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The birth of Nigeria, gave to Africa the hope of overcoming the dirty hurdles of international Politics. Our nationalists fought for a dream to better the oneness of the great river Nile and the supremacy of the black race. The high doggedness of our founding fathers gave Nigeria a place in the heart of Africa and the world at large. Such that the once beautiful anthem and the then encouraging flag became an instrument and a symbol of solidarity bridled with integrity.

"The Labour of our Heroes pass shall never be in vain", became a call for the show of patriotism, dedication and dignity to "Arise O Compatriots". Africa stood still for great love and respect we expressed on the lines of our Once National anthem. "One Nation bound in freedom, peace and unity" illuminated to the world that we have one unity, that despite our multilingual and ethnic lines we have unbroken peace. Thus, this lines post a threat, wavering possible intrusions.

Our Anthem became our identity, our strength and our grits. Unfortunately, the sweet lines and melodies of dignity, integrity and unparallel solidarity has become an unpalatable rendition, an untuned sound, a noise to the unborn, and to God, it has become the chorus/Choruses of unbelievers...!

Of a truth, it is time we get ourselves prepared for the war... because not only our anthem as broken but our pledge(d) to our once fledgling country has broken as well! None will be there to defend us because the dreams of our forefathers can no longer hold us...

It is high time we dreamt of our own dream... because the time has come! The kingdom of God suffereth violence and the violent taketh it by force! It is time we take it by force for it is written, that the kingdom of God is not in meat and drinks!....

Should Nigeria be fallen where do you stand in the scheme of things?
Let's be prepared!
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Evolutionlove:
Show us your "Bank Account Balance"

It' s not about account balance people are making it from BOLT. I am a witness. Not 1 , 2 but 3 friends

jjmk:
If the car is yours, take the bank job and do the Uber/Bolt biz on the side. Nothing beats a multiple stream of income.

Working from 8am - 5pm in a bank for 20 days a month at a salary of 80k will give u 4k per day. He can get double of that if not triple doing his bolt business each day

SeaTrade:
Learn to direct your pity appropriately.
Some people you might be "pitying" and their clique might just be doing better than you.
Just a word of advise .

Doing well can be a factor of time and opportunities. From your advise I can actually to some extent predict the way you reason. Let me just drop soemthing here for you to reflect on. Being in a bank environment as a teller working from 8am- 5pm will afford you an environment where you see people you can look up to and take a cue from. However, it doesn't give you time and finances to get certifications compared to running a Bolt business where you are in charge of your time and finances. If you have a list of certifications you want to get, the job gives you that flexibility to do that.

SeaTrade:
You'll be a fool to pick bolt job.
70k a week and so what?
Have you checked growth potential?
Bolt has no growth!
70k/week might look so huge to you now but it won't be so in say 3-5yrs,so what happens then?
Go for bank work my friend,have you thought of deals you will be making in a bank asides salary plus the connections you will get?
Omo use your head and go for long term and not short term.
70/week indeed,
Abobi use your sense ooo.

What growth does bank job guarantee you? What is your definition of growth? You can do all the certifications , start up your business doing bolt. You do not have a growth mindset at all. I pity your cliques.

porthouse7:
but when small children flagged u and start misbehaving putting leg on dash board what will u do

Admonish them and concentrate on your work. Just because you have one or two difficult customers does not mean you should abandon your job

porthouse7:
not all about money but dignity

Dignity how na? Money is dignity. When you have a lot of money you become confident. You earn respect in the society. You can get what you want. Go home when you like. Start work when you like and still earn more than most people who work from 8am -5pm Monday to Friday

porthouse7:
bolt is OK, but some small girls will make u feel bad when u pick them, they see u a as personal driver talk shit and act funny

how does what they say reduce the money in his account kwanu

Pachile:
Don't let anyone deceive you, nobody earns up to that on bolt and uber

Got 3 people who run bolt. Weekends they make close to 40k to 50k

Abalado:
Bro, consider the risk in driving,dry morcel in peace is more better than the honey in trouble....go for the banking job jejeli

Which risk Aunty. Ignore this advice biko.

Bolt business is better. Some people make as high as 40k on saturdays only. Some make close to 50k on festive days. If you like suffer head and stress go for the bank job. You can try the both of them sef and see how far

Godsownchild199:
Hi Everyone, I’m 26 years old and I want to share my little story with you all. I hope you can learn a thing or two from it. This is not my main account, I had to create a new account in view of my decision to share my story on this platform. I’ve been a Nairalander since 2012 and I have benefitted from the amazing academic and career insights shared by many. So, I thought it kind to share mine to help others in this amazing community.

I graduated from the University (if I reveal this, my colleagues who are avid Nairalanders would identify me ) some 4-5 years ago with a second class upper, then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School (still made 2:1) and served in Rivers State. I did my NYSC in a reputable law firm (name withheld) in Port Harcourt. It was quite an experience both good and bad. I left the firm after service year out of frustration due to the poor leadership and mismanagement of funds by the head of office (the guy has since been fired). Mind you, my salary as a corper was 10k (the average NYSC legal associate in Lagos earned at least 5 -7 times this amount). I had depression at this point in my life.

After my unpleasant experience at the Port Harcourt firm and months of depression coupled with deep thinking and reflection, I decided to relocate to Lagos in January 2020 hoping to find a change in perspective. Mind you, I’m not from a poor background, my parents are both highly educated and middle-class workers residing in the South. Part of my resolve in relocating to Lagos was that I wouldn’t practice law again, I’ll probably go into technology, banking, or corporate communications (I speak eloquently).

After my relocation, I teamed up with a friend to work at a technology startup somewhere on the Island but this newfound path didn’t go as planned (I call this divine providence) and I was back to sitting at home. I did a few speaking jobs (volunteering) and some petty legal jobs for my friends and family to get by. At this same time, I was aggressively applying for both legal and non-legal jobs. This decision came on the background of my Dad’s advice that I should dust my CV/Certificates, search for a job and revive my already dwindling legal career. My Dad’s attempt to connect me to a senior partner at a hotshot law firm in Victoria Island failed and I basically had to do it my way.

Fast-forward to mid-February 2020 I had three interviews in three law firms within a space of two weeks. These firms ranged from mid-sized to small-sized. I attended all the interviews, the first interview was in a small law firm managed by a Senior Advocate. The SAN immediately liked my personality and offered to instantly hire me on a monthly pay of 100k (below industry standard). The other two law firms had slightly better remuneration, great structure and were bigger in size and outlook but their recruitment process was lengthy and I had to start immediately with the SAN on my Dad’s advice. I grudgingly stayed with the small firm hoping that I’ll get an offer from either of the two mid-sized firms and then port. Unfortunately, COVID happened and one of the firms discontinued my recruitment process while the other firm out rightly rejected me. I was deeply heartbroken. In order to keep my spirit and dreams alive, my Dad kept drumming into my ears that a smaller firm meant more work and a better learning experience. He kept reiterating the need to “know” the law and stop chasing money (what all senior lawyers say ). So, I was basically stuck with this 100k job, trust me at first the environment was deadening and monotonous (reading law reports and writing legal opinions every day isn’t fun at all ). I felt like ditching my Old man’s advice and resigning during this period but due to COVID, I had to borrow commonsense and stay back. Little did I know that staying back was the best decision I would ever make to date, all thanks to God, my Dad and COVID.

While 100k may sound fair to most people, kindly note that some of my colleagues (with the same academic grades as mine) in top firms earned a monthly average of 250k or more. This awareness made me very discontent and unhappy but I still hung on to my job (a bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush) besides, who quits his or her job in the midst of a COVID induced global economic crises.

Then in October 2020, everything changed! My boss got this very big personal legal project, it was really big and my boss asked me to come on board the project team. I was then paid the sum of N2.5Million for my participation and input in the project. Later on, another personal project came through, although little. I did not even do much this time and my boss gifted me 500 Pounds from the project. All of this financial largess is outside my boss’ magnanimity in other areas like superb mentoring, paying for my professional certifications, and giving me advice (my boss can advise for Africa ), etc. Mind you, no matter how much I’m gifted or paid from the personal projects handled by my boss, my salary is still fully paid and as at when due. All these legal projects are reflected in my CV and have greatly boosted my career prospect. These projects have also helped me to build an impressive Linkedin profile and I’m currently very active in that space.

Recently, I got involved in another personal legal project with my boss and was paid N2 Million from the project fees. Sometimes, I look back at the events of my life and ask myself how I got to this pivotal point. If I hadn’t listened to my Dad’s advice and sought God’s face, I don’t think I would enjoy this type of privilege. I remember asking God for a multinational job but here I was, stuck with a 100k job completely unaware that God put a multinational remuneration in a small office with barely 8 employees. I’ve only worked for a year and 3 months but I’ve achieved what some people haven’t achieved in 3-5 years (career-wise and financially). Please don’t reject certain little offers that come your way, pray to God and seek advice where possible. Some blessings come in disguises and you may never know. This is my little grace-filled career story; I hope it inspires someone today. I want to thank God Almighty for his grace in my career and my lovely parents for their advice and tremendous support.

PS: I have abridged my story to hide certain facts and information for my personal safety and that of my office and boss. My story may sound too good to be true but believe me, it is absolutely true.

Your experience is truly an inspiration to others to be patient , believe in themselves and keep hoping for an opportunity to come their way. I have an issue with a company where I work. I will need your legal opinion. Atleast help a brother. thanks

If i were to be their family member I would set up another gurl to break up this abomination. It will end in tears last last

Even GUYS who have slept with two sisters, two friends and married women would castigate naira marley over his fantasy. Nigerians are really hypocrites

God is sending a message to them. Who knows? Maybe he is not happy with our pastors

U want to enjoy what married people enjoy but u don't want too bear the consquences

WorldRichest:
I will campaign for her

Gullible NIgerians. She is a politician. Its all a script. This na format

ALL this one na FORMAT. ALL POLITICIANS ARE YAHOO BOYS IN DISGUISE. SHE is eyeing a big seat

Nancy225:
I can marry a man that earn that amount because I will definitely work to support him.

When you marrry the guy now, ring tone will change. You will start being bitter and compaing him to your ex bf who is doing well Abeg park well

Broke girls who cant boast of 20k in their account will be giving hardworking guys condition. Most women contribute nothing to their family. They are just liabilities waiting for the next unfortnate man to leech. If you get 60k and u want marry , my brother marry o. Time waits for no man.

Bad guy done dickmatize the babe until she renounced lesbianism. Her bitter partner should leave her alone and move on. She is now DIcknified

Nigerians are really foolish. they like to suffer

kk. African Men sha. The topic no follow with the write up.

They have different business objectives na

Nairaland girls na substandard product na. We jst dey manage them pass time

It's never a waste of time. Your degree is meant to show your quality as an individual having completed the university. It is meant to impact your views about life and knowledge in a specific area of specialization as well as how you relate and communicate with people. The issue with our degree is that it has lost value as our standard of education has degraded beyond acceptable standards. So, companies will readily accept individuals with degrees from recognized and highly ranked universities compared to those who schooled win nigeria. The reason is not far fetched. This is because the environment and standard of schools abroad is very high.

Students are exposed to real life scenarios and are mostly taught by professionals who have had years of practical experience and research in those areas.

HRSweetness:
OMG

He was also the lead actor in the mummy franchise. Why would he let himself go like this? Hope hes not dealing with depression? Let me go and consult with Google

Does depression cause OVERWEIGHT?

Bandits are Bokoharam members in disguise. There is an agenda to islamize Nigeria. Gradually they are getting to the south. How prepared are southerners? These guys are stocking weapons and preparing for a full fledged attack. Instead of southerners to rally together to protect themselves. They engage in senseless guerilla warfare. The earlier southerners realize this plot the better for the sake of posterity

4. You can do better

Grace456:
Help Me Before I Make The Greatest Mistake Pls

I'm a single mother in my early thirties, my daughter is just 2year old and the father is not ready to marry me or take any responsibility on her but still hiding me and his secret wife and won't let me go but I have decided to leave becos he's no adding any value to my life n my daughter's either.

Fast forward
I met a guy online who claims he lives in the US and I discovered I like him since I've met him and now he said we should settle down and marry. I own a duplex in a choice area in Lagos, completed though still small loan I'm paying on it. I agreed to settle down with him but since I told him he can't stay in my house that he needs to get a house, he started acting funny.

The second one, I asked him to show me proof of ID or his work ID, for me to be sure he's who claimed he is, he changed it for me. I tried to let him know that I'm just trying to be careful, don't want to fall prey again but he won't listen to me. He stopped calling and when I call him, he will return my call after like 5hours.

Pls advise me, is it polite for a man to marry and come stay in a woman's house because he said he will soon travel back? This is someone I like to support to get another apartment somewhere else but I haven't told him that. He has really changed in days.

No insult pls...pls ignore rather than insult me pls.

If he rents an apartment , will you leave your duplex to come live with him?

How the likes of Harry Kane and Son still play for Tottenham still baffles me