There has always been an amount of stereotyping that most Nigerians who travel out of the country go to their host countries to slave away at menial jobs like care work, cleaning or cab driving but this is a false impression held by a staggering amount of resident Nigerians.


It is well documented in the UK that children from a migrant Nigerian family perform better than the average English kids at school and are the second most successful ethnic groups in the UK only after Asians.

Today I would like to shine the spotlight on a number of Young Diaspora Nigerians that have broken the mould and tapped into the vision that you can achieve your dreams no matter your physical location recognising that with the advent of the internet the world is now truly a global village and you need to be playing on the world stage and not just only at the National level.

Emmanuel Abiodun is the founder of Cloudhashing.com. The company is a pioneer startup leading the way in bitcoin mining which is gradually becoming the defacto currency for internet pundits. Emmanuel worked on his revolutionary start up whilst working as a software engineer for JP Morgan and as an IT contractor for HSBC in the UK. He started his company in 2013 and after receiving investment from friends and private investors has since set up monster server farms in Kansas and Iceland to perform the formidable real time algorithmic processing involved in mining those bitcoins. He currently manages millions of dollars on behalf of early investors who keyed into his vision and on target for record breaking profits.

Ladi Delano is another Nigerian Diaspora Returnee who became an entrepreneur at age 22 selling suits, then building a billion dollar vodka making enterprise in far away china before going on to set up a string of investment, real estate, mining and commodities trading companies. His latest venture is the billion dollar Bakrie Delano Africa (BDA) which is a Joint Venture Partnership with the Bakrie group who are major shareholders in PT Bumi a leading player in the Indonesian Mining, Energy and
Commodities Sector. Ladi is renowned for keeping his fingers in many pies and running multiple business ventures at the same time and he is still under the age of 35.

Clare Eluka is the founder of Premae Skincare range and is a Nigerian Diaspora who got into Skincare production after she was unable to find products for her allergy sensitive skin. Her award winning Tender tots range of products have been featured in Vogue Magazine and she has been featured in the Huffington post, on CNN and on Forbes as one of the top 5 African women to watch. She is less than 30 and has said she achieved her 5 year business plan in less time than she envisaged.

Alongside the aforementioned people there are countless Nigerians in the Diaspora working as Doctors,Lawyers,Engineers, IT experts, Politicians, Investment Bankers, Property Investors and running myriad Businesses across their host countries particularly in the UK and the USA.

All of these people pay local taxes, huge bills to support everyday living abroad and still have enough money to repatriate back to the home country in the tunes of billions of dollars that exceed the annual budgets of 34 out of 36 states in Nigeria (put together) which accounts for a sizeable chunk of Nigeria's National GDP.

This article seeks to encourage, applaud and appreciate every Nigerian's efforts both in the Diaspora and back home in Nigeria as we are a peculiar people blessed beyond believe with the spirit of enterprise who continue to prosper and exceed all expectations in moving forward despite so many challenges that may abound.

Source: naijalondoner..co.uk

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All of these people pay local taxes, huge bills to support everyday living abroad and still have enough money to repatriate back to the home country in the tunes of billions of dollars that exceed the annual budgets of 34 out of 36 states in Nigeria (put together) which accounts for a sizeable chunk of Nigeria National GDP.


Source: naijalondoner..co.uk
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Did you say billions of dollars exceeding annual budgets of 34 states? How do you guys summon the courage to lie with bold faces?
Now provide data to prove your point with a credible link ...... otherwise apologise for misleading the e-public.