@Lochinny please how did you get your passport. Did you go through the passport agency or you used the post office?

Thank you

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Lochinny:
Good afternoon! Thank you so much for your advice especially @purpleribbon and @Demmy2021
Been trying to complete everything as my return is next week. I’ve gotten my baby’s passport. Called them and gave them my flight itinerary and booking reference. They gave me an appointment but also told me that they may hasten the process and so that I might get the passport before I go for the appointment and that was how it happened so I had to cancel the appointment as they asked me to.

@Demmy2021, did you eventually pay for the cvs test? Saw on their site that it’s $139 and also did you pay for the NCDC test? And still did you repeat the test when you got back to Nigeria?
If you did, how much did you pay? Been checking their site for the price and saw nothing

@Purpleribbon, I heard there’s a punishment for those who don’t repeat the test 7 days after return. Do you know?

@purpleribbon

Thanks for the details. Please how did you get the birth certificate? I am also in Maryland. But I’m a bit confused on how to process the BC.

Thank you.

Thanks, everyone

I grew up in an academic environment. My father lectured in a Federal University, and my family got an opportunity to stay in the school staff quarters. I was happy when my father came to our off-campus apartment to make the announcement – we are moving to the school. I had always wanted to live on campus, mingle with professors’ children and inhale the “academic air” on campus. I always thought lecturing was easy and interesting, and this pushed my desire of wanting to be a University lecturer. Yes, yes, I am now a lecturer, and I enjoy what I do (maybe not).

There is no gainsaying that academic institutions are gradually becoming one of the largest employers of labour in Nigeria, more so with the increasing number of tertiary institutions scattered around the country. At present Nigeria has about 167 universities, 113 polytechnics and 82 colleges of education, which are either state-owned or privately funded. Democratic governments since 1999 have created numerous state-owned institutions around the country and granted private entities licences to run schools.

One of the many reasons why governments give for setting up institutions is to create jobs for unemployed youths, who are in desperate need of any job opportunity. The youths are willing to take up any position even if they lack interest in such positions. They lobby their way into academic seats just because their fathers were classmates with the “new vice chancellor” and hereby, are thrown the task of building the future of the next generation.

My call is for you to consider the following before accepting that lecturing position (maybe after considering the fear of staying too long in the job market).

Am I going to stay in this job even if I get a job offer at the World Bank?
Most often, the answer to this question is obvious. Only a crazy fellow will refuse a job at the World Bank. The education system is not well remunerated. Lecturers lack the necessary motivation to work effectively and stay in their job. Contrary to popular belief, professors are not multi-millionaires, and this is even true in the developed world. Lecturers are just some highly self-motivated group of peoples whose main interest is to impact the society. The youth of nowadays are not that patient – everyone wants a house of their own, ride the latest car and send their kids to the best schools. Yes, these are pretty good aspirations, but contentment is a key attribute of lecturers.

Can I spend long hours studying independently?
Lecturing is not easy, and it is not for lazy people. To get to the peak of your career, you need a PhD, you need to publish in good journals, you need to teach and supervise students, and you also need to cater to different administrative responsibilities. Yes, all of these. People always run to lecturing, because of its flexibility. Someone once said you could work as a lecturer and run your own side business. Yes, you can achieve this, and of course you need multiple sources of income to survive in Nigeria. However, the tasks and responsibility of being a lecturer is often overwhelming, and the recent crop of lecturers are not cut out to take up these responsibilities – a major reason for the failing education system. A student once told me of how a young lecturer came to class unprepared for the lecture, asked the students for the next topic from the syllabus, punched the topic into google and started dictating to the students. No! this is wrong, dedication is at the heart of this profession.

Am I emotionally intelligent?
Lecturers are mentors and advisors - meeting with young adults almost every day. A lecturer should be able to manage the future generation. You are in charge of moulding and shaping the lives of these students. You should have foresight, hindsight; you should be the “Wizard of Oz”.
Today's youths are emotionally weak; they lack the strength to withstand stressful situations. Academic stress can throw anyone off-balance and failure can push even the strongest off the cliff. A lecturer should be able to motivate and inspire students. You should be able to combine your issues with your students’ emotions. You should utter good words when communicating with these fragile humans you call students. I have heard of cases where lecturers, out of frustration, curse out to students. This should have never been an issue.

Before you take up the job, review each of these points, reassess your teaching qualities and qualifications and ask yourself, am I worthy of this position? If your answer is yes – then go ahead. If you are sceptical, please save the country by seeking for another position – may be as a non-academic staff.

Perhaps this is her husband

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Abdullahi

You'll then understand why she was appointed

We are on the verge of WWIII, with the US of A and North Korea trying to show the world who is more superior. In the midst of this power tussle are the poverty-stricken people in Africa, Asia and the stateless people of Rohingya- these people do not even have access to the three necessities of life. However, brat, North Korea has decided that now is the right time to show uncle USA that they would rather be a little somebody than being an evil nobody. #Randomthoughts