9.01.2012

HOW TO TWEET ON TWITTER USING 2GO

As I always say, 2go is one of the leading mobile Application for mobile user's in the world today, Due to this many people use it as the best social and communicating application among themselves.

Well, lets put talks aside, Today i will be giving you a Tip and Trick tutorial on how to connect you Twitter to 2go for easy communication among mates and family.
Now, is just been made easy to connect your Twitter Account with your 2go using this simple process.
HOW TO CONNECT YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT TO YOUR 2GO ACCOUNT
1. Visit www.twitter.com and sign in to your twitter account. Now, when you are Logged in, Go to www.tweet.im/ and click on the Sign in with twitter button.
2. Then, when it signed in, Click on Authorise App. Now here is what you do select your desire account to use it, well its recommend to use Gmail because 2go only authorise Gtalk, Kindly select Gmail and fill in your Gmail email address
3. Then Click On Register button, Now Open your 2go and go to Settings, click on Gateway and select Gtalk then activate using you gmail logins all in lower case.
4. Now go to your friend lists and you will see a request from Twitter, click and accept request and add Twiiter as a friend. That's All.
Now you have successfuly added Twitter gateway to you 2go. The tweet IM service sits between your Jabber or Google@Talk instant messaging account and your Twitter account and passes messages to and from, Logins with Gmail Gateway with 2go are in lower case.

HOW TO UPLOAD IMAGE ON 2GO & CONTINUE CHATTING WHILE UPLOADING.


Most times, We forget our 2go Password due to the way it was Structured... Retriving your 2go Password cost N30 but now you can Retrieve it for Free using the new Forget password Feature on their Official website, Its Free and a Faster way of getting back your Lost Password.
SO HOW CAN I RETRIEVE MY LOST 2GO PASSWORD FOR FREE?
1. Visit 2go.com.ng on your Pc or Phone >> Select Kenya as your Country on the Country List >> Then Select English as your Language.
2. Click on the "Get Help" Link >> Then Click on the "I forget my Password/PIN" option.
3. You will be asked to Provide your Mobile Phone Number, Enter it in an International Format e.g if your Phone no is 08023456789, You will have to enter it like this 2348023456789, Then click on the Proceed Button.
4. You will receive an SMS on your Phone within 10secs containing your 2go Username & Password.

HOW TO USE 2GO ON BLACKBERRY PHONE + TIPS FOR STORM 1 & 2 USERS

Since most people see using 2GO App as a Problem on their Blackberry Phone, Naijaloaded has decided to come with a simple tutorial to resolve the problem..

As in the problem with 2GO App on Blackberry phone is mainly the Issue of not connecting to the Internet or 2GO not showing the Keypad on Blackberry Storm 1 and 2, but we will solve it now, Lets go!
FOLLOW THIS STEPS TO MAKE 2GO WORK FOR YOU ON B.B
Note: 2GO does not work with BIS, You have to Subscribe to any Data Bundle or have credit on your Blackberry before 2GO can work for you. Just follow this Simple step to get 2GO working for you on Blackberry!
Goto Menu > Options > Advance Options > TCP/IP, then fill in the Info into your Settings as seen below!
+ Tick “APN settings enabled” and input this in the APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
+ Tick “APN Authentication
+ Username for APN: web
+ Password for APN: web
+ Then press Menu key > Save. | Now You can Enjoy 2GO on your Blackberry!
DO THIS TO MAKE 2GO SHOW KEYPAD FOR YOU ON BLACKBERRY STORM 1 & 2
Blackberry Storm 1 & 2 are also complaining of 2GO not showing Keypad to type on their Phone, Do this:
Goto Menu > Options > Applications, locate 2go interaction > press Menu key, Click on enable Compatibility Mode > Menu key > Then Save... The Keyboard will appear and you can start using 2GO on your Storm 1 and 2.
Goodluck!

8.27.2012

How to Transfer Airtel MB to another Airtel Number

I was surprised when i came
across this post ( Airtel to Airtel
MB transfer) which claims that
you can successfully transfer
Airtel MB to another Airtel line. I
decide to try it seems it came at
the time i needed it most. I
couldn't browse with my Airtel
line even though i was having
some Mega Bytes in it, so i
decide to transfer these MB to
another Airtel sim belonging to
my bro and guess what? It
works perfectly. You too can
now transfer Airtel mb from
one Airtel line to another just
like the way we transfer airtime
on me2u and below is how it
works

To transfer your Airtel data
bundle to another Airtel
number, just use the following
codes respectively.

For 10mb transfer, => Dial
*141*712*11*recipientnumber#

For 25mb transfer, => Dial
*141*712*9*recipientnumber#

For 60mb transfer => Dial
*141*712*4*recipientnumber#

Please note that you will be
charged N100 per transfer

8.13.2012

HOW TO CONFIGURE CHINA PHONES

This simple steps will teach you how to Configure China Phone!

STEPS TO FOLLOW FOR CHINA PHONE CONFIGURATION

Internet > Data Account > GPRS > Then choose a settings and edit, then save
After that go to Internet > WAP > Settings > Edit Account and choose the settings you have created > then Edit Account and put in the necessary data there, the Activate it.
You are now Ready to surf the Internet on your Chinko phone..
NOTE: You can make use of any Phone Browsing cheat, just insert the Ip & Port and Homepage into the right place when configuring your Phones.. cheers!

A - Z ON BULK SMS & HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM IT

Bulk SMS is Gradually Turning Out to be the Most Simplest & Easiest Way to Make Money doing a Stressless work while Seeking Admission or as a Student.
Though this Business as been Out for Long, But i will be Explaining Further on it and How you can Make Reasonable Money Out of it, Let me Answer some Frequently Asked Question about Bulk SMS now!
WHAT IS BULK SMS
Bulk SMS is a Platform that allow you to Send Customised SMS at a very Cheap Rate to any Network. Hav you Receive any SMS from MTN or Airtel, Bank, Schools or Others? They Send you SMS with a Specific name without you saving their Contact in your Phone Book.
What am trying to Explain above is this, Most times you Receive SMS from MTN informing you about some Promo and all that, Take Note that the SMS has a Sender name MTN which you dont have on your Phone Contact, thats the Fuction of Bulk SMS.
USES OF BULK SMS
Since the emergence of the Bulk SMS into the World, It has been of Immense Advantage to Individuals, the Societies and Companies both Big and Small.
This Different Section make or need the Use of Bulk SMS on their Day-to-Day Activities for Information Dissemination.
Religious House, Companies, Schools, Supermarkets, Hospitals, Clubs, University/Polytechnic Departments, Computer training schools etc
=> Let me take the Advantage of Bulk SMS to School & Companies as an Advantage, I believe with this you can Phrase Out the Use to Other Sectors above.
SCHOOLS: Bulk SMS is very Neccessary for Schools to Inform Parent about any Information or Meetings that is to come up soon, So no need to bother asking Student to Inform their Parent about any Upcoming Activities, the School can now take care of that using Bulk SMS.
COMPANIES: Companies can make use of Bulk SMS to Inform their Customers about Promos or Offer that will come! They Use Bulk SMS to keep them Updated about Various happenings in the Company and many more too numerous to be Mention.
ADVANTAGES OF BULK SMS
You can Reach Out to 10 Million Mobile Phone Users within 10 Minutes.
Its very Cheap to Use compare to Others Means of Information Disseminations.
Send SMS to all Network Users at the Same Rate. etc
NOTE:
There are Many Bulk SMS Companies out there, You have to Compare their Price before Opting for them. You can Google Search For BULK SMS COMPANY IN NIGERIA to get thousands of BULK SMS Companies.
TYPES OF BULK SMS ACCOUNT
1. Customer Account: This type of Account is usually for Private Use or for a Small Scale Purpose because you dont use it for a Business, Purchasing a Single SMS with this Type of Account come for as low as N2:00 to any Network instead of Sending SMS for N15:00 on your Phone.
2. Reseller Account: This Type of Account is for this that want to make Money with Bulk SMS, You can Partners with Company, Churches and Other Institutions so that they can Buy Bulk SMS Credit from you and you can also sell for them and make Money! This Type of Account Usually come with a Website, This means that if you Open such Account, You will be given your Own Official Website so that Customer and Companies can buy SMS Credit from you.
THE TECHNIC & CALCULATION INVOLVE IN BULK SMS
Maybe you visited a Company as a Bulk SMS Client, Meaning you want to handle their Bulk SMS Work, and they accept your Proporsal,You can Charge them for N5 per SMS, Let me do a Little Calculation so that you Guys can know am a Mathematician...lol
Bulk SMS Company sell SMS for you @ the Rate of N2 Each!
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You Charge the Company who need your SMS Service for N5 Each!
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Then they Decided to Send to 50,000 Customers, Then you have to Purchase 50,000 SMS.
ANSWER:
You have Automatically Make:
50,000 SMS * N5 = N250,000, Then you can now Deduct the Money you Used in Purchasing the SMS which is 50,000 * N2 = N100,000.
TO CALCULATE YOUR GAIN
You have to Calculate your Gain from the Bizness you just did, You Make N250,000 - N100,000 you used in Buying SMS, You Own Gain now is = N150,000

Cool Money Flowing!
You can as Well Make Use of this Election Period, Meet any Politician and Inform him of SMS Campaign, Then try to get Phone Numbers of People Around!
TOP BULK SMS COMPANY
LinkoSMS is a Very Reliable SMS Company, Their SMS Rate is very Cheap, You can Visit them @ www.linkosms.com and Order for any Volume of SMS you want, Then Pay into their Account and text them your Username and Other Neccessary Info requested for on their Website and Instantly, Your SMS Account will be Funded and You can Start Text and Making Money. You can also Contact them Reseller SMS Account and you can have your Own Website and Start Making Huge Money!
HOW TO GET STARTED NOW
1. Create a List of Client you need e.g Churches, School, Supermarket, You School Department.
2. Set up a meeting with your target customer and use "word of the mouth" to explain your Mission to them.
3. You can also issue a contact form in which your target customer can use in collecting phone numbers for their Customers fo you.
4. Negotiate your price for the service.
5. Collect your Money,Customer Phone numbers, The Message to be sent and the SENDER ID to be used, This is the Name that Appear at the Top like the one of MTN and co.
6. Buy the number of sms needed from your sms provider e.g www.linkosms.com using part of the money collected from your target customer.
7. Get the sms sent and keep your profit.
Don't Forget to Send Mine...lol

HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE EASILY IN NIGERIA WITH 1KJOBS & FIVERR

Making Money Online is not an easy or a day Job, though some people think making Money Online could that easy thats why the Fall Victim to Scams and Other Similar Issue on their Quest to Make Money Online, So even Start and Drop it half way when they get less of what they expected to come as a Return but consistency is the scope to a Successful Online Biz and dont think their is any Online Biz that can make you Quick Rich Overnight.

Today, I will be sharing with you a Simple Way to Make Cool, Steady & Legitimate Money Online, The Advice is that you should Quit your Present Online Biz that is not Paying you and Join this One am gonna be Taking you On, Its has been Confirmed by Me and many Others. I will be Listing Just 2 Ways for Now, Lets Get Started!
1. FIVERR: You can start earning money by share things your're willing to do for just $5. This Biz is a kind of an Auction Site where you get Free Advertisement Space and your Share your Services & Product for the World to See and You make cool and steady Income make from your Sales.

Unfortunately, Fiverr.com only accept Paypal as its mode of payment, hence impossible for majority of Nigerians to use their system. Paypal doesn't accept Nigerians but you can partake in the Fiverr Biz if you have a Working & alredy Verified Paypal Account, You will get Paid into your Paypal Account.
2. 1KJOBSONLINE: This is Ideal for Nigerians, if after you read this Article and you dont take the next step, I just wonder How Stupid you will look because they are many Young Nigerians making Steady Incomes on the Site Daily! 1KJOBSONLINE is 99% similar to Fiverr but the difference is that 1KJOBSONLINE accept Nigerians and No Foreign Account Need, You will have to Make Use of you Local Bank Account.

The Website allow you to Publicise what you have Got or the Services/product for just N1,000 only! e.g Maybe you have a Software that can make a Computer Run from Lagos to Kano, You can just Create a Gig as a Seller on 1KJOBS, People will be very much Interested in the Software, they will contact you on the Site and you will give them your Account Number and you can Start Making Money! I was on the Site Yesterday and i saw a Gig about How to Configure you PC, The Gig Read like this, I will help you to configure your iPAD, iPOD, PSP, HTC and other similar Device to browse , You can Create a Gig on anything you know How to do on 1KJOBS and make cool money into your Bank Account from Interested Buyers. All you have to do is to Create a Gig and you are off to making Money!
Visit 1KJOBSONLINE WEBSITE HERE
ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY FROM 1KJOBS BY REFERRING PEOPLE
You should Register now and Activate your seller�s account today. The truth is, if you don�t others will and they would start making
money from this information. Also, what you are getting to know here
is what some information marketers will package and sell for you at a
high price of about N8,000 but I just decide to give it out for a Token.
So you need you to do the following to get Started.
1. Go to 1KJOBS website and register an account now.
2. You must Activate your Seller Account before you can make Money by reffering people, Activate your seller�s account by paying just N 1,000 into the Account details of 1kjobsOnline, you will find on the page that contains how to Activate your seller�s account. You would get to a page that contains the account details by clicking on �Click here to activate your seller account�. Activating your Account is very important.

HOW TO MAKE MONEY AT HOME & SCHOOL DOING SOME TECH STUFF.

Making legitimate money is a good thing to the Lives of Youths, it might not neccessarily be an Online Biz but Legitimate ways of Making Money Offline Rocks!! I will be Sharing with you a very Short-Tips to Make Money at Home and at your School to get most Finacial Stuff done!
TIPS: By Clicking on the Share Button above, Do you know How many Family you will put Smile on their Face? Let them See this Post also and Start living a Fufil life!!!

We will try to Make this Post very Interesting, Educative.. Most Students after attempting JAMB or Post-UME without Success, They get Depressed and i guess its due to Perental Pressure on them and some are even Bored Sitting at Home. I know how this might be because i was once in their Shoes but the Solution to this is Absolute Dedication, Make up your Mind to try your Best, Never Get Tired, Find Something doing and Good will assist you! Thats the Code i use and it works for me. I was 19 when i started Laughing to the Bank and i believe you too can.
NOTE: This Article will be very helpful if you are not the Fast Money Type, It works for me back then and its working for most of my Friends at School now.
WORK I DO AND GET PAID FOR OFFLINE
Before i became a Webmaster, I do make Legitimate money from people for my Services and it was Fun, You also get to know more people. I will be sharing my Little Biz with you Guys today, Just follow us!!!
1. Bulk SMS: This is one Business i can never Joke with, with this Biz i was able to Raise upto N60,000 in a week as a Profit back then in 2009! I do visit Schools, Clubs, Mosque, Churches even Shops to inform them about Bulk SMS as a Tools to Drive more Customers and a way to Reach Out to New and Existing Customers to check back our shops for new Products. With Bulk SMS, You too can make cool money at Home and at School without Stress!
>> See Here for A-Z Details about Bulk SMS Business.
2. Phone/PC Browsing Configuration: Most Guys make Money through this, Ever since the existence of Free Browsing people have been making money Offline configuring Phone and PC to browse the Internet for Free at a Fee! Some people take it as a Fun Job where they are Paid any Amount but Computer Village, Ikeja is a different Case, People are been charged for upto N1,000 to connect their Phone to browse the Internet for Free and upto N5,000 to Browse free on their PC. But the Painful Part is that they dont Invite People to Naijaloaded as the Source of their Tweak in Returns and this Hurts...lol
3. Unlocking of Internet Modem: This is the Most Lucrative Offline Business for Students at School and at Home! Most people engage in this Business because of the Flexibility. Unlocking of Modem is fast becoming a must for every Nigeria due to the poor state of our ISP {Internet Service Provider}, Unlocking of your Modem allow you to switch between Multiple Network using just a Single Modem! Unlocking of Modem cost Roughly N1500 in Ikeja, You can Fix your Own Price depending on your customers.
>> Learn How to Unlock Internet Modem Here.
4. Download & Installation Business: A Friend of Mine bought his First Laptop for N70k with his Gain while doing this Biz immediately he finish Secondary School. Do people around need any Software for Phone & PC? then my Friend is the Guru when it comes to that back then, He charge roughly N200 for Mobile Games or Application and N400 for PC Softwares, i bet this Business is still Booming, Ask the Computer Engineers around how much they charge for Software Installation, You will be Suprised and will want to start the Installation Business in no time!
5. Organising of Seminars and Workshop: There are a lot of people out there willing to attend seminars to simply learn new stuffs or just to acquire more skills. You don't even have to be rich to organize seminars. I have a friend that started making money organizing seminars using primary school classrooms. Right now, he has stepped up to the extent that he now uses Hotels for his seminars. In as much as you have a skill you believe people will love to learn or you have info products you believe people will love to have and know how they work, then you are good to go. If you are a Student you can also Organise Seminars in your School be it at Secondary Level or Tetiary Level, You will surely Hit your Target.
6. Advance Tech Stuff: Just like who do call it back then in my Polytechnic days, Hacking of Symbian Phones, Jailbreaking of iPod, iPad, Unlocking of Phones, We Refer all this to Advance Tech Stuff because the pay is worth the Name! This Days if you dont have a Hacked Symbian Phones you might Experience lot of Problem Installing some Symbian Applications on your Phone, Cerftificate Error is the No 1 Issue, If you know How to H!ck Symbian Phone, Then you are loosing the Juice from the Biz!
JailBreaking is also one thing almost all Apple Device Users need, if you see anyone making use of iPod, iPad etc, then you can inform him or her about Jailbreaking and make upto N5000 with 3 Minutes, Its very Simple and Fast and No Risk attached to it. Unlocking is also an Essential Part of every Device, This also Drive in Good Money.
I will be Treating JailBreaking as a Tutorial Soonest on Naijaloaded, Just Stay Tuned to Us, Always Check the Site Daily for New, Informative and Educative Content.
NOTE: This Write up is Suitable for Students Seeking Admission, Undergraduates, Graduates, Youth Corpers and Job Seeker!

HOW TO COMPOSE NEW TWEETS WITH MORE THAN 140 CHARACTERS USING WRITELONGER WEBSITE

Twitter 140 Characters Limit when Composing New Tweet can be very annoying, Actually, It teaches users how to Abbreviate and Manage little spaces for Content irregardless of what you want to Type, So if you are the Type that Want To type much Longer Words than the 140 Allowed Characters on Twitter, Then this Tutorial is for You.
Though Many Users on Naijaloaded already know about this but for the sake of those who are requesting for it, We decided to Publish it.
Writelonger allow you to Post More than 140 Characters to Twitter when Composing a New Tweet or Other Writings, This Means you can Post Longer Tweets on Twitter when others are not allowed to Post more than 140 Characters.
HOW CAN I POST MORE THAN 140 CHARACTERS WHEN TWEETING?
1. Its very Simple, Just Visit www.writelonger.com , Click on the "Sign in with Twitter/OAuth" Link and Login with your Twitter Username and Password. They don't store your Information, So you're 100% safe.
2. You will be Logged in and can now Update your Status, If you don't have any Twitter App Installed on your Device, You can use their Website to Use Twitter.. Its very Simple to use and Understand. You will love it.
>> You can Check Post that you're Mentioned in, Check Trending Topics, Upload Images easily, Flip your Updates and Many More.

HOW TO BROWSE WITH MTN BIS & DOWNLOAD UNLIMITEDLY ON YOUR LAPTOP - GET UPTO 100GB FOR N1,500

Today, We have decided to post the MTN Killer Tutorial on Naijaloaded on How to Browse Unlimitedly on the MTN Network for as low as N1,500 Monthly for upto 100GB Data Allowance (Unlimited) *wink*.
MTN Icon
I have been Rocking this for almost a Month but was not Chanced to Write about it, The Real Scope behind this is the MTN BIS Plan for Blackberry Users but all Other Phone Users can Rock it + Also PC Users do not need to Subscribe for any Huge Data Bundle Again as this BIS Plan can Serve them.
I have Downloaded upto 10.5GB Worth of Data on my Laptop using this MTN N1,500 BIS Plan to Browse with my Modem, So why Subscribing for a Full / Huge MTN Data Bundle when the BIS Plan can Sustain you and its even More Cheaper.
HOW CAN I USE THE MTN BIS TO BROWSE & DOWNLOAD UNLIMITEDLY ON MY LAPTOP?
1. Load upto N1,500 Recharge Card on your Phone and Text BBC to 21600, The Money is gonna be Deducted and you will be Activated for the MTN BIS plan. (You can Send this Message from any Phone).
2. Now Remove the SIM from your Phone and Insert it into your Modem, Open the Modem Software Installed on your Phone.
3. Click on Tools > Options > Profile Management > Then Click on New and Fill in the New Network Details.
Profile Name:-
MTN BIS
APN:-
Tick on Static, then type blackberry.net in the APN Field
Access Number:-
*99#
Username & Password:-
web
4. Then click on the Advanced.. Button, You will see the DNS Setting Option, Tick the Static Button and Enter the Below Data in..
Primary DNS:-
10.199.212.120
Secondary DNS:-
83.143.8.220
5. Now Click on the OK button once all this has been Done, Go back to the Home/Connection Page of the Modem Software and Choose the MTN Bis in the Profiile Name, Click on the Connect Button, You're Set to Surf.
6. Now Open your Browser and Surf (No Extra Settings Needed).
Enjoy!!!
NOTE: This is not a Tweak but a Flaw that MTN is Unable to Resolve, You can Download upto 100GB of Data, No Data Cap Available for this Stuff when Browsing on PC.. Enjoy it to the Fullest and Share with your Friends.

YAHOO! EMAIL LOGIN PROBLEM ON OPERA RESOLVED

People keep complaining in Silent, conciseweb.blogspot.com was created to solve Issues.. A User contacted us tonight that for some times now he has been Unable to check his Mail on his Phone via Opera Mini, I actually tried it out on my Blackberry via Opera and this was the Response "We’re sorry that you are having difficulty logging in. Please sign in from our desktop login screen and then try login again from our mobile login screen" Just like this in the Image below, I believe you should have experience this also.

Well, Don't let us talk much instead Resolve this Problem.. Follow the Step below to Quicky Fix the Yahoo! Issues and contine checking email on your Phone without any Issues,
1. Visit http://login.yahoo.com/config/login
2. You should be presented with the full/PC version login page.
3. Input your username and password, hit the login button and fill the captcha.
4. You should now be logged in now. You may be shown the account information page but you can choose to go to the homepage and then access your mail box from there. Simple!!!

GET THE ENERGIZER AP650 MICRO-USB BACKUP BATTERY & CHARGE YOUR PHONE ON THE GO

I feel very much Relieved typing this Post on my Blackberry Phone without the fear of Running out of battery, Today we shall be discussing about the "Energizer AP650 Micro-USB Backup Battery".

Energizer AP650 Micro-USB Backup Battery is a device that allow charge your Mobile Phone e.g Blackberry, Samsung, Nokia and other Device that makes use of the Micro-USB Port on the Go. No need to Panic again even if you're in a Bus Travelling.
You can now Ping, Browse, Chat with Friends on your Device and once the Battery is down, You attach your Energizer and you can continue using your device again, Its very portable and handy to take around.
Highlights
Compatible with Blackberry or any smart phone with Micro USB port.
Super Slim Profile; Take it anywhere - attaches to keyring.
Easy Charging; Just plug in original phone adapter.
Dual Purpose; Lets you charge and talk at the same time.
Rechargeable up to 500 times.
Up to 90 minutes extra talk time.

The AP650 portable charger is ideal Micro-USB backup battery for your BlackBerry or smart phone. The compact size and slim shape make it convenient to carry on your key ring and take it anywhere and use it anytime!.
Need the Portable Charger? The Official price goes for ₦4,800 but all thanks to Dealdey, Its on a deal for Just ₦3,700 now, The Deal close on 9-7-2012.
Get yours now for Cheaper HERE now & Don't forget to click on the LIKE Page.

DOWNLOAD BBC OLYMPICS APP FOR ANDRIOD, iOS AND BLACKBERRY

BBC has launched an Olympics App for iOS (5.0 and above), Android (2.2 and newer) and Blackberry devices. The free app allows you to watch up to 24 live streams of Olympics action and catch up with all the key highlights and medal moments, ensuring you never miss a moment of the 2012 London Olympics Games.

To view the BBC's Olympic live streams,  you'll need the soon to be deprecated Adobe Flash Player.  Unfortunately that means anyone on the latest version of the Android OS, 4.1 Jelly Bean, is out of luck. You’ll alsoneed to be in the UK to stream content from the BBC. For those outside of the UK, there is a global version which does not contain live video streams.

BBC coverage of the 2012 Olympics can also be enjoyed on mobile phones via the mobile browser version of the BBC Sport website. Fans accessing www.bbc.com/olympics via their desktop and mobile devices will also be able to enjoy more relevant Olympics news from around the world following the inclusion of Geo IP targeting.  For instance fans in Nigeria will have the latest news titled ‘Team Nigeria Headlines’ and this functionality will be available for all countries participating in the games.

The BBC Olympics UK app can be downloaded for: AndroidApple and Blackberry

You can download the global version for : Android and Apple.

What do you have to say about this app?

PARTICIPATE IN NOKIA DANFO GAME & WIN YOURSELF N100,000 NOW!

Notice:- This Article is Exlusive to Nokia Asha Phone Users!
Yes, This is your Ultimate Chance... Are you a Nokia Asha Users and also a Game Fanatics? Wow, This is your Ultimate chance to Win N100,000 cash from Nokia.

Nokia Danfo Competition Reloaded, I Guess you all know Danfo? *smiles* before nko! Danfo is a slang for commercial buses in Lagos, Nigeria. They are known for their reckless and crazy driving antics. In the game, you play as Kunle, a Danfo driver who is trying to raise enough cash to get his own bus. He has just eight days to do this because he got wind from a friend to his boss that he'lll be loosing his job very soon...

Players with the two highest scores each week will win N100,000 cash from Nokia. The competition runs for 5 weeks. Once you Play the Game and you think you have attain a very high Score, Then you will have to Upload it on Nokia Facebook page @ www.facebook.com/NokiaNigeria for it to count.
So go get a Nokia Asha 200, 201, 303 or 302 (available in different colours) and start playing.
Make sure you visit the Nokia Facebook page for all the updates about �Danfo Reloaded� and also check the scoreboard to keep track of how much better you have to play to beat the highest score.
Download the Danfo Game from Nokia Store using your Nokia Asha Device to download.

HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR MiFi DEVICE TO ACCEPT ANY SIM

Mifi is one of the Best & Portable Mobile Wifi Hotspot introduced not quite long, Don't know anything about Mifi? Check Here, We even compared Connectify, Joikuspot and Mifi Here, Many People bought the MTN mifi and other Networks mifi when we published the Mifi Article some Months back.

Today, Hundreds of Nigerians are on our Neck so we can Released a Full Tutorial on How to Unlock the Mifi Device, Yes today we're here for you Guys...
After Speaking to Our Colleagues from www.unlockguru.com (A Blog that Specialised in Unlocking of Mifi), We're told to Link to the Articles directly because its somehow long and Complex but if you go through the Right steps, Its very much easier to Understand.
Check out the Below Links for a Perfect Tutorials to Unlock your Mifi Device to Use other SIM apart from the Traditional Network SIM.
NOTE:- You must know your Mifi Model before choosing any of the Read More Link.
[+] For Pocket WiFi 2 (Huawei E585U-82 aka E585 v2), Huawei E586, Huawei E587 and Huawei E5331:- This Tutorial here will help alot..
[+] Huawei 3G Mobile WiFi (MiFi) E585, E5832, E5830, E583C:- Get Full Unlock Tutorial @
Congratulation You Mifi Device has been Unlocked and You can now Start Using any SIM with it.

MTN and Multilinks Blazing Tight with PD-Proxy on PC

Do You Want To Surf The Net Without Stress ? Do You Want To Avoid MTN Disconnecting Issue ? Get a Premium Account That Work Well With MTN And Multilinks And Download Speed Is Upto 400kb

For MTN Users
[+] Download Pd-proxy Here http://downloads.pdproxy.com/pd-proxy_vpn.zip and Then Register an Account Here http://www.pdproxy.com/signup.htm

[+] Unzip the Software after Download, Then Launch The Software, Select Any Country Ip Of Your Choice And Then Select Icmp , Enter Your Username And Password , Connect Your Modem Using APN Blackberry.net

[+] Start The Software And Wait For It To Write Successfully Connected To Server ! , Goto Your Browser And Select No Proxy


NOTE: You Will Need To Subscribe To MTN Weekly Blackberry Plan For 500naira Or Monthly Plan For 1500 Before You Can Use This Software . Once Connected You Can Download Till Infinity For 30days Without Any Data Cap.

For Multilinks Users
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ADOLESCENT UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA


ADOLESCENT UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA
Adolescence (from Latin: adolescere meaning "to grow up") is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood (age of majority). The period of adolescence is most closely associated with the teenage years, although its physical, psychological and cultural expressions can begin earlier and end later. For example, although puberty has been historically associated with the onset of adolescent development, it now typically begins prior to the teenage years and there has been a normative shift of it occurring in preadolescence, particularly in females (see early and precocious puberty). Physical growth, as distinct from puberty (particularly in males), and cognitive development generally seen in adolescence, can also extend into the early twenties. Thus chronological age provides only a rough marker of adolescence, and scholars have found it difficult to agree upon a precise definition of adolescence. A thorough understanding of adolescence in society depends on information from various perspectives, most importantly from the areas of psychology, biology, history, sociology, education, and anthropology. Within all of these perspectives, adolescence is viewed as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood whose cultural purpose is the preparation of children for adult roles.
Unemployment (or joblessness), occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force. During periods of recession, an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate. In a 2011 news story,  Business Week reported, "More than 200 million people globally are out of work, a record high, as almost two-thirds of advanced economies and half of developing countries are experiencing a slowdown in employment growth".
In philosophical, theological, or moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. In economy, corruption is payment for services or material which the recipient is not due, under law. This may be called bribery, kickback, or, in the Middle East, baksheesh. In government it is when an elected representative makes decisions that are influenced by vested interest rather than their own personal or party ideological beliefs.
Unemployed individuals are unable to earn money to meet financial obligations. Failure to pay mortgage payments or to pay rent may lead to homelessness through foreclosure or eviction. Across the United States the growing ranks of people made homeless in the foreclosure crisis are generating tent cities. Unemployment increases susceptibility to malnutrition, illness, mental stress, and loss of self-esteem, leading to depression. According to a study published in Social Indicator Research, even those who tend to be optimistic find it difficult to look on the bright side of things when unemployed. Using interviews and data from German participants aged 16 to 94 – including individuals coping with the stresses of real life and not just a volunteering student population – the researchers determined that even optimists struggled with being unemployed.
Frequently in philosophical discussions, corruption takes the form of contrasting a pure spiritual form with a corrupted manifestation in the physical world. Many philosophers, in fact, have regarded the physical world as inevitably corrupt (Plato being the most famous example of this school of thought). The Book of Genesis 6:12 similarly describes a world before the flood where 'everyone on earth was corrupt'
Social vices include any immoral activities which are likely to become involved in any profitable venture or activity, like prostitution, gambling, pornography, Drugs etc.
INTRODUCTION
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eight most populous country in the world with a population of 154, 729,000 citizens. Our nominal GDP is $207. 116 billion and we have a nominal per capita income of $1,4011. Nigeria also has the second largest economy in Africa . If I may ask, is this country not blessed? Yet, it is still plagued by adolescents unemployment which had been one of our major problems in recent years. Both government and the private sector had discussed this issue at forums and conferences but have not found a solution to it. Its continued existence had been linked to lack of power supply and financial empowerment for adolescent. Adolescent unemployment in Nigeria is mostly referred to as graduate unemployment and this means that only the skilled adolescents are seen as unemployed while the unskilled adolescents are not given any consideration. However, adolescents are not a homogeneous group and their employment prospects differ according to numerous factors ranging from region to gender to schooling. I write this paper,   there are thousands of adolescents in Nigeria that are unemployed and it is as if there won’t be a solution to this problem.
THE EFFECTS OF ADOLESCENT UNEMPLOYMENT ON NIGERIA
Various crimes and social vices in Nigeria had been on the increase since mid – 1990s2 and they include prostitution, internet scam, political violence, kidnapping, militancy (in the Niger Delta), drug trafficking, armed robbery etc. The continued existence of these vices has been linked to the scarcity of jobs in Nigeria .
 Prostitution, for instance, rose during the mid – 1990s with female Nigerian adolescents being trafficked to Italy.3 Internet scam had also been on the increase in recent years. Political violence, kidnapping and other vices had also been increasing recently.
These vices have a negative effect on the country because they have been the fear of most foreign investors and they are also giving the country a bad...  They get involved in crime, juvenile delinquencies, cultism, indecent partying and other social vices. I see a future where the agility of Nigerian adolescents would become effective productive resources to develop a Nigeria which shall be a desirable country for all to live in.
In this essay, I discuss the effects of adolescent unemployment on the average man in a local community and on the security of the entire nation. I then identify the foundational causes of adolescent unemployment in Nigeria, and proffer adolescent-led solutions which I am convinced if implemented will set the pace for other countries.
I propose a progressive foundation: “Life Investors Foundation” whose aim is to invest in lives to reap the profits later by training adolescents who will become world-class sought for employable graduates. The methodology to be employed is to capture adolescents at the early stages of reaching an employable age (15 to 24). They include young school leavers and undergraduates, who will be initiated into the work field early, helping them to gain enough experience and knowledge of the value systems and principles of the work environment and learn the skills needed for effective productivity before completing their...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has said that Nigerian adolescent are being negatively affected by the impact of dislocation in the economy as a result of the adverse effects of corruption.
Sanusi, who spoke on the topic: “Sustaining the war against corruption: The role of the adolescent,” at King’s College, Lagos 101st Founder’s Day lecture on Monday, said the decadence in the society as a result of the high prevalence of corruption.
“They have been negatively affected in all facets of life, from education to health care and recreation. The fundamentals of our civil society appear to be collapsing as the adolescent come of age and their future is increasingly threatened by corruption.
“Clearly, the adolescent have everything to lose if the present situation in the country continues unabated.
The Minister of Education, Sam Egwu, while addressing the recent convocation ceremony of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, assured the millions of unemployed and poor adolescent lacking employability skills that technical education
would enjoy more government support in 2010 because of the role of technology in national development. Such a pronouncement is not new in Nigeria.
Previous administrations have raised the people’s hope by painting glowing pictures of their development plans and defined the linkages between technological capability and national development. They also swore that adolescent empowerment would become the government’s top priority yet successive administrations
have refused to properly fund education and failed to prepare the adolescent for the world of work and to create employment for the millions of graduates churn out by the educational institutions yearly. This paper calls for the leaders to move away from rhetoric to action and tackle the challenges facing education, particularly technological development and create employment for the horde of unemployed
adolescent. Without addressing the challenges facing technical and vocational education the adolescent will continue to face soaring unemployment and poverty and the nation will remain underdeveloped.

THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING


THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
The history of psychological testing is a fascinating story and has abundant relevance to present-day practices. After all, contemporary tests did not spring from a vacuum; they evolved slowly from a host of precursors introduced over the last one hundred years. Accordingly, Chapter 1 features a review of the historical  roots of present-day psychological tests. In Topic 1A, The Origins of Psychological Testing, we focus largely on the efforts of European psychologists to measure intelligence during the late nineteenth century and pre–World War I era. These early intelligence tests and their successors often exerted powerful effects on the examinees who took them, so the first topic also incorporates a brief digression documenting the pervasive importance of psychological test results.
Topic 1B, Early Testing in the United States, catalogues the profusion of tests developed by American psychologists in the first half of the twentieth century. Psychological testing in its modern form originated little more than one hundred years ago in laboratory studies of sensory discrimination, motor skills, and reaction time. The British genius Francis Galton (1822–1911) invented the first battery of tests, a peculiar assortment of sensory and motor measures, which we review in the following. The American psychologist James McKeen Cattell (1860–1944) studied with Galton and then, in 1890, proclaimed the modern testing agenda in his classic paper entitled “Mental Tests and Measurements.”He was tentative and modest when describing the purposes and applications of his instruments: Psychology cannot attain the certainty and exactnessof the physical sciences, unless it rests on a foundation of experiment and measurement. A step in this direction could be made by applying a series of mental tests and measurements to a large number of individuals. The results would be of considerable scientific value in discovering the constancy of mental processes, their interdependence, and their variation under different circumstances. Individuals, besides, would find their tests interesting,
and, perhaps, useful in regard to training, mode of life or indication of disease. The scientific and practical value of such tests would be much increased should a uniform system be adopted, so that determinations made at different times and
places could be compared and combined. (Cattell,1890) Cattell’s conjecture that “perhaps” tests would be useful in “training, mode of life or indication of disease” must certainly rank as one of the prophetic understatements of all time. Anyone reared in the Western world knows that psychological testing has emerged from its timid beginnings to become a big business and a cultural institution that permeates
modern society. To cite just one example, consider the number of standardized achievement and ability tests administered in the school systems of the United States. Although it is difficult to obtain exact data on the extent of such testing, an estimate of 200 million per year is probably not extreme (Medina & Neill, 1990). Of course, the total number of tests administered yearly also includes
millions of personality tests and untold numbers of the thousands of other kinds of tests now in existence (Conoley & Kramer, 1989, 1992; Mitchell, 1985; Sweetland & Keyser, 1987). There is no doubt that testing is pervasive. But does it
make a difference?
THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING
Tests are used in almost every nation on earth for counseling, selection, and placement. Testing occurs in settings as diverse as schools, civil service, industry, medical clinics, and counseling centers. Most persons have taken dozens of tests and thought nothing of it. Yet, by the time the typical individual reaches retirement age, it is likely that psychological test results will help shape his or her destiny. The deflection of the life course by psychological test results might be subtle, such as when a prospective mathematician qualifies for an accelerated calculus course based on tenth-grade achievement scores. More commonly, psychological test results alter individual destiny in profound ways. Whether a person is admitted to one college and not another, offered one job but refused a second, diagnosed as depressed or not—all such determinations rest, at least in part, on the meaning of
test results as interpreted by persons in authority. Put simply, psychological test results change lives. For this reason it is prudent—indeed, almost mandatory—that students of psychology learn about the contemporary uses and occasional abuses
of testing. In Case Exhibit 1.1, the life-altering aftermath of psychological testing is illustrated by means of several true case history examples.
The importance of testing is also evident from historical review. Students of psychology generally regard historical issues as dull, dry, and pedantic, and sometimes these prejudices are well deserved. After all, many textbooks fail to explain the relevance of historical matters and provide only vague sketches of early developments in mental testing. As a result, students of psychology often conclude incorrectly that historical issues are boring and irrelevant. In reality, the history of psychological testing is a captivating story that has substantial relevance to present-day practices. Historical developments are pertinent to contemporary testing for the following reasons:
1. A review of the origins of psychological testing helps explain current practices that might other- wise seem arbitrary or even peculiar. For example, why do many current intelligence tests incorporate a seemingly nonintellective capacity, namely, short-term memory for digits? The answer is, in part, historical inertia—intelligence tests have always included a measure of digit span.
2. The strengths and limitations of testing also stand out better when tests are viewed in historical context. The reader will discover, for example, that modern intelligence tests are exceptionally good at predicting school failure—precisely because this was the original and sole purpose of the first such instrument developed in Paris, France, at the turn of the twentieth century.
3. Finally, the history of psychological testing contains some sad and regrettable episodes that help remind us not to be overly zealous in our modern-day applications of testing. For example, based on the misguided and prejudicial application of intelligence test results, several prominent psychologists helped ensure passage of the Immigration Restriction Act of 1924. In later chapters, we examine the principles of psychological testing, investigate applications in specific fields (e.g., personality, intelligence, neuropsychology), and reflect on the social and legal consequences of testing. However, the reader will find these topics more comprehensible when viewed in historical context. So, for now, we begin at the beginning by reviewing rudimentary forms of testing that existed over four thousand years ago in imperial China.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF TEST RESULTS
The importance of psychological testing is best illustrated by example. Consider
these brief vignettes:
• A shy, withdrawn 7-year-old girl is administered an IQ test by a school psychologist.
Her score is phenomenally higher than the teacher expected. The
student is admitted to a gifted and talented program where she blossoms into
a self-confident and gregarious scholar.
• Three children in a family living near a lead smelter are exposed to the toxic
effects of lead dust and suffer neurological damage. Based in part on psychological
test results that demonstrate impaired intelligence and shortened
attention span in the children, the family receives an $8 million settlement
from the company that owns the smelter.
• A candidate for a position as police officer is administered a personality inventory
as part of the selection process. The test indicates that the candidate
tends to act before thinking and resists supervision from authority figures.
Even though he has excellent training and impresses the interviewers, the
candidate does not receive a job offer.
• A student, unsure of what career to pursue, takes a vocational interest inventory.
The test indicates that she would like the work of a pharmacist. She
signs up for a prepharmacy curriculum but finds the classes to be both difficult
and boring. After three years, she abandons pharmacy for a major
in dance, frustrated that she still faces three more years of college to earn a
degree.
• An applicant to graduate school in clinical psychology takes the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). His recommendations and grade
point average are superlative, yet he must clear the final hurdle posed by the
MMPI. His results are reasonably normal but slightly defensive; by a narrow
vote, the admissions committee extends him an invitation. Ironically, this is
the only graduate school to admit him—nineteen others turn him down. He
accepts the invitation and becomes enchanted with the study of psychological
assessment. Many years later, he writes this book
RELIABILITY
Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure. A test is considered reliable if we get the same result repeatedly. For example, if a test is designed to measure a trait (such as introversion), then each time the test is administered to a subject, the results should be approximately the same. Unfortunately, it is impossible to calculate reliability exactly, but it can be estimated in a number of different ways. Test-Retest Reliability
To gauge test-retest reliability, the test is administered twice at two different points in time. This kind of reliability is used to assess the consistency of a test across time. This type of reliability assumes that there will be no change in the quality or construct being measured. Test-retest reliability is best used for things that are stable over time, such as intelligence. Generally, reliability will be higher when little time has passed between tests.
Inter-rater Reliability
This type of reliability is assessed by having two or more independent judges score the test. The scores are then compared to determine the consistency of the raters estimates. One way to test inter-rater reliability is to have each rater assign each test item a score. For example, each rater might score items on a scale from 1 to 10. Next, you would calculate the correlation between the two rating to determine the level of inter-rater reliability. Another means of testing inter-rater reliability is to have raters determine which category each observations falls into and then calculate the percentage of agreement between the raters. So, if the raters agree 8 out of 10 times, the test has an 80% inter-rater reliability rate.
Parallel-Forms Reliability
Parellel-forms reliability is gauged by comparing two different tests that were created using the same content. This is accomplished by creating a large pool of test items that measure the same quality and then randomly dividing the items into two separate tests. The two tests should then be administered to the same subjects at the same time.
Internal Consistency Reliability
This form of reliability is used to judge the consistency of results across items on the same test. Essentially, you are comparing test items that measure the same construct to determine the tests internal consistency. When you see a question that seems very similar to another test question, it may indicate that the two questions are being used to gauge reliability. Because the two questions are similar and designed to measure the same thing, the test taker should answer both questions the same, which would indicate that the test has internal consistency.
VALIDITY
Validity is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure. It is vital for a test to be valid in order for the results to be accurately applied and interpreted.
Validity isn’t determined by a single statistic, but by a body of research that demonstrates the relationship between the test and the behavior it is intended to measure. There are three types of validity:
Content validity:
When a test has content validity, the items on the test represent the entire range of possible items the test should cover. Individual test questions may be drawn from a large pool of items that cover a broad range of topics.
In some instances where a test measures a trait that is difficult to define, an expert judge may rate each item’s relevance. Because each judge is basing their rating on opinion, two independent judges rate the test separately. Items that are rated as strongly relevant by both judges will be included in the final test.
Criterion-related Validity:
A test is said to have criterion-related validity when the test has demonstrated its effectiveness in predicting criterion or indicators of a construct. There are two different types of criterion validity:
  • Concurrent Validity occurs when the criterion measures are obtained at the same time as the test scores. This indicates the extent to which the test scores accurately estimate an individual’s current state with regards to the criterion. For example, on a test that measures levels of depression, the test would be said to have concurrent validity if it measured the current levels of depression experienced by the test taker.
  • Predictive Validity occurs when the criterion measures are obtained at a time after the test. Examples of test with predictive validity are career or aptitude tests, which are helpful in determining who is likely to succeed or fail in certain subjects or occupations.
Construct Validity: A test has construct validity if it demonstrates an association between the test scores and the prediction of a theoretical trait. Intelligence tests are one example of measurement instruments that should have construct validity.

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