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Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Toppytek(m): 3:22am On Dec 31, 2017 |
@Bossman .. I'd like to dm you please |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 3:27am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Lexusgs430: Its a Beer Palour in Sabo in Kaboji, Niger state...This was beside the entrance |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Toppytek(m): 3:44am On Dec 31, 2017 |
wonlasewonimi: This is exactly what I was trying to explain to [b]ilekokonit in my previous quotes..I don't know anything about IT for now but I'll like to focus on programming... Bossman should Know the kind of programming that is applicable to the Automotive industry(production, security, diagonising etc). Make una help me abeg.. I already have the basic knowledge of automotive mechanic thou.. I just want to be more advanced. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Lexusgs430: 4:08am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Geetrix: After the consumption of kronenburg, tusk, gold, elephant, pitto or burukutu...... Simply extend rod into make shift toilet......... |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 7:11am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Ilekokonit: Preach on bro 1 Like |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by akashi01(m): 7:48am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Geetrix: Hehehe bro na which area be this? |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by stealthtiger(m): 7:54am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by stealthtiger(m): 8:03am On Dec 31, 2017 |
wonlasewonimi: Yeah Kali Linux is used but Arch Linux distro is becoming increasingly popular among pen testers. The Black Arch which is for pen testing(runs on Arch Linux) contain over 2000 pentesting tools |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by desertboom(m): 8:04am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Pidgin2:I rarely make comment here, I've never seen you engage in intellectual discussions or offer professional advice. Only beer parlour talk of how Nigeria is heaven on earth. It's becoming stale to me and others. Maybe, you are one of them who benefits from nepotism and man know man system of Nigeria. 18 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 11:04am On Dec 31, 2017 |
Bossman: Please can u recommend a code editor for me Thanks |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by desertboom(m): 11:24am On Dec 31, 2017 |
This Pidgin2 gets me irritated so much Lets be realistic. What will change the fact that inside our country in the year 2017, more than half of the population are languishing in poverty, unemployed/underemployed and survive on less than a dollar a day? Some of the countries we helped now enjoy stable power supply and have good basic social amenities which are inaccessible to the common man in Nigeria. Most of our country's best minds are abroad building other nations and a lot of the ones in the country want to go abroad. Charity begins at home. The government should redirect its resources at fast tracking the country's development instead of you selling lies to people here. I reside in Nigeria, it's only a tiny few that have it good here. 10 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by timesup234: 11:29am On Dec 31, 2017 |
America and UK have more poorer people but the black brain can easily be brainwashed and you are one of such. A careful research will make you realize you have been under an intense brainwashing circle since birth. Nigeria have no single best mind abroad, no Nigeria who reside abroad have been rated in anything globally, they are all wage slaves desertboom: 2 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by desertboom(m): 11:53am On Dec 31, 2017 |
timesup234: You're a bloody liar from the pit of hell. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by timesup234: 12:10pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
desertboom:So go ahead and name your best brains abroad. All neoliberal slaves furthering the cause of exploitative capitalism. Nigeria must be nationalistic, no single Nigerian have business going abroad 2 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by bigtt76(f): 12:29pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
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Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:56pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
bigtt76:I forgot the password for the email I used to register for this. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by desertboom(m): 1:09pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
timesup234:Even the the thread you are quoting me is about a sojourn of a Nigerian professional that left. Can't you see? If he was not good at what he does back home would a UK company have sponsored his VISA? You still want me to reel out names when it's evident on this thread We must say the truth first, Nigeria is ours. We're merely existing and nothing rosy in Nigeria for a common man 16 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by bigtt76(f): 1:11pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by wonlasewonimi: 1:22pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
bigtt76: OK I got a message you tried to send me an email. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 1:41pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
timesup234: John Boyega Cheiwetel Ejiofor and many many Nigerian Producers, Actors and Actresses All the international footballers Several Doctors and Nurses Which research did you do, can you cite a journal?? If you are referring to capitalism as slavery, its still better than Kakistocracy 12 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 1:56pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
desertboom: Who are these so called best brains abroad? 2 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 2:04pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Pidgin2: These 18 Nigerians, are best brains in Information Technology occupying various sensitive positions from Risk Management, Software Developing, Software Engineering, Payment, Customer Care, Advertising, Technology Processing, Legal, and many other sectors are fondly held in highest esteem by Mark Zuckerberg, the multi-billionaire owner of Facebook. In this report below, we bring you investigative reports of these 18 Nigerian Information Technology (IT) professionals’ rise-to-fame, journey-to-stardom news stories, so that the truth can be further said that Facebook is an equal-employer company that does not discriminate anyone in its employ as a result of race, color, accent, background, nationality, disability or ethnicity. Are you gifted in IT, then be inspired to follow your aspiration by reading this inspiring news story, which took us over 90 days to painstakingly put together. Certainly, Zuckerberg is beginning to take Nigeria seriously. But that didn’t happen suddenly, as you will soon discover an increasing number of Nigerians on his salary payroll. Latest investigation confirmed that Research Scientists earn $172,705 per Year, Network Engineer collects $160,172 Annually while Engineering Manager paid $380,861. Nigerians success enviable heights in Facebook below: Since a Nigerian software engineer Chukwuemeka Afigbo joined Facebook from Google, where he served until 2015 before being replaced by Aniedi Udi-Obong, he had acquires a lot of IT knowledge in Zuckerberg’s firm and had to move on into higher entrepreneurial sectors of same company by way of promotion. Afigbo currently manages Strategic Product Partnerships for Facebook in Sub-Saharan Africa and has been instrumental in Mark Zuckerberg’s Nigeria tour. Ime Archibong is the Director, Strategic Partnerships at Facebook, where he leads a team working to connect Facebook’s products and strategies with various business partners. Archibong and his team have worked on everything related to Facebook including the Messenger application. Prior to joining Facebook, Archibong was an Advanced Technology Business Development Professional at IBM. Archibong has also been instrumental in Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria. Ebele Okobi has headed Public Policy for Facebook in Africa for the past two years. She was the former Global Head & Senior Legal Director, Human Rights for Yahoo! Okobi played a key role in Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria. Nmachi Jidenma manages Payments and Commerce Partnerships for Facebook Global, right from the heart of San Francisco Bay Area. Certainly, with previous experiences working at PayPal, Google and JP Morgan, she also happens to be the founder of CPAfrica. Laurence Aderemi built Moni, a person-to-person money transfer app, which won the 2013 edition of Start with e-novation. Apparently, his competence got the attention of Zuckerberg, who hired him to head Payments and Commerce Partnerships for Facebook Global. Morin Oluwole is multilingual raised in Nigeria but lived in three different continents. She fluently speak five languages. This is probably why she sealed a role as the Chief of Staff, VP Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook. Oluwole has since taken up a new position as the Luxury Vertical Lead for Facebook/Instagram. Lauryn Ogbechie leads a Strategic Partnership team within Facebook’s Global Platform Partnerships organisation in Menlo Park, CA. In this role she partners with mobile developers to help them build, grow and monetise their apps through the integration of Facebook platform products. Prior to Facebook, Ogbechie worked as a digital organiser for President Obama’s re-election campaign. Francis Ebong joined Facebook in November 2015 where he has since acted in the capacity of Director, Online Operations. Francis is a graduate of The George Washington University. Teniola Adedipe served in two capacities within Konga (Nigerian eCommerce giant), in the space of 14 months. She started out as the Head, Merchandise Planning in January 2014, she then went on to become Associate Director, Retail Operations. Adedipe is now the Program Manager, Deal Desk & Global Agency at Facebook, New York City area. Monica Ugwi, still relatively new in Facebook Inc works with the Product Operations division of of the company. Prior to that, she was an Engagement Manager for McKinsey & Company and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs. A graduate of Computer Science, Ugwi also holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Ibrahim Sekoni is Facebook’s Product Specialist at San Francisco Bay Area. His previous experience no doubt played a huge role in blending him into Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Mobile Product Manager at optionXpress where he managed the top-rated mobile trading App across multiple Mobile platforms. He also worked as a Business Analyst at Phoenix bits LTD overseeing various operations. He joined Facebook in April 2015. Olaoluwa Okelola is one of the few Nigerian-born software engineers at Facebook positively impacting globally as a Software Engineer. After he completed his secondary education at the International School Ibadan, Okelola proceeded to Avi-Cenna International School and Howard University, Washington DC, to complete his secondary and university education respectively. He then joined Microsoft as Explorer Intern in January 2005 and left in August the same year for Google where he worked as an Engineering intern from May 2006 until August 2006. Okelola joined Facebook in 2007 and has been there ever since. Barbara Mbanefo is another Nigerian-born software Engineer at Facebook, where she develops iOS applications that help businesses connect with their customers. Mbanefo completed her primary and secondary education in Nigeria before proceeding to France to obtain her Masters degree in Software Engineering. She speaks French fluently. Prior to joining Facebook in May 2016, Mbanefo worked as a Software Engineer and a Mobile App User Experience Designer in France, Canada and Hollywood, California. Kunbi Adeyemo has served in two capacities at Facebook. Between 2013 and 2014, she was on the Facebook North America Small and Medium Business Team as a Customer Insights Analyst. In December 2014, Adeyemo moved up to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has since served as Facebook’s Diversity Programs Manager – Women in Computer Science. Isaac Nwokocha is another talented Nigerian. After obtaining a First Class degree in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2010, Nwokocha tried his hands out on entrepreneurship; he co-founded two startups, including real-time road traffic web, Traffik Dey application. Probably deciding he had had enough of entrepreneurship, Nwokocha proceeded to Stanford for a Master’s Degree in Management Science and Engineering. No sooner had he completed his Masters Degree than he secured a role as a Product Data Integrity, Community Operations/Project Manager at Facebook. Michael Awotedu, armed with an MBA in Finance (summa cum laude) from the University of Tampa John H. Sykes College of Business, Awotedu works in Risk Program Management at Facebook where he helps to facilitate strategy, and execution for Risk Management on products like FB games, Oculus VR and Ads. Prior to Facebook, Awotedu oversaw Risk Management for Walmart’s $30 billion check cashing portfolio. Earlier attended Federal Government College, Odogbolu. Jane Okpala, a highly focused Nigerian, with almost 10 years of strategic, analytical, negotiating, presentation, and management expertise, is the Product Specialist (Social Good and Goodwill), Community Operations, at Facebook. A polyglot in her own right for conversing and writing fluently in least four different languages. Okpala worked previously as an Associate at McKinsey & Company where she served mainly technology and financial institution clients on a wide variety of analytical and strategic engagements. Dayo Olopade started her career as a journalist in Washington, covering the 2008 campaign and the Obama era for publications including The Atlantic, The Guardian and The Washington Post. Nowadays, Olopade applies her wealth of journalistic experience on the Facebook Media Partnerships Team, where she helps publishers take advantage of Facebook, from a business and product perspective. She maintains a painstakingly detailed personal website. Filed in: Business 23 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 2:13pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Nigeria is another African nation that has suffered due to a massive brain drain. With much of Nigeria still essentially a developing nation with unreliable power and few resources, higher level science, engineering and medical professionals often find little to motivate them into staying, especially with job offers from the U.S. and European nations exerting a powerful pull. Since Nigeria’s brutal civil war in late 60s, the country has bounced between military governments and dictatorships, pushing out between 11 and 17 million people. Today, over 2 million Nigerians live in the U.S. alone, and of these about 20,000 are doctors and over 10,000 are academics. That’s a heavy loss for a nation that so desperately needs qualified professionals to rebuild and improve its own resources. http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/07/10-countries-facing-the-biggest-brain-drain/ 4 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by wonlasewonimi: 2:13pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Why are you guys responding to these morons? 11 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 2:16pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by BenNash: 2:50pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
timesup234:Whenever I see your posts, I always feel pity for you. Something must have gone wrong somewhere in the course of your life, I can't really point my finger on it. But I'm pretty sure you fall under one of these categories- 1) You applied for a u.s visa or Canadian visa and you misrepresented documents thereby leading to a ban, or you don't just have the means or opportunity to leave this country. ( most people don't but you don't see them making dumb statements.) 2) You travelled out of the country at a point and got deported. 3) You are someone just looking for attention or popularity. You noticed how popular Pidgin2 is and you decided to follow her path. The way you and pidgin2 are always on Nairaland, making disparaging comments about the u.s and the u.k shows how jobless you folks are. You can say you're a manager of this or that but it'll be so evident that you're lying. Someone serious with his/her life wouldn't make it his life duty to say the kind of silly things you guys say. How would an educated person with a certain degree of intelligence say that there are more people suffering in u.k than in Nigeria. Do you see the kind of suffering that exists in Nigeria and other African countries?? The annoying thing is that you guys will defend your silly statements by listing the amount Americans pay in Taxes, or how Aba boys make millions every day. This kind of stupidity annoys me. 31 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by chukxy: 3:02pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
imconfused:In addition to the suggestions given to you so far, I want to suggest if you already have basic IT knowledge; then, the best is to go into App development with regards to medical field. I think this does not actually required too much mathematics. You can be developing App for android or/and ios phones. For Android platform, you will need to learn Java programming language. For iOS, you will need to learn Objective C, swift etc. There are some online courses at Coursera that can bring you up to speed if you want. The good thing about this, is that you can be developing interesting apps with regards to medical field, for instance App to monitor diabetes patients, monitor stroke patient ,diagnose some common diseases etc. This will help you remain focused in your medical field. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by BenNash: 3:06pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
I know so many people close to me( relatives and friends) that risked everything to leave this country. I know a lawyer(a relative) that was living a life of penury here in Nigeria after about 7 years after being called to bar. He graduated from OAU with 2nd class upper. He somehow got an opportunity to relocate to Canada and he's been there for about 3 years now. He came to visit Nigeria Early this year and if you seriously see this guy you'll thank God for his life. Most of his mates were just trying to clinch with the guy and one even tried to defraud him. I have so many examples like this, uncles, family friends, former neighbour e.t.c. They're all living a good life and are taking care of their extended family back home. I don't know anyone personally that travelled and came back as a failure. So you can imagine how angry I am whenever I see some of these guys make their stupid and ignorant statements. If you're in the u.s or Europe and you are both hardworking and know what you're doing, you'll definitely make it. With Nigeria, it's 50-50. 9 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Ryannn(m): 3:08pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Nice thread I must say, motivating much. Plz @ukmigrant, or @iamconfused.. What are the prospects of emergency medicine in UK? I keep hearing it's promising . Ur replies ll be much welcomed.. ... |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by bigtt76(f): 3:51pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
Ok just wanted to ask you some questions directly instead of derailing thread ...if you don't mind. ![]() wonlasewonimi: |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by rchilee: 4:02pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
They are definitely ignorant. We all wish things can get better but there is NO light at the end of the tunnel. I will rather go to a country where my tax will be utilized effectively than stay in a country where almost 40% of my basic salary is charged as tax. The so called tax is what some corrupt officers are stacking somewhere. Can a common man have access to a good medical care? Good road? security ? or any other basic amenity? If you want Nigeria to be great, you will go to Aso rock and fight there because that is how best you can effectively use your brain or if you are educated, you will sit your community people down and ask them to vote for a competent person in the next election. In conclusion, no one here needs your opinion. You know why? Because we all know what we want and people should ignore you. I bet you at still struggling to put a decent meal on a table for yourself. 4 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by wonlasewonimi: 4:03pm On Dec 31, 2017 |
bigtt76: t2525171@mvrht.net send me an email here...it's a temporary email self destructing in 60 minutes. |
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