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Dear Nairalanders, I'll try to be very brief.

In my mid thirties and married with 2kids (4yo and 1yo). Started my business around 2017 and have nutured it to the point of generating consistent profit averagely N500k monthly (and still growing). My wife's salary is around N200k monthly(wifey is a nurse in a private establishment). We have 2cars one for the biz and other for the family.

We decided not to rent house in highbrow area just to be able to nutured the business. Our rent is less than 200k pa. (2bdrm)

The problem now is this, recently, I started thinking about relocating abroad based on the following reasons;
1. Different things I read online about people leaving the country in droves
2. The reality that we can relocate leveraging on wifey's career.
3. Worsening security situation of the country.
4. The Nosediving economy, particularly one cannot guarantee the future of the business and that of wifey's job.
5. Most of my friends and mainly all my wife's friends have either gone to Canada, USA, UK or Australia. Recently, I just helped one of them bought a house within 3yrs in Usa.
6. My parents prefer the relocation option, they believe the economy of Nigeria is not predictable and does not support growth of small business. (From experience)

N.B
1. I have all the money to process the relocation.
2. I have a certificate and experience to work in an IT related environment if we relocate.
3. My wife is a nurse. And we have opportunity to relocate with the whole family leveraging on her career as I said earlier.
4. Wifey is indifferent. She's not freaked about relocating. She is waiting on my decision.

My Fears
1. A part of me don't want to leave the business after I've suffered to grow it to this stage. I believe if everything goes on well, we can also live comfortably in Nigeria.
2. In contrast, I'm afraid of a future where I would see our friends and I would regret if not relocating when I have the opportunity.

Pls I beg you in the name of God I need advice from matured people most especially people who have experienced both sides or if you have been in my shoes before and have overcome it. Pls I'm at an important crossroad of my life and I believe any decision I make now can impact my future and the future of my very young family.

God bless you.

Pls moderators, can you help me push to front page pls