a minimum sentence of 2 years in prison without recourse to bail. I dont mind death sentence on any one convicted of stealing or illegally enriching himself or herself of funds in excess of N500m.

If there are no punitive measures, life will continue as usual. I am in my 30s today, i hope the next 30 years can lead us into an era of honesty, integrity and seing life the way we had hoped it will be so that our children dont have to go abroad to school or be killed in xenophobia attacks, or be executed for drug trafficking in Indonesia or even dream of joining ISIS. When life is getting better we attract those who otherwise thought nothing good can come out of Nigeria. I long to sing the 2 stanzas of the National Anthem and be proud about the lyrics, reciting the pledge passionately and concluding with "SO HELP ME GOD".

This is my desire, and the dream of about 70% of Nigerians.

[quote author=zime post=27185114]Good day everyone, i have been a silent reader of this forum and its been wonderful. please can i get a spread sheet of the cost of giving birth in the usa.
Hi dear, please search PHEMA's name. she posted a list already. Do yourself a lot of good to read from page 1, so you dont have half information. The challenge will be if you need the next step info, no one may be here to answer and it could be costly in this childbirth business. The more information you load yourself with, the better to help yourself and others. Cheers.

@princesslamzy:its not fair for people to continually repeat whats been on this thread severally. it makes this thread unnecessarily long and new people find it too long to read. cheers