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Gist ("Transport Plava") "See me, see trouble oh" I left my new place of work yesterday at 6:00 pm, strolled to the bus stop and boarded a bus going towards my house. We were just a few meters away from the bus stop when the driver said we should pay our transport fares. I really wasn't interested in paying at the time but I was prevailed upon by some other passengers. As though the bus was waiting for me to hand over my fare, as soon as I did, the bus just suddenly stopped. In their usual manner, the bus driver jumped underneath the bus and fiddled with some things. He came back into the bus and told us the bus was OK. We then resumed the journey, As we were about to ascend the "third mainland bridge",(for people that know Lagos, Nigeria), the bus stopped again. The driver repeated the process of flying under the bus and giving us further assurance. So, we proceeded...Soon, I noticed that I was feeling extremely hot and found out it was the heat fro
The Consultants Consultant Been a while huh! I changed jobs last week, so its not been very easy to fill this in. I moved from human resource consulting to Professional Service (IT) Consulting. Despite the fact that I studied Computer Science, I really enjoyed Human Resources. I got to interact with people from different walks of life at different stages and levels in their careers. My Objective is to be the Consultants consultant so, I have done HR, I am doing IT and I will do ............... I just started on the job, so far, I have gone to five sites and gotten a lot of exercise in the process. I am getting a hang of it. I also discovered and I am researching into something I didn't know much about before......... "Data Minning" I intend to write some articles on it as I study, so if you want to know something about it, stay with me.
WOULD ELECTRICITY REALLY GET BETTER IN NIGERIA? Are you familiar with the term "One day off and two days on of Electricity"? Then, you are most likely Nigerian..... BUT it looks like there will be respite for our souls. The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), recently unbundled into 18 companies and it appears that before the government's invitation for prospective private sector bids, the Manufacturing association of Nigeria (MAN) is prepared to acquire the company. Over the years, power has been a major problem of the manufacturing sector of Nigeria. A lot of prospective Manufacturers decided against having their plants in the country because of the high cost of generating electricity. As a result of this, the MAN has decided to to take advantage of the on going reforms and proposed privatisation to establish an Independent Power Plant. MAN has therefore decided that they will bid for the company at the appropriate time. Some people think its just one of those whit
Do you think the Nigerian Police is "reformable"? Can it possibly be true that the Nigerian police is going to be reformed? The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the white paper on the reforms of the Nigeria's police force. Some of their recommendations are: 1. That the National Security and Civil Defence corps be merged with the police 2. That all roadblocks be dismantle 3. That in case of death, the dependents of police officers should be trained free of charge up to secondary school level 4. Efforts should continue to enhance the wage and welfare package of the police The bill is supposed to aid the fight against corruption. I hope that these reforms will take effect and that the Nigerian Police force will be more effective. Let me have your thoughts, Do you think the Nigerian Police is "reformable"?
I am so excited..... It is my first post... I know my posts will be read by billions..... I know its a step in the right direction... Am I excited or what? Can you feel my excitment?