₦airaland Forum

Domale:
I cooked today a risotto with mushrooms but forgot to make a shot

Tzee01:
well, it's only in Nigeria you see rude professionals

qwertie1234:
its true o...most male nurses i have encountered are cool headed...same with male bankers

Xeeex:
South Americans are beautiful and well behaved, if they love you then it's better for you. They are grateful not like Nigerian girls.

Some Arabs are beautiful and good. Turkish girls and Persians (Iran and Pakistan) are beautiful. Most are beautiful if not all.

Xeeex:
If you want a wife, you might try Arabian countries or south America

Barbie514:
Nothing anyone can say that will make me change my mind in anyway. I AM EXITING NIGERIA �� FOR GOOD. Nigeria is a rich country yes I know but 80% of its citizens are bleeding �!!! Benin �� is the 3rd poorest country. Nigeria is actually supplying Benin �� Republic electricity and lemme tell you that there’s always 24 hrs supply of constant electricity in Benin! All the citizens drinks treated water supplied by the government. I have lived in Cotonou and I know what I’m saying!

Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to live outside of Nigeria will know that all other countries are better than Nigeria. With just #300 in Benin �� I will eat veggie spaghetti with plenty soccie, fried egg with a very rich tick tea made with condensed milk. Everything they sell in Benin Republic are imported from France �� meaning it’s all original... the only thin they produce in Benin is cotton wool.

Not all of us dreaming and striving to leave Nigeria �� are after the money in Abroad! For a person like me I am after quality of like, SECURITY and Most importantly GOOD FOOD (not negotiable).

Nigeria is a country full of uncertainties! A rich fellow today can become very poor tomorrow. Selling of tomatoes by the side and get shot by sars officials or get kidnapped for ransom or rituals.

Listen! Absolutely nothing is holding me back in this country! No parents!! No spouse. Stop viewing my Fiji travel from the perspective of your own comfort! You never can tell what is warranting my Desperation.

Thank you!

Xeeex:
I agree, fiji is more of a place to go and relax and spend money. Hustle might not pay there as much as other countries

Barbie514:
Fiji is not a place to hustle! I hear � Nigeria too is not a place to hustle. Living in ordinary Benin (Cotonou is far more better than Nigeria.

“Fiji of all places” so I should gamble with the money I don’t have to process USA, Canada, Aussie or Schengen visa so that I can wait till I have grey hair �‍� here in Nigeria ��... u do well! Thank you oh!

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT POVERTY IN FIJI

Fiji is a widely visited holiday destination. The country is well-known for being home to some of the happiest people on earth. However, for decades Fiji has been suffering from the issue of growing poverty and inequality. Here are five facts about poverty in Fiji.

1. Since the first military coup in 1987, poverty in Fiji has continued to increase. The coup resulted in political instability leading to a decline in economic performance and a growing issue of poverty.

2. In Fiji, 45% of the population lives below the national poverty line, more than 250,000 individuals. According to economic surveys over 50% of the population lives on less than FJD$ 25 a week and cannot meet their basic needs. The increase over time is apparent — in 1977, 15% of the population were living below the poverty rate, in 1991 this increased to 25.2% and in 2003 to about 34.4%. Professor Biman Prasad argues that the incidence of poverty is now more than 45% and approaching 50%.

3. Households with education below the secondary level are at greater risk of poverty. A significant percentage of individuals in Fiji do not attend secondary school due to a lack of income. According to Save the Children Fund Fiji of 1998, 65% of school dropouts are directly linked to poverty. The cost of transportation and school fees force many families to stop sending their kids to school. Additionally, many of the schools are in poor conditions in need of basic materials. Nonetheless, in 2014 the government announced universal free access to primary and secondary education for all children, hoping to lower the rate of school dropouts.

4. According to the latest estimates, more than 140,000 individuals live in over 200 informal settlements. More than 13,000 of these native land leases will expire between 1997 and 2028, meaning that if they are not renewed, at least five households are displaced for every expired lease.

5. The income gap between the rich and the poor is very wide and continues to increase. Fiji’s traditional tribal structure is still preserved meaning the land is controlled by tribal chiefs who acquire most of the economic benefit. To make matters worse, Fiji is in the midst of a trade deal that economists predict will increase the poverty rate and inequality gap. The Pacific Plan, together with the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) and the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) trade agreements partnered and tied with a regional economic zone.

Despite the apparent rate of poverty in Fiji, many politicians and diplomats in Fiji deny the problem and downplay its importance.

– Marcelo Guadiana

An underlying concern is that tourism policy in Fiji encourages development of large, foreign-owned resorts, while indigenous businesses often do not receive the support they require to be successful in the long term. Thus, indigenous Fijian participation in the tourism sector is predominantly as employees or as recipients of lease monies, and rarely as those directly involved in tourism planning and development, therefore limiting the pro-poor potential of the sector in Fiji.