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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 2:16pm On Jan 15, 2016
Demianski:
It was GT. To those of us that were interviewed today, CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE
the questions were like?
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 12:55pm On Jan 15, 2016
eddytilldate:
They stopped the email recruitment when dragnet put the advert online... We were the last batch to use the email system..... Interview is on Friday.
how far as regard the interview.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Final Free Dragnet GSE Past Questions And Answers ( Old And New Package) by MEDOLAB: 11:10am On Jan 13, 2016
debby999:
Kcdony@yahoo.com
for which exam
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 6:53am On Jan 10, 2016
eddytilldate:
Interview invites are rolling in..... Wonderfull
I beg na when you write your exam
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: The Agony Of Unemployed Medical Graduates In Nigeria by MEDOLAB: 2:27am On Jan 09, 2016
k
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 11:18am On Jan 07, 2016
I tire ooo
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 9:47pm On Nov 16, 2015
Just too dry.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 2:44pm On Oct 15, 2015
this house too dull ooo
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 9:06pm On Oct 09, 2015
opj21:
Dragnet!!!!! No success/regret mail after test hmmmm........or u lost our data
i tire for them oooo

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 7:28pm On Oct 03, 2015
frankolett:
Wrote my test today. O boy! Their time is faster than 3G network grin grin. Waiting patiently for interview. grin wink
please can i have ur whatsapp no, i want to have a chat with you
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 7:48pm On Sep 25, 2015
opj21:
Pls I got invite for next week friday. Can some one send me dragnet pq........malikidauda@yahoo.com
Can I reschedule n change the location
please,
at what time were you sent the invite and when did you apply?
Politics / I Beg Na Wetin White No Go Create Party For? Check This Pix Out!!! by MEDOLAB: 7:14pm On Sep 25, 2015
The life of the whites is sometimes funny.....

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 3:35pm On Aug 28, 2015
nnaomaog:
Pls can sumone help mi with dragnet past question paper hia...nnaomaog@yahoo.com. Tnx in adv...
when did you applied and when were you invited
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 3:34pm On Aug 28, 2015
Nasa28:
pls house, I need the bedc dragnet test past questions . my email is nasakalu4u@gmail.com
thanks all
please when wr you invited?
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: BEDC Dragnet Test.... by MEDOLAB: 6:07pm On Aug 21, 2015
nels100:
Please, i need Dragnet past questions, my test is nxt wk. ojeanels@yahoo.com
please when did you apply for the post
Politics / A New Road Surface That Charges Your Electric Car As You Drive by MEDOLAB: 8:33am On Aug 16, 2015
One of the problems with being on the cutting edge of electric car technology is you're not as sure of being able to find a filling station as all the petrol-burning drivers around you. If a new road surface being trialled in the UK finds wider use, that sort of 'range anxiety' could be gone for good - the roads actually charge your car as you drive.
Highways England, the government organisation responsible for road infrastructure maintenance, is beginning tests later this year. A select number of cars will be fitted with the requisite wireless charging technology, and a test road will be built to show how smaller sub-stations, AC/AC converters, and power transfer loops can provide inductive charging built into the road itself.
The exact details of the technology and how it works won't be confirmed until a contractor is appointed to set up the test route, but the aim will be to simulate motorway conditions as closely as possible. It's not yet clear how much of a charge the tarmac is going to provide, but it would certainly increase the amount of time cars could last between full charges at home or a designated charging station.
"Vehicle technologies are advancing at an ever increasing pace and we’re committed to supporting the growth of ultra-low emissions vehicles on England’s motorways and major A roads, " Highways England chief highways engineer, Mike Wilson, said in a press statement . "The off-road trials of wireless power technology will help to create a more sustainable road network for England and open up new opportunities for businesses that transport goods across the country."
It might take some time before drivers in England can take advantage of the new technology - the trials are expected to last 18 months, and then on-road testing can begin. Electric car charging points won't be dismissed completely, however, and Highways England has said it's committed to installing plug-in facilities every 48 km along the motorway network.
The tests come after a feasibility study looking into how dynamic battery charging could solve the problem of electric vehicles running out of juice, as well as reduce fuel emissions and cut down on fuel costs for drivers at the same time. With the European Union imposing fines for countries that don't meet emission targets, encouraging electric cars onto the road would make a lot of financial sense for the UK government.
A similar idea is already in use in South Korea, where specially modified electric buses use Shaped Magnetic Field In Resonance technology built into the road surface to receive a charge as they move along.
www.sciencealert.com/the-uk-is-trialling-a-new-road-surface-that-charges-your-electric-car-as-you-drive
Politics / A Worthless Phd From Malaysia? Time For A Rethink by MEDOLAB: 3:35pm On Aug 01, 2015
I had been in Malaysia only a year before, but I could not fathom how, in just a few months, gigantic infrastructural developments had replaced the ubiquitous palm tree plantations across the countryside. I thought this must be the result of leadership ingenuity. I also found this resourcefulness replicated in the public universities, in particular at UM. Additional research centres had been established, while the institution had maintained a place among the 200 best universities in the “QS World University Rankings” across the globe. Academics in the institution have conducted extensive researches that produced several engineering and scientific patents, which translate to Malaysian pride.

When I made up my mind in 2010 to further my studies abroad, particularly in one of the western countries considered the “choicest” by Nigerians, it was a huge task. I knew it would be difficult financially. Nonetheless, I was determined to pursue my dream. Thus, my search for a quality and affordable place to study led me to Malaysia, a growing hub of higher education in Asia. My choice was the University of Malaya (UM), an institution with over 100 years of scientific knowledge production.

As a public servant in Nigeria, I was granted a study leave. However, not everyone was happy about my choice of Malaysia, because some people (even within the academy) felt Malaysia had nothing to offer; however, I knew what I wanted and took the opportunity. My plans coincided with the 2011 general elections in Nigeria, a turbulent and redefining period that almost cost me the dream of my study. I was scheduled to travel to Kaduna for a farewell to my parents, and then fly to Lagos where I could connect to a flight out of the country. However, the post-election violence disrupted my plans; I was trapped in Abuja, while the expiration date for my registration drew closer by the day. I was faced with a choice of waiting to make sure my family was safe in the highly combustible and volatile situation in Kaduna, or flying out to begin my dream. When the dust partially settled, my family decided I should fly out, since I could not return to Kaduna due to the unpredictable situation. And that was the farewell!

Although it was my second trip to Malaysia, this trip reignited the feelings and yearning for good governance in my country. I had been in Malaysia only a year before, but I could not fathom how, in just a few months, gigantic infrastructural developments had replaced the ubiquitous palm tree plantations across the countryside. I thought this must be the result of leadership ingenuity. I also found this resourcefulness replicated in the public universities, in particular at UM. Additional research centres had been established, while the institution had maintained a place among the 200 best universities in the “QS World University Rankings” across the globe. Academics in the institution have conducted extensive researches that produced several engineering and scientific patents, which translate to Malaysian pride. Moreover, foreign students, and in this regard, Nigerians, have significantly contributed to high impact research indexed in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) journals. As the premier university in the country, UM has always strived to maintain good quality as it nurtured future leaders.

…the trajectory of the public universities in Malaysia, particularly the five designated research universities, has been designed to leverage high impact research that contributes meaningfully to the development of good policies in the country. The quality of these institutions is increasingly redefining the strategic geopolitical interest of Malaysia across Asia.

Five public universities in Malaysia are designated as research universities, which are well funded by the government. In 2014, the research grants for these five universities alone totaled about RM600million (approximately US$162 million). Ironically, when I interviewed Muhammadu Buhari (an assiduous “former” junta General, and now an emblem of democracy), Malam Nasir Elrufai, and Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi II separately in 2012 as part of my thesis, their passion for this type of education was in remarkable synchronicity. At that time, their current exalted positions were beyond the imagination even of ingenious fortune-telling syndicates, and now, I am certain their vision remains undiluted! Because at the end of the interviews, they each left me with thought-provoking seminal measures that could transform Nigerian institutions, and the country at large.

Several academics from Nigeria occasionally go to Malaysia for conferences, and are amazed by the level of Research and Development (R&grin) in the universities. After such visits, their resentment and antagonistic stance about the quality of Malaysian higher education becomes unsurprisingly ephemeral. Unfortunately, there are several recalcitrant universities, particularly the privately owned, that profit from the naivety of foreign students in the country. Our brothers and sisters from Nigeria frequently end up as students in these institutions, due to misleading information from their Nigerian “agents” who help in processing admission for a fee. Almost all the so-called Nigerian “drug” peddlers take advantage of these institutions for Malaysian Visas. Nonetheless, the trajectory of the public universities in Malaysia, particularly the five designated research universities, has been designed to leverage high impact research that contributes meaningfully to the development of good policies in the country. The quality of these institutions is increasingly redefining the strategic geopolitical interest of Malaysia across Asia.

…many science and engineering tools such as centrifuges need constant electricity to function optimally, whereas some Nigeria universities still use traditional stoves in their science laboratories to heat up chemicals for experiments, due to the absence of electricity. This precludes them from producing scientific results of any substance to add to the body of knowledge.

Malaysian higher education may be underrated by numerous people in Nigeria. Even though I am not on the academic staff of any Nigerian university, I am not so naïve as to suggest that Nigerian universities, without years of hard work, could catch up with the contemporary global dynamics of scientific production and dissemination that some of the Malaysian universities have already achieved. Although Nigerian universities have clusters of outstanding academics, they lack the wherewithal to carry out high impact research. For instance, many science and engineering tools such as centrifuges need constant electricity to function optimally, whereas some Nigeria universities still use traditional stoves in their science laboratories to heat up chemicals for experiments, due to the absence of electricity. This precludes them from producing scientific results of any substance to add to the body of knowledge. Furthermore, in many cases, Malaysian academic supervisors brainstorm with their students on their research projects during lunch or a cup of tea paid for by the supervisors. I have heard stories that Nigerian academic supervisors have become mini “gods”, who decide when a student will graduate. Five to ten years is common for a Ph.D. student. As for me, my university rewarded me with an incentive of about ₦40,000 for completing my studies in a stipulated period, and my academic advisers got almost the same for their untiring efforts on my behalf.

In the social realm in Malaysia, I have learnt to be really, really patient!!; whether queuing to get into a bus or waiting at the pharmacy to collect medication, you have to wait patiently for your turn without cutting corners.

The transformation of these Malaysian universities has truly been beneficial to the public. I was somewhat nervous and naive when my wife and I were expecting our first baby in Malaysia. We thought of how difficult it could be for just the two of us without the usual family help. However, our apprehension was short-lived, as we were graciously welcomed by the nurses and doctors in the university teaching hospital. In fact, a Nigeria student-doctor was on duty then. The labour wards were staffed almost exclusively by female doctors and nurses, and about five nurses helped my wife until the baby arrived. The nurses followed up fortnightly to check the health of the mom and baby at home. Incredibly, these services cost less than ₦30,000. In contrast, some nurses in Nigerian public hospitals create a nightmare for our expectant mothers. For instance, a year before going to Malaysia, I rushed a relative to one of the public hospitals in Kaduna when she was about to give birth; the reception from the nurses on duty broke my heart. Despite her excruciating labour pains, the nurses left her sitting on the floor and intermittently looked toward her with nonchalance. Such attitudes have increasingly contributed to the maternal mortality rate of about 560 for every 100,000 births in Nigeria, according to 2013 World Bank Data.

In the social realm in Malaysia, I have learnt to be really, really patient!!; whether queuing to get into a bus or waiting at the pharmacy to collect medication, you have to wait patiently for your turn without cutting corners. Even honking while driving in a car must be for a serious reason. My car was faulty and stalled by a traffic light junction, and I happened to be the first in the line, but amazingly none of the drivers honked at me or tried to bypass the line until I got help. One of my Professors from the UK would say, Nigerians are amongst the happiest in the world but they lack the simple patience of road use. Naturally, he triggers my nationalistic ego by such comments, and I look for ways to disabuse his mind of that perception. However, nationalism has limits in real discussion, as I was confronted with empirical evidence during one of my visits to Nigeria. The newly installed traffic lights in the streets of my home state of Kaduna were a glamorous change from the past, intended to bring some relative decorum in the roads. Nonetheless, the users of the roads remain lackadaisical, as their impatience with the traffic lights remains a growing nuisance. If this simple etiquette of road use is not respected, the desired “CHANGE” in Nigeria might just be wishful thinking. This reminds me of an incident in Malaysia involving my four-year-old daughter Nina, who keeps me on my toes! I drove past the traffic light just a second after the amber light gave way to the red light. She started crying furiously and asked me why I passed the red light; I had no idea that she had been taught in her kindergarten about the virtue of obeying traffic lights. I had to return to the same traffic light and obey the law before she stopped crying (ever since, she has been watchful while I drive). In reality, moral values result from constructive indoctrination during the cognitive development of children, a task that we have mostly made a lesser priority in Nigeria.

I had a wonderful experience while I wrote my thesis in the scenic environment of UM! I am hoping that future generations in Nigeria will enroll in Malaysian institutions for exchange programmes and leisure only, with the hope that Nigerian universities shall be revamped to world-class level to the benefit of people across the comity of nations.

Close by my apartment in Kuala Lumpur, my wife saw some cats playing; she genuinely thought the animals were all cats until we moved closer. Behold, they were mice, rats and cats playing happily and eating, but not from the trash, rather from branded animal food always left for them by some good Samaritans. The animals have grown bulkier. I jokingly told her that you find this only where there is a semblance of good governance; as such, the cats are too unruffled to be cannibals! And if good governance were consolidated in Nigeria, we might begin to see roasted maize hawkers on the streets, joyfully using cooking gas, as we often see and envy them in the pasar Malam (night market in Malaysia). If this happens in Nigeria, the roasted maize hawker can boast that he has contributed to the campaign against deforestation; for the love of Nigeria and for the love of our earth.

I had a wonderful experience while I wrote my thesis in the scenic environment of UM! I am hoping that future generations in Nigeria will enroll in Malaysian institutions for exchange programmes and leisure only, with the hope that Nigerian universities shall be revamped to world-class level to the benefit of people across the comity of nations. If only our leaders would be that passionate!

Mohammed Nuruddeen Suleiman completed his Ph.D. in Defense and Strategic Studies from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in 2015. His thesis was on “Governance, Petrodollars and the Upsurge of Militants in Nigeria: The case of MEND and BOKO Haram.” He can be reached through nuruddeenms@hotmail.com
http://blogs.premiumtimesng.com/?p=168308

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Politics / Re: Buhari Dissolves Boards Of Federal Parastatals, Agencies by MEDOLAB: 7:06pm On Jul 16, 2015
rexbuton:
This man may end up destroying so much and fixing so little
in a new system of government, one always need loyalist
Agriculture / Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by MEDOLAB: 5:52pm On Jul 03, 2015
interesting.....
Career / Re: While Looking For A Job, Start Your Own A Business by MEDOLAB: 5:10pm On Jul 03, 2015
k
Education / Re: JAMB To Determine Admissions Cut-off Marks On July 14 by MEDOLAB: 7:06pm On Jul 02, 2015
this na yearly story.......those schools no dey gree
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 6:33pm On Jun 30, 2015
Luke1001:
wil get bak 2 u afta d interview
pleased any update
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 5:41pm On Jun 30, 2015
Luke1001:
yeah. jus sink ur cv into ur mind.
thanks. please how many copies of C.V and credentials was collected
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 1:43pm On Jun 30, 2015
Luke1001:
wil get bak 2 u afta d interview
pleased any update
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 1:40pm On Jun 30, 2015
Luke1001:

wil get bak 2 u afta d interview
please any update
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 6:39pm On Jun 29, 2015
please, how can someone get to lateef jakande street from ojota
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 6:30pm On Jun 29, 2015
Luke1001:
wil get bak 2 u afta d interview
thanks
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 6:29pm On Jun 29, 2015
Luke1001:
wil get bak 2 u afta d interview
thanks
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 6:17pm On Jun 29, 2015
Luke1001:
i did. i got an invite on saturday for interview 2moro.... wish me luck
I beg please update me abt the development .
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: NBC Aptitude Test Invitation by MEDOLAB: 3:56pm On Jun 29, 2015
ifeanyi317:
got it Lagos 30th June
please the nature of the interview is like? I beg
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Buhari Committee To Assist Nigeria Immigration Service In The Replacement Scheme by MEDOLAB: 5:00am On Jun 28, 2015
powerfulsettingz:

U mean frm those that were screen out or those offered appointment already?
those screened out.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Buhari Committee To Assist Nigeria Immigration Service In The Replacement Scheme by MEDOLAB: 9:41pm On Jun 27, 2015
wasmadio:
Pls sm1 shud enlight me here, those this mean one can still be chosen after the just concluded one? cos I don't just understand what this Op is saying, I thought some are in the training ground now
they wnt conduct new recruitment process, but they will pick from the just concluded ones.

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