Sisi Jinx:

Errr. . . coz no other country wants 'em?

Okay, seriously. . . is this a trick question?

sley4life:

if u home is iraq or vietnam wuld u stay there?

ogbronx:

it doesnt matter where one stays.if your success path is outside the shores of this country,go for it.stay here if you got ur way.

biggozz:

Guys, lets change this irresponsible attitude of asking where is job and all those comlaints, we have today Malasia, China, India and Singapore as good examples of what a hopeless nation can make happen if the people would take individual responsibilities.
Instead of yammering about lack of jobs, why not believe in yourself and turn it to an opportunity for you to build your own organisation and create jobs.
Change your minds people!

sley4life:

if u home is iraq or vietnam wuld u stay there?

kaygee1234:

Another myopic individual. And who says the modern day Vietnam is not improving better than the war ravaged nation it used to be and by the way, who says the West don't want Iraq to get better after the attrocities? Think man, think. The West would rather focus on Iraq right now than Nigeria.

popoyeh:

This question depends on each individual, but really what reasons do we have not to stay to develop our own economy??

I have never been outside the shores of Nigeria except for an excursion to Seme, but l have every reason to believe not everyone of us have to go outside to make it, l am a living testimony to that.

I used to want to leave the country at all costs and believe me, l have tried numerous options you won't even expect someone my age to think of less attempting; both legal and illegal. It all culminated in me with some fellow 'no do goods' attempting to sow away aboard a ship to Holland from Lagos, no doubt if we had made the trip, l would be past tense today.

We spent more than 3 hours in a speed boat on the high seas to get to where the ship we were supposed to board was berthed; in the middle of the night only for them to see us and raise alarm. On our way coming back, after our botched attempt at boarding around 1 am, we were met along the way by Naija marine policemen who chased us with their boats. I can't begin to explain what we went through on these pages, but l can tell you it was hell all because l wanted to leave the country.

To cut a long story short, l survived the ordeal less than 30 months ago, but l made up my mind after the whole episode not to travel outside Naija except l become a millionaire here in Naija first and l can tell you l am right on track. I intend to make my first trip outside the country next year and l can tell you l will be traveling with enough 'dough' made here in Nigeria.

We don't all have to be employees, we can be employers right here in Nigeria, the reason l am saying all these here is cos l want at least one or two people to learn from my story. At the time of our planning our trip, l was in my 2nd year at the university, now l am a graduate, but before writing my final exams, l already have my real estate business running and l am creating employment for the two people working with me.

For now, if l am given a visa free of charge, l won't refuse, but definitely l won't be using it this year as my business here in Naija is more important than whatever l would want to do in another man's land.

No place can be like home, we don't have to wait for the government to provide us with jobs, have you taken a good look at yourself and your abilities?? If you haven't, please do and you will be suprised you are not already creating employment here in Naija with what you have got.


PEACE!!

ogbronx:

it doesnt matter where one stays.if your success path is outside the shores of this country,go for it.stay here if you got ur way.

sley4life:

common, green snake in green grass u are. Y not stay in ur village? why do u go to the city to hussle, wherever makes u feel happy then reside there

tbaba83:


THANK U O. NO MIND THESE HYPOCRITES. TALKING ABOUT STAYING BACK AND DEVELOPING NIGERIA, WOT A LAUGH. IF U WANT ME TO COME BACK HOME ALL OF U PEOPLE SHOULD LEAVE LAGOS/ABUJA AND GO BACK TO YOUR STATES OF ORIGIN AND DEVELOP IT.

kev-d:

The illusion that right now things can get better in Nigeria is a myth.I'm not being pessimistic , Im just being very realistic.We Nigerians at home have allowed our country to be hijacked by a cabal(PDP) and they that we are very docile and cannot think properly.The conditions for investment and private enterprise are just is almost non-existent.
1-First of all there is a strong monopoly on crucial infrastructres for business and certain businesses, that has beeen hijacked--thats a fact, no amount of patriotic talk can obscure this fact.if you are not connected to this people , no hope for you.
2- some of the very leaders that claim to speak for us (Govenors, Senators, Representatives and civil service) cannot approve any business ideas without collecting bribes that far offset thethe capital and profit combined.How can honest business thrive in such an evnvironment.Eg try and get a local contract and see how much bribes you will have to pay.Its not worth it.
3- complete collapse of infrastructure particularly Power and Fuel supply.Tthe average Nigerian at home does not seem to care.
4- the fetish and ignorant behavior of nigerians in General.(from tribalism,nepotism ,cryonism, hatred for innovation,discrimation against youth and novel ideas from youth by our elders,hatred for success, inabilty to use/pay bank loans etc).
These are some of the mammoth roblems that you face as an entrepreneur in this country.Yes there are some succeses, put that pales in comparison to the number of businesses that could have flourished if these factors were corrected.