Zahra29:


Even the US has many downsides compared to the UK (and vice versa). Sometimes it's just the dream - some have never been to Canada or the US but rate them higher than the UK based on what they've heard or seen on TV.

dustydee:

No the one I left in Nigeria but even if I find an equivalent one to my current one here, I'll take it as well.

AlphaCentaurii:
Please how much is IOM TB test in Naira for an adult?

DoDirtsLikeWorm:


Naira ² Pounds na 920 ooO
Even them pay you 600k na like £652/m

As you dey check am, dey balance am. Here done cast

justwise:


You are still making this comment years after it was debunked? Was "Jihadi Jack", Letts who was stripped of his British citizenship in 2019 by the Home Office not from white British family? He held dual citizenship Canada and British still he was stripped of his British citizenship for the same crime Shamima Begum committed. So what is your point exactly?

dustydee:

now I would be lying if I say I understand what you wrote here. But thanks for commenting.

dustydee:

A lot of us make mistake by comparing the exchange rate. We should be more concerned with purchasing power. I dare say the naira has a higher purchasing power than the pound. If the exchange rate is a factor, how come South Korea is better than Nigeria - economically?
By the way, I am not looking for a N600k job else how will I pay my bills? - Generator, water, security, accommodation etc.
May God bless us all.

Noworries11:
In between
I discovered one small tiny rat entered the kitchen cupboard 3 nights ago...really don't know where it migrated from...checked tesco store nearby but couldn't get any rat poison...where can I purchase rat poison ni before the rat multiplys abi invite him people to come over

DoDirtsLikeWorm:


Well... there's no delicate way to say this, but I am sure you've heard that someone stayed in oversea for a long time, then someday he just packs up and head to his village?

I was trying to tell you what is assumed that usually brought them back; "Agwu".
I said that because you've stayed 10years in the U.K and the only thing on your mind is just to come back to Nigeria?
Goodluck shaa...but let it not be the Agwu that is calling you back home.

I do not know what your people calls it, but in Igbo land, anyone that becomes a native doctor once has an agwu that was disturbing him at a time.

koonbey:


Naira has higher purchasing power than Pound?

dustydee:

I think I understand you now and I sometimes feel like that's what is "calling me"
After a couple of years, I told my partner that we should go back but was convinced that we should at least get ILR first. We are still dragging after citizenship but I think I am getting through.


I think you mixed different issues in your response to my comment and also attributing someone else's statement to me. And no, the FG does not pay anyone N18k.
My understanding of purchasing power may not be the same as yours but if N1000 = £1 then I stand by my comment that I will get more with that N1k in Nigeria than I will get with £1 in the UK - Fact.
Please let us face other issues, ayam tired.

lavida001:


You dey catch cruise abi u serious?

lavida001:


You dey catch cruise abi u serious?

semmyk:

What you've listed are actually broad. In the true sense,
- web dev has so many sides to it: back end, front end, full stack, UX, ven DevOps and on and on it goes.
- Project mgt self gets technical, kukumba come branch reach agile, so they e dey waka go program mgt.
- Cybersec, na e worse pass. I no say I wrote sometimes last year on this thread about it. CTI (cyber threats intelligence), analytics, blue team, red team, (at least lasgidi dey try), risk assessment, process and mgt side of cybersec (your ISO 2700x sec mgt and certifications), your governance and compliance. Oh, there's still Privacy (which fit randa on its own on one k leg) ...
All three are increasingly integrating with other areas: legal, big data analytics, AI...

barnaby04:
Good evening guys,

Please is there anyone here who renewed his/her international passport recently in the UK? I want to know how long it took for the passport to be out and the processes involved.

Thanks

Viruses:
Omo, this health care CoS don expensive now o. I know it used to be around 5 million when it started, someone was telling me an agent told he 12 million.

Why has it become this expensive, is it because of increased demand.

As it is, maybe the way forward will be to anonymously report these agencies make the worse happen. Because truth is you need staff, so why charge such amount.

dustydee:

A lot of us make mistake by comparing the exchange rate. We should be more concerned with purchasing power. [b]I dare say the naira has a higher purchasing power than the pound. [/b]If the exchange rate is a factor, how come South Korea is better than Nigeria - economically?
By the way, I am not looking for a N600k job else how will I pay my bills? - Generator, water, security, accommodation etc.
May God bless us all.

Lexusgs430:



Remain a lizard in Nigeria or explore the opportunities of becoming a crocodile or a komodo dragon......... 🐊🐉🐲😭😜

Would my life have been better in Nigeria........ Maybe......

But rather than thrive on a maybe........ I would rather pitch my tent with a slow + steady guaranteed rate of progression......... 😜😂

Viruses:
Omo, this health care CoS don expensive now o. I know it used to be around 5 million when it started, someone was telling me an agent told he 12 million.

Why has it become this expensive, is it because of increased demand.

As it is, maybe the way forward will be to anonymously report these agencies make the worse happen. Because truth is you need staff, so why charge such amount.

Viruses:
Omo, this health care CoS don expensive now o. I know it used to be around 5 million when it started, someone was telling me an agent told he 12 million.

Why has it become this expensive, is it because of increased demand.

As it is, maybe the way forward will be to anonymously report these agencies make the worse happen. Because truth is you need staff, so why charge such amount.

missjekyll:
This is worrying. Do people not know that COS is free? Why are they chargingfor it?How can we help?

Phenmeson:


You may be lucky enough to have it less than 6weeks, but mine with fight and 5trips to d 9ja embassy, it took me 3months. Few last year applicant never see their passport even till April.

lightnlife:
Your 'dare statement' is factually incorrect.

The Naira ranks 137 on the global Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) list, which is way below distabilised Libya's Dinah at 61. The Pound however sits at number 25.
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/gdp_per_capita_ppp/#:~:text=GDP%20per%20capita%2C%20Purchasing%20Power,available%20from%201990%20to%202021.

Your assertion confirms you've been out of tune with the realities in Nigeria. In a country where a large chunk of the active population are unemployed or underemployed, where people spend 70% of their monthly income on feeding alone, how do you say the currency has higher purchasing potency? Workers borrow money to transport themselves to work having exhausted their income on basic commodities.

I recently moved to UK, and I can you that barely a year back when I left Naija, it was already tough for many. I wasn't a regular earner ((averaging $2k monthly) but it mehn, it wasn't looking bright by the day. It was crazy; weekly expenses was about 100K for a household of 2. Was constantly wondering how low earners survived.

How do you even talk of high PPP in the face of under-reported inflation at over 20%?

I might wrap your sentiment under patriotism but I'd rather we address the facts based on indicative facts and realities than err on the side of blind patriotism.

hustla:


I have a feeling Nigerians will totally cast that Healthcare CoS within 3 years

It's not even supposed to be paid for so I wonder why people are paying through their noses for it to the point of 5M or even 12M.

12M just to spend 5 years changing diapers is madness no matter how anyone paints it

Haba!

Hwy9:

#57,800

hustla:



Can I start my application 6 months to Passport expiry?

hustla:



I have a feeling Nigerians will totally cast that Healthcare CoS within 3 years

It's not even supposed to be paid for so I wonder why people are paying through their noses for it to the point of 5M or even 12M.

12M just to spend 5 years changing diapers is madness no matter how anyone paints it

Haba!

bigtt76:
Desperation by our people caused this. The employer (agent) has what many are looking for - CoS but are holding back from issuing it even though they need workers to work for them, they are not desperate to hire cause they hold the joker and can benefit from the desperation.

bigtt76:
Yes and advisable. When you go for capture, insist on keeping your passport for identification purposes. You will be asked to sign a form or write officially requesting same.

hustla:



I have a feeling Nigerians will totally cast that Healthcare CoS within 3 years. It'll surely cast or the loopholes will be corrected (but it's not only Nigerian that does it)

It's not even supposed to be paid for Yes
so I wonder why people are paying through their noses for it to the point of 5M or even 12M.

12M just to spend 5 years changing diapers is madness no matter how anyone paints it I don't think it's "madness" to secure your "future" and your generation. A good example is what's going on in Sudan, with your foreign passport you'll be sure of your safety out of the country at least to a large extent than having the 12M in your bank during the time of war

Haba!