Nigerian space program spam

Since the spaceman doesn't need cash up in space, his wages are reportedly being held at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association, and a healthy slice is yours if you help with the administrative fee.

There's been speculation that the obviously fraudulent email is actually a parody of a scam. However, research suggests it's been around for a while. In a message from , Bakara Tunde was not Abacha's cousin; he was the astronautics project manager at Nigeria's space agency. See the full version of the astronaut email on the Anorak website here.

Main Menu U. The couple, with a history of employee maltreatment and a toxic workplace environment, were said to have fled to Dominica in an attempt to escape the arm of the law. Investment schemes are often seen as a means of alternative income. However, they often turn out to be avenues for fraudsters to rip people off their money using believable business ideas. Hopefully, more stringent measures and regulations for crowdfunding and investments would reduce such fraudulent schemes.

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Related Posts. Austin Okere. Read More. Organised by Nokia in…. Oluwadamilare Akinpelu. The threat…. Adenike Adebowale. Story highlights Nigeria plans manned space mission by The country has launched several satellites. A Nigerian Space Agency delegation will visit partners in China this month to discuss logistics and investment for a manned space mission, which would be the first by an African nation.

The case for space. Onu also recently announced plans to start a pencil manufacturing industry that would create , jobs. Read More. But Nigeria's space program is no joke, and it is making steady progress.

Ethiopia starts looking at the stars - from a nearly perfect location. The space agency has made extensive and creative use of the satellites, from analyzing climate data to improve farming practices, to retrieving hostages from Boko Haram, and officials argue this proves space exploration is essential for Nigeria. Crucially, the industry also benefits from political will at the highest level. Grand ambition. Launching an astronaut into orbit represents a greater challenge than Nigeria's previous missions, but leading figures from the space industry are optimistic.

He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in He was stranded there in when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz TZ, but his place was taken up by return cargo.

There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.