I just got a recharge....how gullible can Nigerians be?

I JUST GOT A RECHARGE.........HOW GULLIBLE CAN NIGERIANS BE?

Greetings dear friend,

Nigerians are a very interesting set of people and quite frankly, they have a keen sense of humour. Undoubtedly, there is hardly a dull moment with them. Many times, I  reflect on the pains and agony we go through daily as a people and yet manage to keep ourselves together without resorting to a full blown civil war. Many countries have disintegrated due to much lesser challenges than we have experienced. It shows that we are, generally speaking, A VERY TOLERANT and ACCOMODATING group of people. WE EASILY ACCEPT THINGS AS THEY ARE, MAKE OUR WAY AROUND CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKE THE MOST OF OUR DIFFICULTIES. Though these are very nice attributes, the recession in Nigeria has exposed a major flaw inherent in many Nigerians even the educated ones: OUR TENDENCY TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR DIFFICULTIES SEEMS TO BECLOUD OUR JUDGEMENT LEADING TO GREED AND ULTIMATELY MAKES US GULLIBLE TO MANY SCAMS!

This is the only valid conclusion I can draw from the plethora of scams and ridiculous links broadcasted by educated Nigerians on Whatsapp and other social media platforms. I mean, it is exasperating that such scams will even be broadcasted in the first place! This has nothing to do with recession or Buhari. This is plain expression of gullibility. Yesterday, I got a message as shown below:

I just got a recharge. You can try to get it too http://recharge-promotions.com

I knew what to expect, so I did not pay any heed to it. What company will just be distributing free recharge cards to everybody? As typical of my beloved country people, it spread like wildfire! In less than 1 hour, I have gotten that same message more than 50 times! Are you kidding me? All manner of people were sending me this crap. Youths, graduates, fathers and mothers, people working in respectable corporate organizations,etc. Now the simple question i asked those that my finger typed a response to was  have you gotten yours? have you gotten your own recharge card, how much was it and what network? That question will always hit a brick wall or get a response along this line at best: TRY IT. But some are  even worse off than the original scammers; They will go ahead to tell you that they have received their own recharge card. Such people have excised the last vestige of honesty from their character set.

Does this quickly remind you of the emirates airlines two tickets scam? Lol. In that plot, our phones were inundated with messages like this:

Only heaven knows the number of people that got the two free first class tickets promised.😕

A LITTLE INVESTIGATION REVEALS NIGERIANS ARE TOO GULLIBLE!

 Just a little investigation and you will see that Nigerians are actually too gullible. This is no rocket science. Let us take the case of the recharge card.

The message comes thus:

I just got a recharge. You can try to get it too http://recharge-promotions.com

When you click the link, you are taken to a page where you are to fill in your phone number as shown below:

When you input your phone number and click on proceed to recharge, you are presented with a page that says YOU SHOULD SHARE THE PAGE WITH 10 WHATSAPP GROUPS TO CLAIM YOUR RECHARGE.  It appears as shown below:

This should make it very clear that it is a scam! How does sharing the message in groups lead to airtime recharge? What monitoring system is in place to ensure that after sharing to 10 groups you get the recharge card? But you see, as a prove of been gullible and blinded by greed, people go ahead to share this message with all their groups and contacts. They in turn catch the bug and spread it even further and before long, your phone battery is drained, having been inundated with this scam message. One will expect such scam to be dead on arrival, but lest I forget, these people have a different set of scientific believes:

You can get Whatsapp gold version 4g with hidden message and calling features through sharing messages from the founder of Whatsapp

• You can charge your battery to 100% instantly by sending messages to 5 Whatsapp groups
• You can get 9gb of data on any network valid for 2 months by sending messages to whatsapp groups
• You can call and SMS for free by sending bulk messages to whatsapp groups
• You can get Whatsapp for free (WHICH WAS DECLARED FREE BY THE OWNERS MANY YEARS AGO) by sending bulk messages to groups.
• You need to send bulk messages to whatsapp groups to enable Whatsapp free calls video calls and private/anonymous chats
• You can activate Whatsapp without internet by clicking a link! The exact message they broadcast is sent thus:

Now,You can do Whatsapp Without Internet From Today. Whatsapp launches Ultra-Light Wifi Feature to Enjoy Free 3G Internet wherever you go for whatsapp application,Click On Below Link to Activate Now - http://ultra-wifi-activation.ml

THE DANGERS OF BEEN GULLIBLE AND TRYING OUT EVERY SCAM OFFER

How to get 3.2gb 3g data free for one month on glo

3.2 GB 3g data free valid for one month on Glo

This is an exhilarating news and yes it's no hoax! You are offered 3.2gb of data for free on glo and it is valid for complete one month. And yes, this is 3g data not the 2g data from Airtel that you can't use plus this is completely free. That was no mistake, it is completely free; no tricks,  no gimmicks, no softwares, no tweaks!

Glo has indeed proven itself to be the grand masters of data. They took the data community by storm when they released the 6gb for 2,000 naira data plan valid for one month. This eliminated the need for changing phone IMEIs to use blackberry data subscription (interestingly, even this was done on the glo network). As if that was not enough, they released the 4g LTE plans where 1,000 naira gets you 3.2 GB. With this development, there was an upward review of the 3g monthly data plans as follows:

1,000 naira for 3.2gb 

2,000 naira for 7.5gb

2,500 naira for 10gb and 

3,000 naira for 12gb. All valid for one month.

NOTE: ALL DATA SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE *777# MENU

HOW TO GET 3.2GB 3G DATA FOR FREE GLO BORROWBORROW ME DATA SERVICE.

Glo seems to understand the situation of things in the country and hence the need to cushion it with the glo borrow me data offer. With this service, you can borrow 3g data and use it now for free. You can pay when the economy improves lol.

To use this service, follow the simple steps below:

Dial *321#
Press 3 and send to choose borrow data
The following options will appear
1. 30 mb for N50.     1 day
2. 60mb for N100     1 day
3. 200mb for N200.  5 days
4. 1.6gb for N500.    7 days
5.3.2gb for N1,000   30 days
96 help
99 balance
Press the number that corresponds to the data amount you need.

You shall be credited with the amount you selected and you can start surfing right away.

So if you need the 3.2gb data valid for one month, simply press 5 and send! That is all you need to do. No tweaks, no software, no changing of IMEI, no gimmicks. 

Note: you can pay when the economy improves. Lol.

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How Donald Trump Won the Presidential Election and Electoral College Fully Explained With Video

 SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2016

The American presidential election 2016 has been enthralling. As can be seen from the electoral map, president Donald J. Trump won the election based on electoral votes, pulling a whooping 290 electoral votes as against Hillary Clinton's 232 votes. However, based on the popular votes, Hillary Clinton won the election.  Hillary Clinton pulled in 59,938,290 votes representing 47.7% of the votes. On the other hand, Donald Trump pulled in 59,704,886 votes representing 47.5%. If you are scared of mathematics, then let me do it for you. Based on popular votes, Hillary Clinton won the election by 233,404 votes!

This clearly explains the reason for the wide spread protests across the United States against his emergence. Authorities say there were protests in more than 25 United States cities. 7,000 people protested in Oakland, California and 30 were arrested. Similarly, 65 people were arrested overnight in New York over anti Trump protests. Some of the placards carried by the protesters read thus: "Trump is not our president", "Love Trumps hate", "say no to racism", etc.  Trump's head  was burnt in efiggy during the protest even outside Trump tower. lady gaga was prominent among the protesters outside the Trump tower.

But then, what is the electoral college in America n election and how does it work?

Simply put, the Electoral College is a system wrought by America's founding fathers to provide a layer of bureaucracy between the people and the Presidency. This ensures that the presidency is not decided by simple majority vote as there is no telling who the majority might be. Each state gets a number of "electors" in the College equal to their number of senators and representatives combined, and along with the three that the District of Columbia gets, that totals 538. In order to secure the Presidency, a candidate must earn 270 electoral votes. A detailed explanation of the electoral college system is given in the video here: ELECTORAL COLLEGE EXPLANATORY VIDEO 

Donald J. Trump is the 4th President to lose the popular vote and win the electoral college vote to become president of the United States. In year 2000, George W. Bush received 500,000 votes less than Al Gore but won the electoral college votes to become president. Similarly, in 1888, Benjamin Harrison received 100,000 votes fewer than incumbent president Grover Cleveland to become president based on electoral college votes. Earlier in 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes received 250,000 votes fewer than Samuel Tilden to become the president based on electoral college votes. There was an exceptional case in 1824 when John Quincy Adams  became the president. John Quincy Adams has lost the popular votes, but none of the four candidates in that election got 50% of the electoral college votes. Consequently, the house of representatives had to decide who becomes the president. This is truly an exceptional case and hence is not included when taking statistics for presidents that lost the popular votes but won the electoral college votes to become president.

Another interesting fact about this election is the fact that Republicans will control both the senate and the house of representatives. So in other words, white house, Senate and house of representatives are all controlled by the republicans. That should make things a bit easier for President Donald J. Trump. For the house of representatives, the Republicans have already won 238 seats while the democrats have 193 seats with 4 seats still open for election. Since 218 seats are needed for control, the 238 seats occupied by the republicans already gives them majority control of the house. Similarly, for the Senate, republicans have 51 seats while Democrats have 48 seats with one seat still up for grabs. It is clear that the Republicans are in the majority here again and hence are in control.

SOME RECORDS BROKEN BY PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP DURING THE AMERICAN 2016 ELECTION

INTRODUCTION TO THE RECORDS BROKEN BY DONALD J. TRUMP DURING THE 2016 AMERICAN ELECTIONS.

Cable network news CNN calls it a stunning upset.  No one can believe it.  Lucky Dube sang, " if am dreaming don't wake me up, if it is a lie don't tell me the truth" but not in this case! In this case, many wished they were dreaming and hence needed someone to wake them up and say "sorry this was just a very expensive hoax"  The media was struck in awe as was the average person home and abroad. Hillary Clinton and her team could not believe this. It must be a very expensive hoax indeed. Where are the famous democrat blue walls? They have all come tumbling like the ancient walls of Jericho! 

Where are the women, where are the immigrants, where are the Latinos, where are the muslims, where are the celebrities and their teeming fans? Where are the President's supporters, where are the opinion and popularity poll results,  where are the prophets with their visions and prophecies?  So many questions were left unanswered world over. This cannot be happening everyone thought. Hillary Clinton's personal assistant asked the converged supporters to go home ( clearly, there was no planned concession speech as she was confident of victory). The victory party has been abruptly truncated.

Political historians have been invited to analyse the situation and give their insight on this most significant political miracle of the 21st century. While the historians are at it, and many are protesting, let me take this time to share with you some of the records broken by America's 45th president, Billionaire president Donald J. Trump at America decides 2016. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is the few I have compiled and you are free to add yours in the comment section.

RECORDS BROKEN BY DONALD TRUMP AT AMERICA DECIDES 2016

1. Donald J. Trump, at 70 years of age, is the oldest man to be elected as president of the United States of America.
2. Billionaire president Donald J. Trump is the only person to be elected as president of the United States of America without previous service in the military or government i.e public service.
3. President Donald J. Trump's wife, Melania Trump, is the only first lady,  after Louisa Adams of London Great Britain, to be born outside the United States of America. NOTE: Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (née Johnson; February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852), wife of John Quincy Adams, was First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829. She was the daughter of the American Consul in London. Such a long history! On the other hand, Melania Trump was born in Slovenia. she became a permanent resident of the United States in 2001 and a citizen in 2006. So instead of Hillary Clinton making history, Donald J. Trump's wife actually made the history at America decides 2016.
4. Donald J. Trump is the only Republican presidential candidate, after Ronald Reagan, to win in the American state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is considered a Democratic stronghold and remember that Ronald Reagan's election was far back 1984!
5. President Donald J. Trump is the first republican to win an electoral seat in Maines since year 2000
6. President Donald J. Trump is the only republican to win the state of Pennsylvania since 1988. Hillary Clinton was so confident of this area that she never bothered to visit the state after the congress. She thought she already had the State in the bag!
7. America decides 2016 has been aptly described as "one of the greatest upsets in America's election history."  Interestingly, the DOW has already risen to a record high following the pronunciation of Donald J. Trump as president elect! However, that has not stopped the widespread protest across the United states. Many placards read: Dump Trump or Love Trumps hate.

At this very moment that I dropped my pen, President elect  Donald J. Trump and incumbent president Barack Obama are having a meeting in the oval office of the white house. Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on 20th January, 2017.

SEE FULL & DETAILED RESULT OF AMERICA DECIDES 2016 ELECTION HERE

YOU MUST READ THIS: 

DONALD TRUMP, HILLARY CLINTON,AND T.B JOSHUA: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROPHECIES

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Prophet T.B Joshua and the USA 2016 Elections. What happened to the prophecies?

I don't know if this is funny or maybe we need to get the truth and hence get livid

Prior to the elections, Donald Trump's loquaciousness got him into trouble especially because of the issues of immigrants, Muslims and the Mexico wall. As if that was not enough, the leaked lewd talk video seemed to be the proverbial last straw that will break the camel's back for Donald Trump's presidential race. The women were mobilized to protest, the black Americans and other immigrants were injected with venom of hate. President Obama, campaigning for Hillary Clinton had this to say: "let us reject fear and embrace Clinton(hope)." While guiding Hillary to the podium on the election eve, he had this to say "and so shall it be forever" which many believed was a symbolic prelude to the handover. On same night, the president's wife had this to say "This is the best and the last I can do for America now". Consequently, and as a result of poll analysis, the average person even a young child believed Hillary Clinton will floor Trump at the polls. 

Everyone believed so. All except Trump who said " We started with 17 intelligent candidates, now we have just one floored candidate left". Hillary Clinton's success was so evident that many who heard the prophecy by highly acclaimed prophet T.B. Joshua about Hillary Clinton's victory already saw it as nothing but an intelligent deduction. But to add an air of divine revelation to it all, the prophet framed it thus: 

“Ten days ago, I saw the new president of America with a narrow win. The new Ppesident will be facing several challenges over many issues, including: passing bills, attempts to possibly pass a vote of no confidence on the new president. The boat of the new president will be rocked.
“By the way, in order not to keep you in suspense, what I frankly saw is a woman,” he predicted.

As a highly respected prophet, several amateur prophets piggybacked on his prediction and made their own along same lines. They forgot that the odds were against Donald Trump to even emerge as the Republican presidential candidate, yet he made it. They forgot that he is a business man par excellence, they forgot that there are many fans of his many books who will not give up on him (personally, am a big fan of Donald Trump's think big and kick ass in life and business, co-authored with Bill Zanker).

The prophets that relied on T.B Joshua's 'prophecy' or calculation to make theirs seemed to be oblivious of T.B Joshua's reputation for coming up with video proof of prophecies only after events have occurred. Ironically, He is still searching for the video proof of his prophecy of his own building collapse!

Well, Donald Trump has redrawn the electoral or political map of the United States of America. Clinton, Hillary has already called President Trump to concede defeat a little earlier than 02:40 AM ET. It was a shocker, even Hillary Clinton could not make a speech to her supporters and her assistant simply asked them to "go home!"

 Now the big question is what becomes of the Prophets? What will this mean for the scammers that have being abusing the intelligence of Nigerians for so long. Where will they hide their faces? Well, one of the last things Donald Trump said on the campaign eve was: "TONIGHT IS OUR INDEPENDENCE." 

TODAY MIGHT AS WELL BE OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM FALSE PROPHETS. LET ME DROP MY PEN HERE FOR NOW AND LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS HE GIVES HIS VICTORY SPEECH. Congrats to the 45th President of the United States of America President Donald J. Trump.

By the way, as at the time of giving his speech, the electoral college standing was 288 to 215.
WATCH PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP'S VICTORY SPEECH BELOW:

All About NDDC Training of Graduates in Lottery Business: How to Apply and Print With Your Phone

The Niger Delta Development Commission Yesterday, 24th October 2016, commenced the registration process for qualified applicants into its latest training program. The program is geared towards empowering the graduate youths of the region to acquire relevant professional skills in the lottery business. The program targets graduates whose state of origin fall within the Niger Delta Development Commission member states namely: Abia State, Akwa Ibom State, Bayelsa State, Cross Rivers State, Delta State, Edo State, Imo State, Ondo State and Rivers State. Please note that only graduates from the member states listed above need apply as you will have to select your state from a drop down list comprising only these ones during the registration process as shown in the image below:

NDDC's official statement reads as follows:

NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC)
INVITATION OF APPLICATIONS FROM YOUTHS OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION FOR TRAINING AS LOTTERY BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in its bid to further enhance capacity building of youths and promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Niger Delta region is set to select eligible applicants for training in the Lottery Business. The training will equip interested youths and enable them to set up and run their own lottery businesses in accordance with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission’s guidelines.

Consequently, interested youths across the Niger Delta are hereby requested to submit their applications online by visiting the NDDC website at: www.nddc.gov.ng

REQUIREMENTS
Interested applicants must:
1. Possess a minimum of a University Degree or its equivalent;
2. Be indigenes of the Niger Delta;
3. Be between the ages of 21 and 35 years;
4. Be computer literate;
5. Have a passion for the lottery business; and
6. Have a very good character.

EXAMINATION:
An online examination on General Knowledge will be conducted for selected applicants. Only successful applicants will be invited for final selection.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Applications must be submitted online, along with relevant credentials from 24th October to 31st October, 2016.

Signed
Management

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING FOR THE NDDC LOTTERY BUSINESS TRAINING

1. CLICK THIS LINK TO START REGISTRATION NOW
2. Fill the form that appears with your details correctly then click continue

3. On the next page click on submit

4. Congratulations. You have completed the process. The confirmation is the last message with a code for you to print. And if you were using a mobile phone this is where the issue lies! Let us solve it right here and right now

HOW TO PRINT YOUR CONFIRMATION MESSAGE FOR NDDC LOTTERY BUSINESS APPLICATION USING PHONE

This is a very critical stage because you are specifically asked to print out the slip and bring it along at the point of your interview. One thing or the other might make it inconvenient for you to print it immediately. So how do you proceed using  just your registration

1. Ensure you are using Mozilla Firefox or Google chrome for the registration

2. When you get to the last page where you have to print, simply click or touch the three          dots at the upper right corner of the screen

3.For Google chrome, you will immediately see print among the menu items that will appear. For Google chrome, you need to click/touch  page among the first set of menu items that appear before you will now see print

In either case, when you click or touch print, a save as PDF dialogue pops up.

4. Simply type in a name and then touch/click save

Your slip is now saved as a PDF file which you can open with adobe reader at anytime on your phone or computer system. You can even attach to your email. If you are invited for the test, then you can print a hard copy while retaining the soft copy too.

Hope this helps.

In the event of any challenges, please don't hesitate to leave a comment so that I can help.thanks

VACANCY IN LEADING SOLAR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY IN PORT HARCOURT, AODEMARG NIGERIA

Vacancy exists in a leading solar technology company which has its corporate head office in Port Harcourt with a branch in Abuja. The company is Aodemarg Nigeria Limited, a Solar technology company having significant partnership with global energy giants in FRANCE/GERMANY, ITALY, INDIA, BULGARIA AND GREECE.

About Aodemarg Nigeria Limited

The pressure to maximize use of renewable energy is mounting against grave environmental concern. Converting the sun’s energy into usable form of electricity offers the best power solution that is free of pollution. It's low maintenance requirement also makes it a cost-effective and reliable source of electricity. This technology, known as Solar Photovoltaic, is now available for industrial, commercial, office and residential customers.

A.O. Demarg is a solar power generating company in partnership with Phaesun, iKUBE, SHAKTI Pump, Africa Energy, IPS and Sunlight of France/Germany, Italy, India, USA, Bulgaria, and Greece respectively. We specialize in the design, supply, installation and servicing of solar energy equipment to provide uninterrupted power solutions for the comfort of humanity, while protecting the environment.

A.O. Demarg’s project group consists of seasoned engineers, technicians and other artisans who have faced many challenges and consequently proved their worth in the industry. A.O.Demarg thus possesses the wherewithal to take a project from initial conception to final completion. The world’s leading solar companies, world leader SMA, Schneider, Phaesun, iKUBE, SHAKTI Pump, African Energy, IPS and Sunlight and many other industry giants support us.

As a key player in solar power industry with many years of cognate experience, and backed by the big energy companies in the industry worldwide, A.O. Demarg is a name that is synonymous with quality, reliability, performance and trust. These qualities form the bedrock of our mission; “we are committed to providing the needed and refined electricity for the comfort of humanity through renewable energy while the environment is protected"

In our own humble contribution to the economic and national security in Nigeria, A.O. Demarg Nig Ltd, continually puts the sun to work in providing electricity for the following uses:

•     Power supply for private households

•     Electrification of schools, hospitals, hotels

•     Back-up systems

•     Street and traffic lighting

•     Solar water heating systems

•     Domestic and community water supply

•     Cathodic Protection

•     Telecommunication

•     Power supply for industrial use

•     Hybrid systems in combination with wind or diesel  

The Available Aodemarg Nigeria Vacancies

1. 
Position:  MARKETERS
Educational Qualification: Bsc/Msc in marketing, Economics and Bussiness  .   Admin. Must be proficient in computer programs
Age: 20 -  30 years

2.
Position: ADMIN OFFICER
Educational Qualification: Bsc/HND/Msc in Business Admin, economics, MBA. Must be proficient in all computer programs.
Age: 20 - 30 years 

3
Position: ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN
Educational Qualification: B.Eng/HND in Elect/Elect engineering. Must be proficient in all computer programs.
Age: 20 - 30 years

4.
Position: DIGITAL MARKETERS(Digital Tested and Tried)
Educational Qualification: Msc in digital marketing.
Evidence in previous and current experiences REQUIRED 
(SALARY VERY ATTRACTIVE)
Age: 25 - 35 years

5.
Position: PLUMBER
Educational Qualification: SSCE, City and guild, Trade test and experience in the job.
Age: 20 - 30 years

NOTE: ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A HANDWRITTEN APPLICATION WITH COPIES OF RELEVANT CERTIFICATES FIRMLY STAMPED TO:
The Managing Director, A.O Demarg Nig. Ltd.
Plot 46, Evo Road, GRA Phase II,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

NPOWER TECH HARDWARE ASSESSMENT TEST: QUESTIONS ANS ANSWERS

Npower Tech Hardware Assessment Questions and Answers:

So you applied for the npower program right? And you choosed npower tech hardware as your area of specialization? Then we have something in common. What do we have in common? I also applied for the program and I also selected the npower tech hardware program. So we can easily say that we "ride in the same boat" or "we are wearing the sames shoe"

While the Npower program started its assessment tests from 20th day of September 2016, (assessessment test started with the npower teach program which was scheduled for 20th - 28th September 2016. Full assessment schedule can be downloaded here: DOWNLOAD COMPLETE NPOWER ASSESSEMNT TEST SCHEDULE HERE), the npower tech hardware assessment test actually started today 13th October, 2016 and will continue till tomorrow 14th October, 2016. The usual method is for participants to be sent an SMS notifying them of their test a day before the test. Because I have cnecked the full schedule before and knew that I was to write today, I started expecting  the notification SMS to  enter my phone since yesterday. For reasons unknown to me, the SMS did not come. 

When I woke up around few minutes to 4am, I checked my phone to see if the notification SMS has been sent. I was shocked to discover that there was no SMS notification from Npower. I cross checked the full npower assessment test schedule again and confirmed that I was to write today indeed. Next thing Idid was to visit the npower website at www.npower.gov.ng and  it was clearly indicated that the npower tech hardware assessment test was on as scheduled. Since I did not get the SMS notification, I wondered if it will allow me log in. To my pleasant surprise, I was quickly logged in at the first try. I clicked on the link for take assessment test and next, attempt test. The questions were presented to me and I quickly aanswered them. I noticed that unlike the other tests that had17 questions, this npower tech hardware assessment test was just 16 questions. I finished the test in about 3 minutes out of the 20 minutes alloted and went through the questions again to be surw that no witch made me click the wrong answer. 

When I was satisfied, I took screenshots of the questions before submission. This is the npower tech hardware assessment test questions as I now present them to you.

WARNING FOR NPOWER TECH HARDWARE ASSESSMENT TEST QUESTIONS ANSWERS:

 The questions and answers that follow represent the test as it was presented to me. There is no guarantee about the questions that will be presented to you. The purpose of this post is to inform those that are to take the test today but who are waiting for SMS. Whether you received the SMS or not, simply log in and take the test. The questions and answers presented here are for information purposes only. There is no malicious intent and no guarantee whatsoever is implied as regards the correctness of the answers. All questions presented to you during your test should be answered correctly to the best of your own knowledge. Goodluck

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Inspirational Stories will not make You Rich or Give You Money!!

Inspirational stories will not make you rich or give you money! This might sound like a strange title for my blog post but it is true.
In few hours, I will give a lucid presentation of why this is so and the only way inspirational stories can help you. 
For the moment, checkout this picture and drop your comments regarding the topic. Do you support it or not? What are you reasons for or against the topic?

THE TRUTH ABOUT INSPIRATIONAL STORIES AND HOW TO MAKE THE MOST FROM THEM.
inspirational stories are very important in our daily lives. They tell us grass to grace or rag to riches stories that inspire us. There are also inspirational stories of faith courage, love, etc. However, the emphasis of this piece is on pecuniary inspirational stories. You see, every normal person desires increased wealth and well being. That inherent desire is normal and praiseworthy. When we read inspirational stories that tell us of how people have moved from penury and obscurity to fame and fortune, two things happen.
1. We easily relate ourselves to the poverty ( we are there or we have been there so we understand how it feels)
2. Our innate desire for increased life - the desire to to do more, to be more and to have more causes us to crave the fame, success and financial gains acquired and enjoyed by the person in the story. We picture ourselves in this elevated state- oh! Only if I could wave a magic wand and get all that I want. We imagine the splendour of our mansions and the regality of our demeanour. We get charged up for as long as we can envision this mental mirage, but lo, reality quickly move in, we awaken to reality and the charge is lost! The duration of the charge varies from person to person. Few are moved by this charge long enough that they take on a lofty project, but once they meet with challenges on the way, they say to themselves: "maybe the good life is not meant for me. Have I not tried all I can do to get the good life and yet have I not failed again?"

THE TRUTH ABOUT INSPIRATIONAL STORIES AND HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THEM
At this point, I must be very succinct. Inspirational stories are meant for us to:

I) PAY RAPT ATTENTION:
We need to listen carefully or read in between the lines. Inspirational stories each have a lesson to teach us. But to fully comprehend the lesson, we must listen or read with rapt attention. Do not read them like mere fiction novels. Then and only then can we pick up the lesson(s) which we can apply to our lives. This reminds me of Jack Canfield's introduction to chicken soup for the soul. He warned the reader to "forget every technique on speed reading" they might have been taught and slowly "soak up" each story's lesson(s).
Here are his exact words:" When you are reading these stories, please forget everything you ever learned in your speed-reading classes. Slow down. Listen to the words in your heart as well as in your mind. Savor each story. Let it touch you. Ask yourself, what does it awaken in me? What does it suggest for my life? What feeling or action does it call forth from my inner being? Let yourself have a personal relationship with each story.


Some stories will speak louder to you than others. Some will have deeper meaning. Some will make you cry. Some will make you laugh."  The lesson is the key or take away. Sometimes, we might need to sit down for a while and then replay the story in our mind's eye frame by frame. Thereafter, we ask ourselves the most important question: what lesson(s) have I learnt from this story that I can apply to my own life?"
For example, if you have listened to Jim Rohn's audio programs, chances are that you have heard the story of the young housewives who was inspired by her husband's refusal to give her ten dollars she requested for. That prompted her to decide that she will ensure she  never have to ask again. She then looked for ways to get a skill, with her skill she searched for opportunity and found it and gradually she rose to become the vice president of a large jewelry company. The lesson is that she made her inspirational dissatisfaction work for her. Her determination to reject a repeat of such a  situation where she is left at the mercy of her husband was her inspiration to action. What situation in your life are you determined to end today and what must you do to accomplish that?
One major temptation is for people to listen to inspirational tapes just  like music. You do not get the essence of the message that way. You do not get the essence of the message that way. To properly get the message, you need to reduce distractions to the barest minimum and treat the listening experience as a serious business.

Granted, it is cool to multitask and the availability of inspirational audio books and tapes permits us to listen while driving, exercising or performing household chores. Even at such times, we should try the best we can to listen beyond music level of attention. Any unnecessary discussions at such times should be avoided. We should also create some time when we can listen Alone without distractions. We might need to repeat some segments we missed due to less attention and we might need to pause when we are so enthralled in another activity that we are getting so little or nothing out of the tape.
Chances are you have listened to or read Og Mandino's greatest salesman in the world, but without paying close attention, you will definitely miss the role that Calneh's daughter played in Hafid's quest for success- she was what W Clement Stone would call "the inspiration to action"( you can refer to W Clement Stone's the success system that never fails)

II) GET THE LESSON IN THE STORY
I spent so much time in explaining that you must pay close attention to the story. This is not an endin itself but a means to an end. The essence of paying close attention is to enable you GET THE LESSON IN THE STORY. Every inspirational story has a lesson to has lesson(s) to teach us. If you are to benefit from an inspirational story, it behoves you to pin point the lesson learnt in the story. You can do this by asking yourself this simple question: WHAT LESSON IS THERE IN THE STORY FOR ME? or WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE WAY THIS PERSON ACTED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES?

Happy New Month of September plus Simple Design

With great joy in my heart, I wish you a very happy new month!!!
May God lead,protect and bless us all through this ember months! Amen

That was the simple message I sent to my contacts this morning to succcessfully usher them into the new month of September. However, on a second thought, I felt I should do a very simple graphic design right from my phone. I dont know if you like it. But here it is.

Let me get your thoughts on it. I want to know if my implulse of a thought to make a graphical presentation was worth it. Remember that this was done using a phone!

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT FOR THE 2016 SHELL LIVEWIRE OGONI EMPOWERMENT REGISTRATION

Ogoni shell livewire 2016 registration

Finally and for the first time, the shell livewire program has been specially designed for Ogoni youths in this year 2016 edition. Application period is Monday August 15th to Friday August 26th 2016. The shell livewire program is not new in any way. The shell livewire social investment program has been "supporting bright young businesses since 1982". The program has supported over 880,000 entrepreneurs! Though it started in the Uk in 1982, it has been replicated in 24 countrues around the world where shell operates.

The shell livewire program commenced operation in Nigeria on 27th March, 2003 and is Targeted at youths in the Niger Delta states namely Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Abia, Imo, and Akwa-Ibom.However, due to overwhelming demand from youths outside this region, the company decided in 2014 to expand the program nationally. The national implementation is in the pipeline and will be annoannounced in due course.

Let us hear how shell itself defines the shell livewire program:"Shell LiveWIRE is a social investment programme that aims to help young Nigerians explore the option of starting their own business as a real and viable career option.

It provides support, access to training, guidance, and business mentorship to young entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35.

The programme operates mainly in the Niger Delta region and aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 to start up their own businesses through the provision of finance and training for young entrepreneurs."

2016 SHELL LIVEWIRE OGONI APPLICATION

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of the 2016 LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme specifically targeted at youths in Ogoniland.

LiveWIRE is a youth enterprise development programme supported by the SPDC JV.  The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 to start their own businesses through the provision of training and startup finance.

The LiveWIRE programme objectives are to:
•    Enable youths to establish businesses by providing business planning and management skills through the ‘Become a Successful Business Owner Course’.
•    Provide business startup grants for candidates with the best business plans.  
•    Link successful candidates to third parties like banks, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and allied financial institutions.
•    Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates.

Programme content 
                                                  
•    Pre-startup:- Value and Organise Yourself (VOY)
•    Bright Ideas workshop
•    Business Planning & Management (Become a Successful Business Owner)
•    Business Startup (How to access finance & technology)
•    Post startup (Mentoring, Incubation, Market linkages)   
Applications eligibility  
Male and female applicants who are indigenes of communities in the following 4 Ogoni LGAs in Rivers State:  Eleme, Tai, Gokana, and Khana aged between 18-35;
•    Must possess a university degree or HND
•    Must possess the  NYSC discharge certificate or certificate of exemption;
•    Must be resident in Rivers State; 
•    Must have an innovative business idea; and
•    Must desire to own and manage a business.

Important Notes

•    SPDC DOES NOT DEMAND PAYMENT FROM APPLICANTS.  The application is entirely FREE of charge.
•    SPDC DOES NOT ASSIGN ‘Representatives’/‘Agents’ to assist in the application process.
•    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email 

CANDIDATES WHO MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA SHOULD APPLY HERE:  APPLY NOW
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shell ogoni livewire 2016 application format

PRINCIPAL, ENGLISH AND IGBO TEACHER VACANCIES AT SHALOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, ENUGU

SHALOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY IS IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN!

It is a secondary academic institution, that has been specially designed, to address the issues at the root of the country's academic woes. That statement might sound too ambiguous so let me explain.

From the very beginning, our country has many students that have a dream to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM [for the avoidance of doubt, this includes medicine and computer]) related courses. Of course, this courses are in high demand. THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, IS THAT MOST TIMES, THE STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT FOUNDATION AND HENCE DO NOT KNOW/HAVE WHAT IS REQUIRED. THEREFORE, THEY STRUGGLE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES OR POLYTECHNICS, WHEN THEY ARE FINALLY OFFERED ADMISSION, AND COME OUT WITH AN A4 CERTIFICATE, READY TO PRESENT IT AND DO WHATEVER IS OFFERED AS A JOB.  THEY HAVE NEITHER TRUE INSPIRATION NOR SKILL. LITTLE WONDER WE HAVE EXPATRIATES WITH SIRENS DEAFEN US EVERYWHERE WHO IN THEIR COUNTRIES ARE LOWLY TECHNICIANS!!

This is where SHALOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY COMES INTO THE PICTURE. The goal of shalom science and technology academy is to ensure that the students have the right foundation through expert training from a team of seasoned professionals. The Students are exposed to state of the art facilities that ensure they can start from scratch to Carry out experiments, build amazing science fair projects, and practically demonstrate every scientific concept in line with international best practices.
The residence mentors and supervisors in addition to monitoring and supervision inspire and motivate the students towards acquiring practical living skills. The school's vision and mission statement tells us all:

VISION STATEMENT
"Developing Nigeria scientifically and technologically, through early exposure of children to basic scientific and technological concepts".

Shalom Science and Technology (SSTAC) vision came as a result of it’s sister college Shalom Academy Nsukka (SAN) winning the national Olympiad competition consecutively in 2008 and 2009 in Biology and Physics respectively hence proceeded to represent Nigeria in India 2008 and Japan 2009. Unfortunately, the obvious deficiency when it came to practical implementation of biology and Physics using 21st century equipment meant that they couldn’t perform on the world stage even after scoring high on theoretical knowledge. Therefore to avoid a repeat and to ensure that the country is made proud on the next outing, the management of Shalom Schools Limited embarked on this gigantic feat by leading the way through a first of it’s kind pure science and technology academy. In the U.K. such colleges are called University Technical college (UTC).

Therefore she intends to educate and train STEM literate students who will collaborate to solve real life-national problems utilizing inquiry-based materials.

MISSION STATEMENT
SSTAC Passionately believes that by improving the development process of young people with practical knowledge of science, computer and technology for career in these fields at all levels, the future economic prosperity of Nigeria is guaranteed.

We intend to achieve this through:
Raising Godly children who will occupy professional fields (Medicine, Engineering, Computer Science, Scientist, Pharmacy, etc) in Nigeria through deligent study of theoritical and practical aspects of science, computer knowledge and technology.

If you love this vision and service to our dear country, and would love to be a part of it, the following vacancies are available:

Job Availabilities

1.    Principal. Minimum qualification: BA, BSc, BEng or BSc.Ed in any Science or Arts related subject. Experience in administration of similar institution will be an added advantage. Computer literacy is compulsory.
2.  English tutors BA English or BA.Ed in English and literary   studies
3.   Igbo Tutor BSc, institution, BSc.Ed

Apply here

THE FAMOUS POEM, INVICTUS BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

The famous poem "INVICTUS" by William Ernest Henley. Do you understand it, what have you learned from it?

The poem "INVICTUS" is so popular and powerful. It touched me so much that I had to memorize it completely. interestingly, I found out that it has had same effect on almost all of the world's great men From former US president Theodore Roosevelt to Nelson Mandela in South Africa to Current US president Barack Obama and that is an insignificant part of the long list!

This famous poem was written by William Ernest Henley in 1875 under the following circumstances:

In 1875 one of Henley's legs required amputation due to complications arising from tuberculosis. Immediately after the amputation, he was told that his other leg would require a similar procedure. He chose instead to enlist the services of the distinguished surgeon, Joseph Lister, who was able to save Henley's remaining leg, after multiple surgical interventions on the foot.

While recovering in the infirmary, he was moved to write the verses that became "Invictus". This period of his life, coupled with recollections of an impoverished childhood, were primary inspirations for the poem, and play a major role in its meaning.

This poem is referred to by Napoleon Hill in his famous classic, Think and grow rich. It is the inspiration for former US president Theodore Roosevelt's famous 'man in the arena' speech (a passage in CITIZENSHIP IN A REPUBLIC a speech the President delivered at the Sorbonne Paris, France, April 23, 1910)

The primary message of the poem to me is this: THAT NO MATTER WHAT OUR PRESENT SITUATION OR CIRCUMSTANCES  MIGHT BE, WE ARE THE MASTERS OF OUR FAITH, WE ARE THE CAPTAINS OF OUR SOUL!

 Holding on to this believe causes us to take responsibility for our lives. We don't allow our lives to be determined by the Government, our parents, our religion, our background, our environment, our friends, our spouse, our siblings,etc. Many today blame someone and something else for the situations in their lives! This attitude robbs you of the power to create your own life. To see a dream life and to pursue it with determination that does not recognise failure but faith and persistence. Doing everyday the best you can to advance you in the direction of your dreams without violating the rights of others or the laws of God.

Let us see the words of this poem as written by William Ernest Henley:

"Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul."

How do you feel reading those words?

See Theodore Roosevelt's man in the arena which is an offshoot of Henley's invictus:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

William Ernest Henley's invictus was recited by Nelson Mandela to other prisoners in Robben Island while he was incarcerated there and its message of self mastery empowered the freedom fighter.

Have you seen or read the poem before?

Have you taken time to read invictus again?

What effect has this great piece had on you?

Let us know in the comment box below!!