chukxie:
Beautiful Singapore! That's a country that works. Everyone obeys laws, everything works. Corruption by public office holders is punishable by lengthy prison terms. A country where meritocracy overrides nepotism! Black African countries are behind Singapore by at least a hundred years.

samomoli:
This is a country sharing the same position with Nigeria in the 60s but miles away from Nigeria now. Some old selfish leaders still want to die in power here rendering the youths useless. Well the youths are just too foolish

pyyxxaro:
Singapore 🇸🇬 is too beautiful, Awesome Skyscrapers everywhere you go

2aces:
No human being created by God deserve to live in Africa, Nigeria especially, cos life outside these shores and the mentality of their humans is like a fairytale.

mankan2k7:
What if Nigeria is the hell fire the bible described.

What if our successive leaders are the devils and his agent.


What if those of us in Nigeria are suffering from our offences we committed when we were living in America, Australia, Canada during our previous lifes and when we now died, God sentenced us to hell fire called Nigeria.

What if the Europeans are living in heaven now.

All these thoughts in my head.

2aces:
No human being created by God deserve to live in Africa, Nigeria especially, cos life outside these shores and the mentality of their humans is like a fairytale.

Love800:
Is the place okay?
Can one relocate there?

mankan2k7:
What if Nigeria is the hell fire the bible described.

What if our successive leaders are the devils and his agent.


What if those of us in Nigeria are suffering from our offences we committed when we were living in America, Australia, Canada during our previous lifes and when we now died, God sentenced us to hell fire called Nigeria.

What if the Europeans are living in heaven now.

All these thoughts in my head.

Xiaohei:


Singapore is a beautiful but an expensive country.
It’s difficult for Nigerians to migrate there.
The weather there is almost similar to what we have in most parts of Nigeria.

RenaissanceGuy:
Singaporeans will never forget Lee Kuan Yew the 5-star politician that transformed the country from Zamfara into New York.

Love800:
Why is it difficult for nigerians to migrate?

RenaissanceGuy:
Singaporeans will never forget Lee Kuan Yew the 5-star politician that transformed the country from Zamfara into New York.

Gerrard59:


Alcohol is available. East Asians drink a lot of alcohol, and it cuts across both genders. However, after a riot by mostly Indian labourers due to working conditions, the Singaporean government introduced a time limit when alcohol could be served in certain places. She also increased the tax on alcohol.



Yes, it is freakingly safe. The rules are rules. Everybody must follow it. Singapore does not bend its rules. However, I was chatting with a Singaporean doctor and told him the reason Singapore is safe is largely because of the rules. Because when compared to Japan which has rules too, but are largely culturally inspired, Japanese can behave the way they do even without any government law. But remove the laws in Singapore, and an increasing number of people will break them.



This is true. One of the cleanest cities on the planet.



Very true. You cannot hide from the government. E no dey possible.



Not true. I have asked this question twice, one to the doctor and two on a public page. The government legalises prostitution, but it comes with its rules and restriction. Sex workers are tested periodically, pay taxes and are confined to Geylang district.



Again, rules are rules in Singapore. I did not know no dey. Ignorance is no excuse.



Most likely a Malay Chinese or even Malay itself. Singapore is expensive to live in, which is why salaries are high, especially for citizens. Foreign talents as the government calls them are those with superior work experience and qualifications to augment certain skills gap in the economy. However, Indians in India have used a loophole in the trade agreement the Singaporean government signed with India to fill almost every position, including those blue Singaporeans (those who have been there since independence call themselves that name) can fill.

Ask Singaporeans, the Chinese ones, what they think about Indians in Changi Business Park. The Indians from India used the native Indian population to mask themselves and fill positions. The Chinese Singaporeans got angry and complained bitterly on social media platforms. They threatened to vote out the PAP (has been in power since 1965). The government had to revise some of the employment laws making it very hard for average or slightly above-average folks to be employed. There is the S and E pass. Another one is the ONEVisa Pass, but strictly for the top 1% of workers/business people. There is also the Tech Visa, but with strict conditions.

The cost of living is like Switzerland—even her universities, although world-class, are very expensive for foreigners. Most scholarships are allocated to citizens from neighbouring countries rather than far away, except a few from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.



The "gahmen" monitors everything you do. Protests or rallies cannot be held unless applied two weeks before the date and must be at Hong Lim Park. The last time a protest against government policies was held was in 2013, when citizens campaigned against the White Paper plan to increase the population from 5 million to 6.9 million. Singapore has one of the lowest birthrates globally, but not as low as South Korea.



A tradition in East Asia.



I cannot think of any presently. But Singapore enjoys a good relationship with South Africa. To be fair though, South Africans tend to stick to the host country's laws. The spate of drug smuggling by Nigerians pre-2007 really vexed Singaporean elites. They really hate that stuff, especially if the smuggler's country is not a major trading partner. Lee Kuan Yew even mentioned Nigeria(ns) when addressing a journalist about the death penalty.

As a Nigerian with a Nigerian passport in Singapore, you will be treated differently from a South African or African American. For instance, few Indians from the mainland tend to misbehave, but the government is mindful of how they are treated due to trade relations with India and the native Indian population.



Rules are rules. I say it in Singapore's defence that the rules are so simple as ABC. If you don't like the rules, don't break them.

Sincere apologies for almost taking over your thread, but anytime I see anything related to Singapore, it ignites an interest in me. I have followed events in the country for ten years now. I know the politicians by their names, pictures, the universities they attended and courses they studied. Lee Hsien Loong, son of Lee Kuan Yew studied at Cambridge like his father. But he did Computer Science, not Law. Both made a double first class. The incoming prime minister is Lawerence Wong who grew up with a single mother. Recently retired from politics is Tharman Shanmugaratnam who I really admire. If he had not retired would have been the president - which is an appointed position rather than elective. You also have Josephine Teo who made a gaffe about public housing and Vivian Balakrishnan, foreign minister, who is a medical doctor. In Singapore, public officials earn very high salaries and are held to high standards. Teachers are well paid, but only the best and brightest are recruited to be teachers. Singapore does not employ foreigners to teach in public schools. I wept when Lee Kuan Yew died. He is the number one politician I revere. The second is Abe Shinzo.

Let me stop here for now.

Majulah Singapura!

Xiaohei:


1: Most migrant workers in Singapore are mainly from neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, India and other South East Asian countries. For white collar jobs, you’d find mostly westerners. You might find some Africans who probably attended universities there but they’re few. It’s safe to say Singapore work visa is quite difficult to obtain.

tensazangetsu20:


Even if you study in a Singaporean top university and graduate with Stellar grades it's easier to marry a virgin in Nigeria than to convert your study pass to a work pass . Almighty whites are even rejected both for work visa and permanent residency. How much more blacks from Africa.