Vanessaokoh:
Hello good day everyone
I will be moving to Canada next year please what can I estimate on furnishing an apartment and where can I get affordable prices for beds table etc in Manitoba Brandon �

Furnishing in Canada can be very expensive if you are buying things new. Budget more than $1300 for a really good couch. Check prices on IKEA.ca. It will give you an idea what you need to budget for each furniture.

A little disingenuous to tell the story like that. It was your husband's net worth, not your net worth. At that time, she hadn't even married him. I bet the Mercedes was also given to her by her then fiance

ednut1:
When in Rome behave like the romans. It’s usually the ladies who cry more. They are used to men toasting them or passing comments daily/ weekly. All of a sudden no one is doing that in Canada. So they begin to ask themselves am i no fine again. They mostly stay indoors during winter instead of networking, learning ice skating, skiing, go watch basketball or hockey. Whose fault is that if not yours. Some of them set unrealistic standards and when they get left behind or aged, like a friend of mine who is looking for an igbo man from imo state who is also a catholic since 2019 ( sister where you wan see am). They begin to lament and cry loneliness. For guys too, all your life it’s money’s u use to catch babes you now came to where the opposite sex get money then you can’t evolve So guys tried dating apps for like a month and quit cos them no get patience or game. Then begin to lament
Some people ( both sexes) too are depressed from the multiple bills. You earn 80k gross but you live in a 2000 dols condo with a 2021 benz costing you over 1500 in car note and insurance. After all you bills na 100 dols remain.

On a final note, these set of people complaining should relocate back to Nigeria or elsewhere and stop disturbing us. Mtcheeew

This is also a very important point, not adjusting their expectations accordingly because earnings appear to have increased. I don't know if they continue converting to naira in their head, but our naija people suddenly feel like they have arrived and are earning millions.

You find them wanting to stay in downtown at the centre of the city when they did not live in VI or Ikoyi while in Lagos. Instead na Egbeda dem dey. Like how do you even go from there to here when nothing substantial has changed in your situation? Delayed gratification seems alien to them. This one is surprising to me. Suddenly they want to start living in expensive condos, not realising that this comes with its own bills. In the end, they can't save much. Then they complain about not being able "building wealth". "Build wealth" indeed! If you can't take the most basic financial steps to delay your gratification, how do you expect to build wealth?

In the end, it's a different society you are in. You need to adjust your expectations rightly, unless you will suffer. You need to think more in terms of what's suitable in the context of Canada and not anywhere else. And don't expect things to be handed to you on a platter.

That's how I was watching one of those "why people are leaving Canada" YouTube videos that our naija people living in Canada and enjoying all the comfort won't stop making. The lady said healthcare is not free in Canada and it's expensive too. She said that's one of the jarring things immigrants find and that's why they leave. Oh really? So you want to be handed free healthcare on a platter just like that because you are who? Queen Elizabeth? And it's in Nigeria that healthcare is free? Or better? Wake up, please!

Another will say school is really difficult in Canada, that's another surprise for immigrants. Okay, so? Shouldn't good education be difficult? You think this is like Nigeria where you don't go to class and still pass? And is that even right?

Again, expectations! It's a different society expecting different things from you. It's not Nigeria. So, adjust your expectations accordingly and stop driving yourself into the rabbit hole of complaints!

There have been one too many stories of loneliness and disillusion among many Nigerian immigrants in Canada. The story is usually that these people were once super excited as they left Nigeria, only to arrive in Canada and start feeling disillusioned after a few months. What exactly is responsible for this? I will tell you.

The first is too much expectation. Many of these people are just so full of expectation. They are like the proverbial virgin who has been looking forward to sex all her life only to experience it and see that nothing dey there. Too much expectation is not good in anything, least of all Canada. You want to emigrated permanently to Canada and you are already thinking about all the fun you will have that you never had in Nigeria. How is that even possible? How does a crocodile become an alligator simply because it swam to the far end of the pond? Haba! Make una dey cool down. You guys need to temper your expectation. Canada is not heaven, even though it is way better than Nigeria. There are challenges in Canada too like there are in every single country of the world. People are also poor and suffering. You can easily become one of them when you come here. Nothing says you will suddenly achieve all that lost potential from Nigeria. So, make una dey calm down. Canada is not heaven and never think that leaving Nigeria for Canada makes your challenges any less.

Having said that, it must be said that Canada is also way better than Nigeria and provides you more opportunity, especially in the area of work. THat’ what I will talk about next.

Many of these people who complain are also poor. They are often underemployed, having left their cushy jobs in Nigeria to come and be cleaning tables in Canada. But the problem here lies squarely with them. You find that many of them are absolutely unwilling to educate themselves or to upskill in a competitive society like Canada. They think their Nigerian experience and certificate is sufficient. While this is true in some cases, in many cases it’s not. Recruiters will overlook you once they see any element of Nigeria in your CV. But you can make it better. If you are a permanent resident, the country makes it very easy for you to acquire new skills. The only problem is that many of these people don’t even want to near school ever again. How do you expect to get a good job? If you can’t upskill, I’m sorry for you. You will spend a long time in that survival job.

Some of the skills that are so easy to gain these days are around business analysis, data science, or financial analysis. So easy to master these skills or get a Canadian certificate that will show that you know something. Of course, the certificate is not enough, you still need to study because recruiters will ask you questions on the subject and not on the certificate. But at least the certificate can get you the interview, then you can show your skills.

If you don’t want to upskill, so many handyman skills are out there in the country to gain and you can make as much as white collar people. But ask my naija people na, they don’t want to become plumbers or electricians.

Complaining gets you nowhere. The loneliness in Canada is adored by some because they can live their lives without intrusion. If the loneliness is getting to you, why not just go find a wife or boyfriend? Dating apps plenty. Men are always looking for women, and vice versa. If you talk to those people who are complaining, they are also the ones who don’t like dating app. They want to meet organically. Sorry, you go dey there long o.
The solution to all these problems are out there. But if you refuse to see and instead continue complaining, you will dey there and everybody will leave you go.

Kelechi009:


Please can you write an educative thread on this, thank you.
also areas people can upskill.

I will shortly

Aareona:
Earlier this year, I went back in time to few years back when I was doing so well in Nigeria. The noises from friends and all nurtured the decision to move abroad inside of me. I became so restless till I finally leave. The first day in Canada was the day I knew this place isn't where I can be forever. Most of us would have come back before the time we had in mind except for the fact that I don't still have enough. If I want to travel to naija for vacation now, I will need up to $4k. If I take that away from my savings, I don't know how I can recover.

No one tells about the downside of this place. I feel lonely, depressed and empty most times. Because no one to talk to, just everyone in my workplace goin about their business. If I make attempt to talk to them, they just waive it with a smile. It's been 3years here and the people I still talk to on video call are friends from Nigeria. It's been 3years and my savings is still Short of $20k despite how much my friends in Nigeria do tell me how easy it is for me to make money abroad but I never tell them my situation. I can't wait to make enough and leave Canada for good. I know a lot will come at me with the usuall "come back to Nigeria na", please this is not an attempt to denigrate your abroad heaven, just for me to rant out and be fine

There are many like you. The problem with them and you is that you don't have the will to upskill in a very competitive society. You are doing survival job and getting too comfortable with it. Why wouldn't you feel like this? Take out your time to upskill and earn yourself a good skill that will reward you better financially. Money is easy to make in Canada because they don't discriminate in giving jobs to people.

ericman77:


please am looking requirement to apply canadian citizenship from nigeria and l see you must have been physically in Canada for at least 1,095 days (3 years) during the 5 years before the date you sign your application.

but another part said "you can apply from outside Canada if you were a Crown servant or a family member of a Crown servant."

As Nigeria is member of commonwealth of nation family ...can l apply As a Crown servant or a family member of a Crown servant?

Yes, you can apply as crown house boy. Just go to the nearest Canadian embassy and tell them bubu sent you.

This is why countries like America will continue to be ahead of Nigeria in every way, shape or form. This woman had connections in high places, but still got 11 years. Ordinary agropartnerships ponzi directors who did worst have all left the country enjoying their loot. Nigeria still has a long way to go. People can not get common justice even after being robbed of their life savings.

Jyde81:

Guy, I have read your comments for so long now. The truth is you are giving folks a skewed version if the situation in Nigeria. All these business u are talking blah blah blah, have u ever factored in the risks involved in them? I mean the peculiar Nigerian risk like the human factor where if u are not hands on in the business your employee can just run away with company funds and assets?
Secondly have u looked at the potential high variable cost of doing business in Nigeria eg electricity, bribery etc?

Thirdly have u considered the instability in Government policies? I have once ran a successful agency banking business in Nigeria before the CBN came up with a stupid and ill-thought stamp duty charge of N50 per every N1000 policy which effectively killed my business.

Fourthly have u thought of the high insecurity situation that can impact your business when agberoos can just come to your business office and ask for ransom in which failure to give them can lead to vandalisation of your premises and nothing will happen...

There are risk in business but there are so many business risks that is peculiar to Nigeria which can kill the successful implementation of all those ideas u are mentioning up there which I are failing to put into cognizance in your arguments which is totally wrong and naive on your part. My wife ran a catfish business in Ado Ekiti before we left for the UK but it was not successful in Nigeria because people were pricing her catfish even below her costs which I just told her to leave the business after a while. Fast forward two years I have come to the UK to do my Masters in I.T and I came with my wife. She resurrected that same business here and it was successful because people where not ridiculously pricing her fish below purchasing cost like what was obtainable in Ado. Therefore what I am telling u in essence is that all these your grandiose business ideas might sometimes not work if your target market have low purchasing power parity which u have not addressed in your right. You seem to be a young boy in age with the way you have been talking since. Your enthusiasm is good but u look naive....

You have made excellent and very obvious points that are audible to the deaf and visible to the blind. But you are arguing with a wall. This guy is effectively blind to the truth and wants to continue drinking is coolaid simply because he has beef for abroadians. Don't bother yourself.

People like this will continue to talk even after they are visited by Fulani herdsmen.

megastu:
Fully furnished and well-equipped one-bedroom spacious basement apartment available from December 1st, 2022 in Brampton. A good alternative to Airbnb. Contact me if interested. CAD 2300 per month inclusive. Stay allowed only up to 3-4 months. Very suitable for newly landed or visitors.

For 2300CAD? And in Brampton? Is the bathtub made out of gold or what?

Gerrard59:


People who don't understand simple economics and are not prepared to practice delayed gratification will complain about the bold. Then again, if it was so easy to build wealth in Nigeria, the country would not be the world's poverty capital that she is presently.

I feel like giving you the biggest hug for this point. You could not have said it any better, but knowing Nigerians, they won't as much as see the wealth of truth in this post.

WibusJaga:
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This, or a pool cover would certainly have prevented his drowning.
This mentality of What Will Be Will Be that some people have, thereby neglecting to do the needful, can prove costly at times.

Basically, accidents happen when we fail to identify hazards & put appropriate barriers against same.

Good luck telling Nigerians this. For many, it's the will of God, after it happens. Not before though

Frankly, I'm inclined to think you are this way because you haven't lived for an extended time with someone of the same thinking as yours. I don't think you don't want to live with a man. Instead I think you don't want to live with a man who's constantly in your space. Many people who say this haven't experienced the kind of love that will make them change their mind, so they think it's about the marriage instead of realising it's about the man.

And you say you like kids? I don't think you realise that kids are even more demanding than the man. You don't know what pressure kids will always put on you. Not to mention that your kid could turn out completely different from you and your husband. What would you do if your kid were overly dependent and wants to constantly be in your space? You'll start reading a four year old the riot act? Wake up! You need to come down to earth and actually tell yourself what you really want.

As far as I can tell, I just feel you haven't met that man you can actually live with, instead of wanting to live away from any man at all. And perhaps the frustration of not having found the man is what is leading you to think like this

It's a pretty simple reason. Many make money illegitimately and people try to operate a "don't ask, don't tell" policy to shut down inquiries regarding what they do for a living. It's actually hard to find a Nigerian who is rich or became rich legitimately. The economic situation is very bad, so bad that if people were to earn their money legitimately, you won't see houses for prices in the hundreds of millions like 300m, 400m. It's just impossible. How much is the average salary in the country that houses should be quoted at such prices? In Canada, houses can cost average of 500k CAD, but the average annual earning is in the range of 50k CAD. Even then, most Canadians cannot drop cash and buy houses at the market rate. They have to do mortgage. Then you find Nigerians, putting hand in their pocket and paying cash values of 300m, 400m. It's just ridiculous. For many, it's either they are stealing from their employers or stealing from the country.

Just look at Obi Cubana, for example, what does he do for a living? Nobody dares ask. And if you probe, they tell you that you are a hater. They get all defensive, and for good reasons too. He earns his money illegitimately. Look at Cubana chief priest, Mofa, etc. These are the scum of the earth. People making money in whatever way that the end justifies the means. If they made their money legitimately, you will see the evidence out there. In industry and everywhere else.

In summary, they get defensive because they have defense for how they earn their money. They know they are up to illegal shiit and as a result don't have the courage to own up to it. That's the simple fact. The consequence is that Nigeria is going to get worse for it. That's for sure. The country can only get worse based on this development, as true economic success will evade the country for years to come. True economic success does not rely on illegal activities like drug pushing and stealing; it relies on innovation, industrial development, and less corruption. This is why 10 years from now, I don't expect Nigeria to be anywhere. There will be more corruption and the dollar value will likely be at 2000 by then. All thanks to people like Obi Cubana and Cubana chief priest, etc.

Na outside him stand?
They clear didn't allow him in, but his underlings took pictures outside anyways and posted it. Best believe, if this guy had met the top officials at the state department, that's the picture they would have posted. Criminals and fraudsters oshi

mastermaestro:
Celebrating another person's misfortune doesn't end well all the same. I have never really liked Suleman. But that attempt on his life terrified me. I was profoundly grateful that he got away with his wife unscathed.

Portable should be careful with his object of celebration. There is no positive gain in wishing others evil.

You were profoundly grateful that he got away. How about the ones who dies? Who didn't get away? I guess you are also grateful that he didn't deem it fit to honour their memory by revealing those whom he claimed were behind the attack. YOu need to choose more careful who you hope to be grateful for. Your priorities are wrapped!

obembet:


I have good job dear

You have a good job does not mean you have a real job. If you have a real job, you won't be checking your phone every 5 mins. Your job would be more important.

Go and get a real job. That will help you. It seems to me you are just jobless and have no work to do. By the time work hit you left, right and center, you will forget your phone for a while.

The Nigerian government is practically the most insensitive government in the world. The only reason many of these airlines can continually take advantage of Nigerians is because they constantly bribe the top officials who allow them get away with the egregious behaviour they show. Else I can't understand how 8-hour flights into Lagos from London cost more than 200% of way longer flight hours from Las Vegas to Amsterdam, for example. These airlines can practiacally do anything and the Nigerian government won't even blink an eye. And there are those still campaigning for Tinubu. This country is finished.

Damsn:
Morning guys.. I am currently in the transcript phase. And a brother is offering to help me to Italy. I don't know if I should first goto Italy and do express entry from there or I should just continue it in Nigeria.

Yr advice is needed pls.

depends on your goals. If your primary goal is to jakpa from the country, then go to Italy as long as it's not illegal. You can always do your express entry from anywhere. If you are comfortable in Nigeria and you are sure of meeting the cut-off (e.g. your calculated score is in the 520-530s), you may not want to bother with Italy and just focus your effort on Canada. As long as you put together a strong application that meets all the requirements, it's almost 100% certainty that you will get the express entry visa. This is the only visa (and the Australian one) that I know that EVERY single Nigerian can get as long as they meet the most basic requirements of education, experience, POF, etc. and they don't have any dark pasts. EVERY single Nigerian without exception. And of the two, this is the easiest.

aestake:

I meant you ought to have known how to calculate CRS points by now. This is one of the reasons some people here in Canada are stuck, can't even get to know how to do little programs like grade 12, PSW etc and after 20yrs, they will be crying. I have seen them. Go through the links on page 1.

They are everywhere. Some after 5-6 years are still jumping from one IT program to another while struggling with survival jobs. They have access to information via Nairaland and other Nigerian whatsapp group, but never learn to use those information. Instead, they want someone to hand it to them like a chocolate bar to kids.

Weezybaby:
Abeg! Who knows a good restaurants to order bowls of Nigerian soup in the Toronto region..

Go and eat Poutine. What do you need Nigerian soup for?

One more evidence Nigeria is full of crazy people

All APC members are Scammers

Elanqy:
Please a 29yr old with 3yrs of experience, a masters degree and has maxed out ielts. Please what will be the score. Please dont ask me to check pg1 because i checked but i am a bit confused

If you couldn't check pg1 and figure out this simple calculation, how do you want to go about going through the entire process. Of what use is your master's degree?

maziude:

That small 0.01 fit ruin your credit small… I don see am happen.

The money is actually fully paid already. It's a fault on their end, but they didn't hesitate to send a mail anyways

Just got this in the mail. Gentle reminder how finicky these Canadian people can be.

virginprincess:
I will remain single, build my career,make a name for myself become self dependent then maybe later adopt children or i can get a sperm donor but i know i will never remain unmarried by God grace,marriage is sweet and i will love to experience it.

The second part of your post shows that you were just talking into the wind in the first part. Nobody who really means the first part talks like that. So shallow