EconomistXplain:


my gf doing business her in Naija established the biz with about 1m..but mks around 4mill every month..sh doesn't ever ever think trqvale abroad

Chidolalar:


Which business is your gf doing in naija

Felixv:
Documentation is the main problem for many guys abroad -many are illegal so they have no choice but to live a life of survival.

But a friend managed to sneak into NJ and because he is a very good barber has been able to carve out a life for himself. He still does not have any legal documentation but he works. Through that he has been able to build himself a house in the north for his young family. And also help many of his siblings.

I guess this can probably only happen in the states where a single haircut costs about $25,don't get me wrong he stood out in the snow hustling for customers to pay for his rent (barbers have to pay a fee to work in a shop). But as time flew by he carved out a niche for himself -the African community liked him and he became their go to guy whenever they needed a haircut.

So my message is -work on a skill that would allow you work -it does not have to be a professional skill but surely a trade -beauty care, tailoring ,carpentry ,plumbing ,painting -any type of trade.

Another advice is to avoid crime -we have a huge number of Nigerians in federal prisons in the states and that is definitely not a nice place to be.

decide on a trade or solid education, which one would become your life saver would depend on many factors but I believe the former rather than the latter is your best bet -remember locals would be happy for you to do the dirty work rather than the white collar work.

I would avoid any asian or arab country and definitely not india -I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. The US is still the best place for an illegal immigrant.

planetx:
The only country I can encourage people to japa right now is the US, not Canada and certainly not Europe .

Chidolalar:


Which business is your gf doing in naija

Love800:
Hw abt laundry skills(washing and ironing). Is it important?
Can one use it to make a profit over there?

EconomistXplain:


sh studied med lab, worked for juat 8 months were sh earned 70k...

used the income whilst still living with family at 23 nd opened a one shop lab with plastic chairs and tables..has low patronage for about two years.. persistent and more marketing started paying off in the third year...

now in her locality her lab is the busiest and about cheapest...babe rakes in about 140k daily..has since moved to a 4bedroom apartment as office and earns about 4million monthly...with a rent of 400k, staffs strength of 5 nd total wage of 320k..and monthly tax and expenses of about 25k....

babe chased me away when money became too much..i became too small, went after bigger bankers and doctors..omoh babe done clock 32 non of them wan marry am...

well, for the financial side..sh is doing so so well, sh finanlly agrees that money cant get u everything u want...

Felixv:


bruh -every handy work is important -the question is 'will they pay me enough to survive' --that is why it is important to do your research.

Here is an example -
Job description
Experienced folder needed for Brooklyn laundry service.. Must be willing to learn to fold to our high standards

Experience: Required
Employment: Part-time
Salary: $15 – $20 hourly
Starting time: Immediate start!

---when it comes to handy work in the states your main competition would be the mexicans.

MimiSheWrote:
Hello Everyone, first of all I apologize in advance for the long note and also about my English, not actually my first language.

My name is Mimi, I was born in Nigeria... But cos of the nature of my dad's profession i have spent around 75% of my life in different countries outside Nigeria... Mostly in EU.

Well enough said about myself, cos this topic is not about me but about Nigerians... Our general mentality and perception of abroad.

Guys listen up... All that glitters is not really gold. Out there is not entirely what people think it is. And you might think just because I have spent so much time outside Nigeria i do not understand the struggle in Nigeria and therefore not qualified to tell you all this "nonsense"..... I completely get it.. trust me.

But even a random 3 years old kid knows that the country is messed up and nothing to write home about, we all know about the Suffering, depression and "starvation level of poverty" in Nigeria yeah.... That's why everyone is desperatly looking for a way out, no doubt... but trust me, JAPA is not 'always' your ticket out of poverty... Well 'sometimes' it is... but most times it's just your direct ticket to being subjected to racism,more depression,more struggles,several mental disorder,homelessness, modern day slavery and the list goes on and on.

Trust me... when it comes to hustling field, success is much more louder than failure. cos our mind was designed to constantly search for hope. which means you would quickly hear about the lucky 3% that made it big through JAPA, but hardly hear about the remaining unlucky 97% that found themselves in worse possible condition after the same JAPA. There's no money tree out here... there's no diamond river out here...
Is there more opportunities? Well yes, But there are millions of people that already done and still doing whatever you intend to come do over here and yet they are still in the worse condition than you are in right now.

You would literally cry when you see what most of our African brothers and sisters go through around the world in the name of Japa. And as a Nigerian?? Trust me it gets worse.. and your chances gets even much smaller. Cos no one trust Nigerians anymore any where around the world and I believe we all know why.

Sorry but I'm not trying to burst anyone's bubble, kill anyone's vibe or being a negative biitch! Naaaah I'm only trying to be realistic! I'm only trying to tell you something no travel agent would ever tell you and something people abroad hardly tell you, and even when they eventually do tell you...? You don't believe them.. instead you result to asking them questions like "why are they still there if it's that bad"? .....

Well.... You wanna know why most of them are still there? Let me tell you why... there is a psychological reason for that... First They are still in DENIAL. Imagine dreaming your entire life to travel abroad and finally have a good life, you probably invested almost everything or everything you have got to make it happen (your money, your time, your last hope)
But then you finally got there and then meet a reality that is entirely different from your life long dreams and perception of these faraway green lands?
I don't know if you know... but our brain is defensive in nature, it will automatically switch straight to denial mode... Leaving you with atleast enough 'hope and wait for a magic or should i say a miracle' (afterall this is abroad where magic happens?)
This is just one of the reasons why most of these people continue sticking around instead of returning home.

Another reason is that they are worried about what people back home would say or think... Because the people back home also got this general fvcked up mentality and very high expectation of people coming back from Japa (y'all need to stop it! Y'all need to get rid of that mentality, seriously ) cos like I said earlier... there is no bleeping money tree over there! I don't know where Nigerians got that idea from in the first place...
It needs to stop, yall driving the youth nuts with such mentality, it's doing more harm than good. That high expectation/ pressure back home is mostly the reason our people are more likely to result to crime out here (so just stop it! )

I have met alot of other African nationalities abroad... and amazingly they don't share the same mentality we have about Abroad. They treat abroad as just another hustling ground and not a direct ticket to success... Therefore they are more relaxed and less pressured than Nigerians out here.

Moving Abroad is not such a bad idea though, it worked and still works for few lucky ones (including my Family) it would be wrong and biased of me if I fail to mention that..
There are plenty of and more opportunities over out here not doubt...
But what I'm just saying is that... it's not always that easily reached.. as most people automatically believe.
Look... Somehow all these countries are intelligently designed In such a way that it take back almost entirely everything you make out here from you one way or the other... Through tax, through mind blowing bills or random expenses around every corner.

And at the end of the day you realize you are nothing but a modern day slave building someone's country for free... And without freedom.

Most people screaming Japa in Nigeria are far in better living condition and more stable mentally ,more happy than majority of people in the so called abroad without even knowing it. Sometimes Instead of gambling and betting your hard earned million of naira on Japa, it's more advisable to chill out... relax and invest that Millions in Nigeria. I'm just saying... You would probably end up living a life most people over there can only envy and dream of.

Thanks for reading my long note... I hope this helps someone in making a life decision out there. #ItsYourGurlMimi

Gohs:


I won't say you should not Japa oo. . .
But you can still leave your pri sch job and get a private sec sch job while you are working out your plans.

Sec schs pay at least 30k minimum wage.

EconomistXplain:


sh studied med lab, worked for juat 8 months were sh earned 70k...

used the income whilst still living with family at 23 nd opened a one shop lab with plastic chairs and tables..has low patronage for about two years.. persistent and more marketing started paying off in the third year...

now in her locality her lab is the busiest and about cheapest...babe rakes in about 140k daily..has since moved to a 4bedroom apartment as office and earns about 4million monthly...with a rent of 400k, staffs strength of 5 nd total wage of 320k..and monthly tax and expenses of about 25k....

babe chased me away when money became too much..i became too small, went after bigger bankers and doctors..omoh babe done clock 32 non of them wan marry am...

well, for the financial side..sh is doing so so well, sh finanlly agrees that money cant get u everything u want...

UnfairLife7:
bro, i am in your shoe presently. I graduated with strong 2.1, narrowly missed first-class. I earn 25k monthly as a classroom teacher. I can't afford 2 square meal daily. Most of the jobs (either government or private) are being shared amongst the highest bidder. Nigerians are suffering. I was advised to consider applying to US graduate school with full funding. I can't even think straight anymore. Yet, i have siblings looking up to me. It's really frustrating bro

7lives:


As a teenager, I read too many books on slavery, KKK and civil rights movements, scramble and partition of Africa, colonization, apatheid and racism.
So much that whenever I heard that a relative has traveled out to Europe and America, the first thing that crossed my mind is, some left in chains, these ones are going into second generation slavery by freewill.
Some of those who left this country then, are back now, eni lo lo bo.
My ancestors were forced to serve white folks, and I will now go and replace them 500 years later, Eewo.
I took to private business in Nigeria here and God has been very kind to me.
Whatever people believed, is what will happen to them, best of luck to those who believed they can only make it, away from Nigeria.
As for me, myself and I, am happy to be here.

Spiff20:
The rich men in Nigeria don't think so. generally if you have enough money you can live in Sambisa or San Francisco. Just have money, plenty of it. And you won't be bothered about locations. All these Japa Japa is beyond just search for saner clime. It's about money. People in Banana Island don't know about the fire you're talking about. And everywhere has its challenges.

Lannister360:


Security issue unkor?
Does being a big man in Nigeria make you immune to security treat?
What about health care?
If you have an emergency that you cannot travel immediately your only hope will be to rely on Nigerian hospitals, you may just die before you get the chance to seek medical care abroad.



You cannot compare the quality of education your children will receive here to the one they would have received if they Schooled abroad. Sending them abroad for high school is rubbish because they'll lack parental care, you need to be there with them.

Abroad better pass Nigeria even if you're a big man in Nigeria

Heffalump:
I'll prefer to work in a country where I return my substantial earnings to keep a viable system working and at the same time, gives me comfort, security, and social wellbeing.

How many years do I have to live on earth that you want me to perish in a directionless shithole of a country.

Astar007:


I like how you think, well I left nigeria cause life was so dam hard...but racism is real in europe...its not something you would like to experience

UnfairLife7:
maybe you should tell that to millions of unemployed graduates roaming the streets of Nigeria 😂😂

Spiff20:


Can you rob Dangote, Otedola, Obi Cubana, Psquare or these notable Nigerian big men. When you have money you have it. You can buy security. When you have money you can have a private doctor at your beck and call that can clear a busy emergency ward for your sake.
As for education, there are many British International High Schools in Nigeria with British standards. The truth is just have money and your life will be easy whether you're in Cameroon or Canada.

7lives:


God will uplift you, God took you there for a reason, he will protect you.
He will not abandon you, things will work out for you in Jesus name.
Amen.

Mindlog:
Another dissertation on Japa....if you are skilled and your skill sets are in high demand in a foreign country that better appreciates it, do well and relocate.

Whenever I read about racism in such dissertation, I instantly assume the writer means tribal bigotry that catwalks boldly in Nigeria and in many African countries is a non issue.

A stable life with a sense of order,is what many desire, it is not just about the money.

I will prefer to save £300 monthly after all deductions and expenditures than saving N500K monthly in Nigeria (which less than 0.5% of Nigerians can in Nigeria)

Lannister360:


Private doctor with no experience and equipment abi? Why you feel say most big men de travel out for medical reasons? Why them nor just employ private doctor for Nigeria?

Imagine the level of richness you are talking about, how many people actually get rich to that level in Nigeria? You're talking about a hand full of people out of 200 million people.

Dangote and Otedola, imagine this guy, what are your chances of getting to that level as an average guy from Nigeria? Try de realistic and stop making ridiculous examples just to prove a point.

mukthar2000:
Thank u for the advice op, just believe that even though u preach form morning till night most Niger youths about worsted side of abroad they would never listing to u, instead they insult u as if u are their enemy of progress, one thing I believed is NO PLACE LIKE HOME, even though I travel with my legit visa is just to go on visit not to see any country as if they buried my success their. Imaging the modern stavely and the racism threatened our Niger guys in diaspora, their own youth we Nevers be call to face any hard work, instead na black they would call to face the most harder work. GOD PLS HELP OUR NIGER YOUTHS IN DIASPORA PLS.

olola4:
The “No money tree out there” is funny, I am presently in the UK and anytime me or my friend are going for shifts/work what we say is that “I want to go and pluck money on the tree” in Yoruba “Mo fe lo ka owo Lori Igi”

xandy84:
Say no more attorney. I wish people will seek advice and listen to people life you before they invest all their life earning on Japa runz. I will read more on your post now. Which state do you practice law?

micxwell:
As if money grows on trees here in Nigeria too.

nomolos92:


What kind of business is that please

micxwell:
Don't travel bro. You're better off in Nigeria.

ogbonti:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyepzvf9Kro

the joke is on you — please watch what this man who lives in Canada 🇨🇦 somewhere you are dreaming to japa to- hear what he says about the abroad you’ve are masturbating
about everyday enjoy 😊

kulex2k1:

And she makes 4mil monthly with this, in this country?? You funny die...