I am dreaming of watching AFCON 2024 live, and I enquired about flights to Abidjan to watch our Super Eagles play in the finals. I believed that Ivory Coast being so close (an hour and 35 minutes) wouldn't cost me too much. However, my travel agent of over twenty years sent me a price quotation of N2,183,000.00 (two million, one hundred and eighty-three thousand Naira), which was a huge shock. I did the math and realized I would need to save my five months' salary as a Professor of Law on the last professional step to buy one return ticket to a West African country. This is a sad reflection of our current economic realities.
Please refrain from attempting to convert to US dollars- it's extremely depressing and demystifying of a full professor position. This will push the resolve of brilliant young ones we're training and mentoring to take over from us farther away from the classrooms to becoming political aspirants/election delegates.
My alternative plan is to cut down on expenses. I have recharged my DSTV for N19,800, and I plan to buy twenty litres of fuel to generate power because we didn't have electricity during the Semifinals. The match is a must-watch for me as it will be a breath of fresh air and a chance for me to forget about Nigeria's many woes.
I want to make a public notice for those asking for help that I have been posting that we haven't been paid. Kindly note that my salary, which I received yesterday, has been mortgaged in arrears. Please be patient, and let's hope we get the 8-month arrears from the ASUU strike or that NLC and FGN reach a new deal that will increase my wage. The struggle continues!
Good luck to our Super Eagles! You're in my thoughts and prayers!
@YusufMosobalaje@awhy1031@OfficialStora25@ruffydfire He’s using it to show you that your people are liars and will always get away with it, cos there are people like you who will always believe those lies (like you’ve proven to us with this your comment).
...leaving us burdened with substantial medical expenses.
May God bless his soul, and may the rest of us find the courage to live better. 🙏 #InMemory#Reflections
Yesterday, we lost a respected professor at my university. It's disheartening to feel that the country and institution he served may not have reciprocated adequately.
While death is inevitability, our reflection also touches on the limited #NHIS health insurance coverage,...
Do you know how much a PhD holder / Lecturer II earns in a Nigerian University?
Give Nigeria 20+ years of your life working to get to the professorial cadre in the University and you still earn less than 500k naira monthly.
Here's the dismal salary structure of #ASUU lecturers
@EchoOscarOscar@aidee_ekpo Is that what you people call “telling lies” now?😳. Satan has really rebranded sin🤦🏾♀️.
The young man was clearly trying to shame the lady for calling him out & you call it sarcasm😄? Issorait 👏🏽.
@Dr_Ebus@aidee_ekpo I don’t know what he was referring to, I’m not a mind reader 🤷🏽♀️.
His post didn’t say “indecent dressing”, it said “… flaunts cleavage” & that was the bone of contention.
Were cleavages found in the pictures that were dropped? Absolutely. Case closed.
@lawson80363275@aidee_ekpo You can confidently come to that your conclusion if you’ve ever seen any of my comments on any of his posts or if you’ve seen any post about him on my TL.
If that isn’t the case, then my brother you simply hate the truth. You should go deal with whatever is bothering you.
@lawson80363275@aidee_ekpo I don’t hate him & I don’t hate his marriage (hate is such a strong word).
I asked you to start taking your own advice, he is also being advised to start practicing what he preaches.
He cannot keep making contradictory and hypocritical posts and expect folks to look away.
@lawson80363275@aidee_ekpo If you aren’t everywhere yourself, how did you see me in the “everywhere” that you are accusing me of being?🤔
And isn’t your response to my comment also you concerning yourself with “matters that do not concern you”?🤨
Why not start taking your own advice?🤫
@aidee_ekpo Finally he brought out his biggest card; “GASLIGHTING”🤦🏾♀️. Instead of just simply admitting he was wrong, decided to make readers “question your character” by highlighting the deleted pictures you pointed out & making it the main point of his argument. Very manipulative fellow😏.
@aidee_ekpo From his own “marking scheme”, his wife failed one subject 😏. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about admonishing him and reminding him to practice what he preaches. Charity should indeed begin from home.