femi4:
The race is not for the swift.

The battle is not for the strong.

Wise people don't necessarily have food

The brilliant ones are not always wealthy

The educated is not always successful.

Time and chance happened to them all.

◄ Ecclesiastes 9:11 (New living Translation)

naturalwaves:

I feel your pain bro. The first step is merely to seek specific knowledge. There are more things attached, one cannot just stop at that, one must also be able to think outside the box. I have friends who are excellent programmers and companies use them to make millions and pay them peanuts. Most of them can write whatever you want them to code but they lack that ingenuity to think of an idea themselves and create it.

poshestmina:
I know someone that made 2:1 ,mathematics and statics from U I , went back to school and read Engineering ,made a 2:1 again ,went for his M sc...Bro ,that man was my JAMB CLASSES maths tutor with all those plenty brains.(if this man teach you mathematics and you don't understand, just dash someone your brain).

The last time I saw him ,he was into Cucumber farming ,fish and snail farming ...NIGERIA is a dream killer

BroZuma:

pro2010:


This crap you wrote up there applies only in Nigeria..makei here say the battle is not for the strong, or that the brilliant people are not rich in obodo oyibo.

AuroraB:
What's the Op talking about

divinelove:
The same old and outdated mentality - that you were brilliant at school does not mean you wont be poor or you wont die of poverty.

Infact most brilliant people are not entrepreneurial they all earn salaries n die poor like most professors. Go and read rich dad and poor dad by Robert kiyosaki.

To be wealth you need financial education.

most landlords in most cities didnt attend universities yet they are wealthy, money has its own rules entirely n has nothing to do with being a first class student or graduate.

forget ur brilliant past, live in ur present and chart a course for the future you desire

oweniwe:


What about... You have the knowledge & skill... Business ideas too... But no capital or corporate structure to launch it?

Like me.. . I once developed a school results processing portal ... With one big man promising he'll set up the required data processing center. ... But after the portal went live, the big man chickened out and everything crashed.

Or being able to write good books/ scripts... But no capital to produce them? It's useless trying to sell scripts in Nigeria cos even if you manage to sell it, they'll pay you half peanut.

So it is a two way situation... Work first, save ... And start an Enterprise with your savings (If one can't get work to earn and save, one would feel stranded like the o.p...)

.... Not continue to work till you grow grey hairs.

Those casual labor guys who are making money now already had the tools & structures inherited/leased from other folks ... While fresh graduates have nothing to start with

Beosten:
I grew up in a town where there were four government primary schools. Note that there was nothing like private schools there in those days. I was a popular pupil then, because I was winning inter-school competitions for my school. I was a class captain throughout, and senior prefect.

divinelove:


So what's wrong in being a farmer dnt u kw self employment is surest route to wealth. U need to change ur mentality.

poshestmina:
I know someone that made 2:1 ,mathematics and statics from U I , went back to school and read Engineering ,made a 2:1 again ,went for his M sc...Bro ,that man was my JAMB CLASSES maths tutor with all those plenty brains.(if this man teach you mathematics and you don't understand, just dash someone your brain).

The last time I saw him ,he was into Cucumber farming ,fish and snail farming ...NIGERIA is a dream killer

Mr2kay2:
Mods please stop pushing such stories to FP ITS MAKING CHILDREN THINK ABOUT NOT GOING TO THE UNI

BornAgainMay:
Bro you are not alone.


Last two months I rounded up my service, I rushed back to Lagos with the hope that I will secure at least a teaching job to start with as a graduate of political science education.

I got disappointed bcoz anybody can actually teach that Government /Social studies and civic education without the required qualifications. My intent was to teach and garner more experience and then proceed with my masters.

As I am talking to you now, no teaching vacancies around. No job anywhere. I had to apply to a laundry man position around my street.

When the secretary saw my cv she wanted to slap me. Saying I should be out there looking for something meaningful. I laughed and just told her that she won't understand.

I was lucky to gain the job as a laundry man and I believe God who has been keeping me alive knows why I am passing through all these..

Embrace yourself and know that you're not alone

divinelove:
The same old and outdated mentality - that you were brilliant at school does not mean you wont be poor or you wont die of poverty.

Infact most brilliant people are not entrepreneurial they all earn salaries n die poor like most professors. Go and read rich dad and poor dad by Robert kiyosaki.

To be wealth you need financial education.

most landlords in most cities didnt attend universities yet they are wealthy, money has its own rules entirely n has nothing to do with being a first class student or graduate.

forget ur brilliant past, live in ur present and chart a course for the future you desire

naturalwaves:

You guys keep on repeating that same line over and over again. Success has principles. If you follow the principles, you will be successful and the number one principle of success is to seek specific knowledge. Nigerians are so gullible. You take everything you are given hook line and sinker and quote verses to show that someone lazying around can have an edge over someone that is hardworking. While I am not denying the fact that this is possible, do not attach such successes to someone randomly showing people mercy irrespective of what you do. A not too brilliant student may have a better networking skill or communicate with people more. Nigeria is large, there are a lot of sound guys outside, one needs to come out of one's shell.

BornAgainMay:
Bro you are not alone.


Last two months I rounded up my service, I rushed back to Lagos with the hope that I will secure at least a teaching job to start with as a graduate of political science education.

I got disappointed bcoz anybody can actually teach that Government /Social studies and civic education without the required qualifications. My intent was to teach and garner more experience and then proceed with my masters.

As I am talking to you now, no teaching vacancies around. No job anywhere. I had to apply to a laundry man position around my street.

When the secretary saw my cv she wanted to slap me. Saying I should be out there looking for something meaningful. I laughed and just told her that she won't understand.

I was lucky to gain the job as a laundry man and I believe God who has been keeping me alive knows why I am passing through all these..

Embrace yourself and know that you're not alone

microlincoln:

I also support you and relate to this. i wont be ashamed to say i fall into this category too. I am an M.Sc graduate in medical microbiology and public health but resolved into teaching biology for psaltry sum of 8k per month after years of searching for job and even been duped a times! may God deliver us in Nigeria.

AniwetaluEmma:
My brother when I read your story I remember what I passed through. I have an done an odd job even with my master degree in the same environment. It was so humiliating but I didn't care about what people were saying about me. In fact in several occasions I have run into lady's I once have affairs with. They were so disappointed in me. But I still didn't look at anybody face. I was so focus and determined in the job I was doing. The proceed from that work I used to cater for my PhD program which no body new that I was doing. Today I have gotten my dream job. Am doing very well now. My story has change in their mouth. So it does not matter what you do now.what matter is where you are going my brother.

raphy:
everybody here has a story to tell.I lost my dad at 4yrs.we are 4,yes mum bring us up single handedly.she pass away in 2013.bless her soul.am a grownup guy now.I do wht is right.I was well train by my mum.so you see everyone has a story..