madeit2thetop: Here is another silent follower of this thread in a state of I don't even know sef..well I want to knw if its actually possible for vfs or bhc or whichever is updating status nt to update my status or send me a message because I submitted my application on the 9th of oct for january entry and yet I haven't received any text nor changed status from the processing stage and today makes it 20 working days if my calculation is correct..osu mi o ..pls what can I do

I actually know some one who submitted that same day and got his visa last week monday.

tsleazy: Tell them oh !!, b4 my 9ja people start pleading blood of Jesus

Or end time things

Go and write toefl to be on the safe side. Its quite easier and cheaper

Icecold Don: I just found out that Nigeria is on a list of possible exemption countries for the English tests..... Please contributions are highly solicited.

Hello, I am going to uni of glasgow by january, how can I get your contact?

chieftekena: Hello house! I want to apprc8 and thank everyone who has been contributing positively to this thread, especially Justwise and co. I have bn going thru ur posts for more than a month now, and i must confess that these posts and comments have contributed immense to my success story. To God be the glory, i just recieved my Visa this evening thru UPS (togeda wit that of my dependants: wife nd Son). Our status changed on friday to "Processed application sent to UPS on...", and without any text msg frm VFS, up till now. I was initially jittery wen i saw the status msg. This is because sumwia on this thread,some pple tried to compare msgs that come with an approval nd a refusal of Visa applictns. B4 nw i was made to blive dat "processed passports..." has a high likelihood for approval and "processed application..." has a high likelihood for refusal. This is to discredit those notions,especially for intended applicants to avoid any high BP b4 u lay hands on ur passports. I am heading to the Uni of Glasgow. Any NLander there or heading there in the house please...?

elbow:

Ride on Cytre,
Ride on Tracy,
Ride on Lolade,
Get set Whizkidy,
Get set Elbow.
Keep faith Everyone.

@ elbow, have you done your second interview?

Madcow: Strategic Opportunities in Financial Control, Treasury and Currency Trading in one of Nigeria’s leading Financial Services Institutions.

All candidates

1. MUST have successfully completed the NYSC service year
2. MUST be under 26 years
3. MUST have a First Class University degree in any discipline
4. MUST have O’level results with at least 5 credits (including Maths & English)

Interested candidates are required to send in their updated CV to firstclasshires@gmail.com

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to go through the five-Step recruitment process. And successful candidates are likely to start work on the 29th of October.

@madcow, what's the name of the financial institution and when is the deadline?

beautyx5: Thank God for His grace and mercies.

Will probably meet you guys on thursday or whenever training school starts.

@beautyx5 did you get the mail for training school offer letter too?

dualprince:

I totally disagree with u on this. We all know dat things have not been done the right way in this country for as long as it existed but that does not give anyone the opportunity to hide in darkness and shoot arrows into light. The reason is dis, I know pple dat we were in dis struggle 2geda n did not get upto 70 bt scored above 65 and were shortlisted without pressing any buttons at all... I am an example although I scored above 70 I don't any one and I was given the award. Summarily, with the situation u just painted, its one of two things that happened:

(1) Ur guy did not score up to 65. If he did, he should paste his text from cinfores here let's see.
(2) The criteria used for shortlisting may not av favored him which is not unusaual as such is life. In dis case for example... Dere may be many pple in his discipline who scored far above him... Pple like pearl adams n co... Lolz
So please we nid 2 make ur findings well before talking if we don't want to damage the unity of this country with our unpatriotic behaviors.
Finally, I want every fairly shortlisted pressid awardee to counter dis blackmail in order to protect their integrity. As for me, I got PRESSID fair n square by the grace of God that was sufficient for me. I rest my case.

Well I don't want to raise dust but I believed grads from engineering were the top scorers in the test. I scored 64 but didn't make it while someone that scored 65 from the same discipline made it. That's a fair comparison right? But what happened to another candidate from same disciplline with a score of 71? That leaves so much question unanswered. I think NUC had better come out to disclose the criteria used for the selection. As regards the issue of corruption and selection, I quite agree cos someone just told me of how his friend pressed the necessary button to secure the scholarship. You can never take that away from anything in Nigeria if you still love your job cos the powers that put you there will still have a say in whatever you do.

ibkgbocco: Where did U̶̲̥̅̊ see d list ?

Check the NUC website.

Only God know their criteria. I scored 64 and didn't make it while someone who scored 65 made it. Congrats to pearladams and ijanarado. Saw your names there.

Please what happened to the active participants on this thread? Does that mean they didn't make it?

ijanarado: @Kennyone just make sure all U̶̲̥̅̊я documents are ready in case a miracle happens. Passport, transcript, UCAS, ATAS etc

yea I have applied for both ATAS and UCAS. I have other documents already. Learnt there would be an interview before the final scholars are selected.

ijanarado: www.nuc.edu.ng has become my home page. How can someone going to Edinburgh dat would resume on the 10th of September make it pls. Let someone pls do something. Call Prof Julius or whoeva's makin decision.

bros same here o. UCL resumes by 10th of september. And here I am with no clue on what's gonna happen.

Nkematics: I wonder why the federal government can't sponsor all the First Class graduates within the specified courses to do their postgraduate studies (at least up to masters)? That should be a plausible way of encouraging and rewarding these erudite men and women to continue to do well in their fields. If Delta state could give 5 million naira to each of the first class graduates in the state......about 47 of them......should sending 449 candidates be so difficult for the nation? The inauguration of PRESSID is laudable,but not enough. Moreover,most first class graduates in the nation can't even get employed in some companies. A friend I met during the aptitude test who made first class in Microbiology is currently a trainee in UBA (banking sector). If he could be experiencing this kind of problem, what happens to those with 2:1 and below?

May God help us in this country!
Best wishes to every one here that wrote the aptitude test. Let us meet at the top!!!!

http://www.nigerianeye.com/2012/06/47-first-class-graduates-from-delta.html

God bless you o my sister. If PTDF as at 2010 can sponsor more than 500 for msc abroad, I don't know why FG can't sponsor just 449. I am sure some of us will secure Phd scholarship over there just if only we can get the opportunity for our msc abroad. I weep for my country Naija. Only God knows when we will get it right.

607 views and only 26 comments. Hmmmn. But on a more serious note federal goverment has the capacity to sponsor all of us for msc at least. If ptdf can sponsor more than 500 as at 2010 I don't think 449 candidates should be a problem for the FG.

mamasy: @kennyone... Cool den.. Was sitting @angle 90...any updated info yet?

not at all.

mamasy: Had an aptitude test yday@ilupeju by 10am. It was alright. Buh d questns were completely diff frm d ones posted on d thread buh one has to be extre$ly fast cos like 30 questns out of 50 stated were all arithemtic.current aFfairs were nt more dan 10, den verbal reasonin took d remainder.heard we wud be contacted in 5 working days...patience is vital..i got my fingers crossed and hope for favour. Thank Ʊ guys for all d unique info posted here since 20th june.much appreciated.

was d last guy to enter the hall for the 10 am batch yesterday

Guys, how was the test today?

pearlAdams: Guys I scored 82. Bt even at dat am stil prayin o
Cos dis is Naija wher every manipulation is possible.

guy you don't need to be afraid. Those guys have been transparent enough by allowing us access to our scores.

logbon72: I'm not sure of the slot thingy with Course, but I'm very sure it's not based on state. i saw the guys that scored 88, and seriously the exam wasn't difficult, but I can accept that it was not a true test of one's knowledge.

so it wasn't only a single person that scored 88

Nkematics: The test was really tough. It wasn't a true test of knowledge. I was only able to get 55. Lets see how they will do the selection. A lady in NUC once told me that the selection will be based on state or geo political zone and the course of study. For every course,there is a limited number of candidates to chosse. For example,if only 5 candidates were to be picked for Microbiology course, the five will be picked from the best Microbiology applicants from different zones. Lets pray that we get nominated

it can't be on a state by state basis because some states were not even represented at the test at all. I still agree with the fact that it could be based on the no required for each course.

Just heard someone scored 88

kwesi-boadu:
kennyone, do u kno of anyone with 80 +

no. Did u see any? I only saw 71 in my hall

kwesi-boadu:

Guys, D aptitude is one sided. Too much of Road signs questions.
Abeg wetin be d pass mark for ogun state, I scored well over 50

well that's true. Those who were in road safety cds while serving would do better. Its not about state by state. The cut off would be general and all those who meet it will be selected. Not minding if they are all from the same state.

Guys can we share our experiences as well as scores? scored 60

Barywhyte:

Physical science actually. It is the same 4 evryone I guess but really I dnt knw the format it will take. I'll prefer to have a discipline-based test rather than some GMAT, verbal reasoning and stuff like that. All I knw is that I'll prepare wit whtever material am able to lay my hands on. I'll put the rest in Gods hands

ok bro. But as you know we have a whole lot of disciplines involved,their is tendency it would be general questions. Anyways open your mind and be flexible. Best of luck to everyone writing the test.

Barywhyte:

I got the invitation too. I just don't have an idea of where to concentrate. Am thinking of PTDF past questions + some high school physics, chemistry and maths. Mayb current affairs too. This is a maiden edition so I think things might not be too complicated

seems you graduated from the faculty of engineering or the physical sciences. What becomes of peeps who read economics?

Bibees: Please, what are the likely questions in the interview?

I presume you are one of the first class graduates shortlisted for the test. that shows how you achieved your first class grade while in school. Looking for expo

dr_mike_adams: if u tink hes genuie u can pay him,getting jobs aint easy ,,unless u re a reasonable 1st class material...i can get u a job 4 little amount....re u a 1st class material?

what do you mean by first class material?

Well don't know where joboy got his info. Any field can work in the bank whether sciences or not. As a matter of fact experience shows that grads from sciences do excel in aptitude tests compared with their counterparts from other disciplines.

Guys that went for documentation today, don't forget to update us. All will be well

yem43: Hello guys, I got same msg too, bt its just d part 2, does anyone has d full msg? Pls let's knw ao d msg read.gudluck to evryone

I am sure you didn't get the initial congratulatory sms. Congrats bro. Am happy for you