PPle,
i have just called LNG and have been told that everyone that passed the interview has been contacted, both my mail(via fedex ) and by direct phone call conversation.
so if you didn't get a call from NLNG, you didn't make it.
and as i didn't make it. life goes on.

congrats to all that made it and to those of us that didn't make it. its not the end of the world. i want to believe that better opportunities exist in different facets of the nigerian business world.
so guys , lets move on.

people,
Am not good at being anxious, the thing is getting to me.
what is my status, isn't there someone we can call in fedex or something, what of NLNG, when is it good to call them.
my address na very straight one, but my letter from NLNG inviting me for that test in abuja got missing, i had to call NLNG and get them to send me a soft copy for me to go to that test in abuja.
pleasssse can someone advise me !!!!!


, anxious okoroboy

@Uche,
hmm i can see your joy o, but nothing do you jare, enjoy yourself, but rejoice while praying to God to let his will be done in your life.

pple,
let us allow the will of God be done in our lives , especially at this time.

@opoks,
to tell the truth i greeted uche's message with some apprehension, like , is this the real thing or another fluke?
anyway why can't any other person call them and confirm.

Opoks, by the powers vested on me as an honorable member of this thread, i hereby nominate you to call the woman and confirm the rumour.

who is would second me,
ok,
kuwena has seconded, so we move it into action and wait for the report from opoks.


opoks , over to you

@pak,

ol boy, collect the loan o, the terms are that u would pay back, to which you would agree, after the first month in NLNG you would afford to pay back and still have accomodation that is within the business district.
so, if i were in your shoe, i would collect the loan o.

one love

@chiediez,
abeg, how do i apply to GLO now, i need work there.

people of nairaland,

i beg to defer, the reason i come to this site on a daily basis is to get a glimpse of the mind of opokonwa for that day. it actually is quite refreshing, please lets not kill the spirit of the house.

@opoks, please keep the spirit up and keep writing, life is full of complexities and we cannot satisfy everybody, what we do is to arrive at a compromise, which would accommodate us all, please i would be disappointed if you step away at this time, when we need each other to keep the spirit up.

guys and girls, please join me in begging opoks to come back and keep feeding us with enuff gist abeg.

thanks for supporting this passionate appeal, kuwena, i believe you should champion the clamor for the return of opokonwa.

people of nairaland,

i beg to defer, the reason i come to this site on a daily basis is to get a glimpse of the mind of opokonwa for that day. it actually is quite refreshing, please lets not kill the spirit of the house.

@opoks, please keep the spirit up and keep writing, life is full of complexities and we cannot satisfy everybody, what we do is to arrive at a compromise, which would accommodate us all, please i would be disappointed if you step away at this time, when we need each other to keep the spirit up.

guys and girls, please join me in begging opoks to come back and keep feeding us with enuff gist abeg.

thanks for supporting this passionate appeal, kuwena, i believe you should champion the clamor for the return of opokonwa.

@opoks

Haba, much as i agree with you on the lapses that exist in the american state, it doesn't take away the fact that they are a great nation.
kuwena, if that place is the place that you would make it,this is the best time to go there oo, before you would be to old to hustle and you would then settle for less in nigeria.
to all the bankers in the house, seeing the trend in that industry, i must congratulate you guys o, with entry level pple going home with a minimum of 200k at the end of the month, bros if NLNG doesn't act fast, your salary would soon catch up with that which they are offering you and then ,

Kuwena, note of caution though, there is always an element of risk in relocation , take the discrimination that would happen, issues with work permit, then the big expenses. abeg , look before you leap ooo, look very carefully.

you could do well, to complete 2 yrs in your present employment then apply for HSMP, that one you comes with work permit ( in the UK though ).
unless na visa lottery you dey hope on.

, let me stop here temporarily

@opoks,
Biggie brother,
how i go dey cause trouble, eh?
i be correct, well respected member of the Nigerian populace.

Happy birthday oo, when we get for bonny we go do the main party of the birthday o.
no matter wetin NLNG like do, they cannot take away our MOJO.

happy birthday Opoks, and a belated happy birthday to kuwema,

just back from a refreshing holiday, haven't had this amount of fun in ages.
make i read the thread , catch up on things.

i hail oo

@adrianic,
i have read my second paragraph, and i find it amusing that u don't get the gist of that paragraph, its my fault. am really sorry.
next time i wouldn't do that, as it is apparent that am giving you too much credit, because the average lawyer would have read that line and seen the 3 dimensions aspects of that statement.

to break that paragraph down.
"t is easy for us to derogate our own, am a proud graduate of the university of nigeria, i currently work in an international organization, where the brightest minds from multifaceted backgrounds and universities abound, one thing i can say is that there is only a level to which your education can take you."

what i meant in that statement is that we look at MBA's from abroad and accord them, as is becoming evident, undeserved respect while derogating ours, i have worked with so called consultants who can not send a coherent mail, you still have to call them and get them to explain in clear terms what they were trying to get at in the mail, this people end up either delaying your project implementation or even implement what was not agreed on in the first place. that is why i said that your university education can only take you so far.
after a master's in Cambridge, you could become a consultant , well paid and all, this is because you went to Cambridge, and not a factor of your competence.
while as a Nigerian graduate would have to see hell to get that same position that is being offered the Cambridge graduate on a plater of Gold, even though , in most cases, the person with the better knowledge of the project would be the Nigerian graduate.
this is very evident in the oil industry where expatriate are paid 10times a competent Nigerian's salary , and this expatriate would not be able to deliver within time and project cost, leading to budget overshoot.
i could go on and on. just elaborating on this paragraph.
when you get to NLNG , you would be the first to admit this, because you would be doing the work , while the white expatriate , with an MBA from cambridge, takes all the glory and money.

@adrianic

well, in a fairness, without bias, you must agree that i have achieved some level of success, even if it is not the ultimate, in all fairness, at least u can admit that.
it is easy for us to derogate our own, am a proud graduate of the university of nigeria, i currently work in an international organization, where the brightest minds from multifaceted backgrounds and universities abound, one thing i can say is that there is only a level to which your education can take you.
your university or education, as the case may be can only take you to the door, it might even open the door of success to you. but its your personality that would walk through that door, it is your abilities that would keep you in the corridors of success, not your paper qualifications. in that regard, i would regard my so called "achievements" as academic and i strive to use my abilities to remain in the corridors.

now adrianic, i admire your courage,in exposing your ignorance, let me enlighten you.

when you have an experience level less than 3 yrs , you can only entry level jobs in the banking sector, this is a result of the fact that you are judged on your years of experience, not on your competence as is the case in other sectors, like the IT industry.
small small dey expose yourself.

@kenosky,
you said you were 2nd best, what course did you read, if i may ask. having asked a couple of people here, they have confirmed to me that zenith entry level( which i suppose is your position) , doesn't pay up to 100k a month, how does that make zenith highest paying bank?

@adrianic

much as your are entitled to your grievances, as a result of which you are allowed your outburst , i would like to correct you alittle

yes you do not owe me an explanation of your plan b, that doesn't take away the fact that you haven't by any chance mentioned anywhere on this thread that you have a plan B even if you advocate for it.

You might be an excellent graduate of the University of Ibandan, i do not begrudge you that. i myself didn't make a first class, but i must say that i made an excellent second class upper, with an aggregate above 4 pts out of a total of 5, from the prestigious University of Nigeria, in the dept of Electronic Engineering.having made a total of 8 A's in my waec out of 9 courses, i need not further elaborate my academic excellence. i need not list my scholarships.

in terms of work experience, do you have anybody in the University of Ibadan that got employed before he finished his university degree by a reputable corporation, who even went further and negotiated his salary and work conditions, all these before he finished school?
go to the university of Nigeria and ask who achieved this feat.

i can bet that nobody in this thread earns close to what i take home monthly, even opoks who should be well paid, doesn't earn that much. this then leads to the question of what am looking at getting from NLNG, this is a topic for another day.

let me tell u ,i know nobody in nlng not even a cleaner and like i told opoks when he came newly to the thread God forbid that my faith in him should be hinged on nlng.

i have a profusion of options and i don't particularly hinge my hopes on NLNG, after all i just turned down an offer from schlumberger, because their conditions do not met my present status.

faith without good work, is a very clear statement, it is probably your interpretations that are flawed.

good works is not exclusive to what you do for others but inclusive of what you do for yourself, you do good work when you position yourself stratigically for employment.
when a bank job is your plan b, then that one is not really a plan B, any tom dick and harry can get a bank job, so its not a difficult one, you of all people should know this.

@opoks,
i no dey fear person we go kill my body, na the one wey go kill my body and soul na im i dey fear.

i am not afraid of anybody in this thread, i just wanted to settled the rustled feathers, no bi say anything.

but pple , wetin we see about this "runs" thing, it is really bad, for a company that is being prepared to play on among the very best in the corporate world to be messing around with its future by not strictly taking the best is really a shame.
i want to believe that all we are hearing is rumors and not facts, because it would be very painful oo.

@Opoks,
beko, make una no kill me, i had no evil in mind, was just stating the obvious.
@uche, am very sorry, if i had per chance hurt you in any way.

pple, please am not seeking any cheap popularity abeg.

@Uche,
I no sure say i lie o, all the high reputation companies have turned you down. based on that fact, why do you think you are worthy of NLNG, abi u also sabi person inside?

@uche

adrianic,
i admire your faith, but faith without good work is dead, as is in the bible. i neva read anywhere say u get plan B, abi u follow for the likes of Uche who are dependent on NLNG to employ them , having exhausted all other places, as a result of not having the adequate requirements for employment.

Ndi Ichie,

I am humbled and tumbled to be a part of this great collection of minds,i have been following this tread and has been treated to the eloquence of the likes of opokonwa, kuwena , adrianic and co.
its been really entertaining i must say, and as our sojourn in the artificial limbo created by the laxity and political bureaucracy in NLNG draws to a close, i come to realise that i would miss this thread, esp when the boys go on training and can no longer contribute to this tread.
no the less , i am honored to be a part of this thread,being an NLNG hopeful and having endured this wait for this long, another few months or weeks, as the case may be is not a killing act and i would keep waiting ( what other choice do i have).

pple this is my first contribution and you can be sure that more will follow.

Cherio

wale, na wa to you oo
for ur mind , u think say u don achieve something,finish the exam na, then we go know
and why u think say u go be the first to get certified in Nigeria
been ceritified since april.

@yakism,
Guy, you sure say u go pass this test?, it seems english dey hard for you to understand. you were asked a specific question, how did u recieve the invitation, whats so hard about that, please answer the question. some of us also applied and want to know if our letter got missing along the way, did u get it by courier,please answer the question