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pansophist:
You sure? read it again. I changed it

Hello sir, please I'm reaching out to remind you about the DevOps journey you mentioned. I have sent you an email. Thank you.

shine12:
Absolutely,you can bro.

Like which countries are better than America in terms of opportunities for an African immigrant?
(I'm not trying to "trap" you with the question o. Just planning my move and looking for options)

pansophist:
America is a corporation, not a country. The citizens are just products to make money from.

The MIC (military-industrial complex) controls US foreign policy for their global bombing spree, big pharma, and the food industry control the health of the American people, and universities have become a bedrock for wokism, that brainwashes young people and plant evil lifestyles in them.

The entertainment industry destroys the mind and is a tool for social engineering. The culture is individualistic (understand as narcissistic), with no societal moral guardrail.

Sports distract, law enforcement agencies/lawyers protect the systems, and news brainwash you to believe the US is the greatest place on earth, even when other countries have far far better lifestyles. The rot in the US is too much to list.

People from the third world, still believe in the American dream, but those in developed societies, hardly migrate there.

Hello sir, how much in Naira do you think would be enough to process my Masters studies in Canada?

Skyview01:
That is a very good question and I want to thank you immensely for the asking.

Canada is a country of law an order and they have rules to ensure that only Canadian residents have access to jobs in Canada before positions are offered to a foreign nationals.

Before an employer can offer you a job they have to go through an organization called Service Canada and obtain a certificate called Labor Market Impact Assessment(LMIA).

The process of LMIA involves the organization: advertising the job to Canadian residents by placing an adverts for a minimum of 4 weeks in up to 4 advert mediums i.e Jobbank.ca and three other mediums. One must target newcomers to Canada while the other must target first nations in Canada.

After the advert, the company has to conduct interviews for all those Canadian applicants, document the interviews and prove to Service Canada that they are not able to find a suitable candidate within Canada before offering that job to a foreign national(i.e.. Nigerians).

You pay government a non refundable fee of CAD$1,000 for this stage and the consultant will charge around CAD$5,000 for this with no guarantee of a positive LMIA.

If the LMIA is approved, you are no able to take the job offer letter from employer together with the positive LMIA documents and apply for a work permit which may also be approved or rejected by IRCC.

Now, you are the one to look for an employer in Canada who is willing to hire you and prove to the government of Canada that the job being offered to you, no Canadian is able to fill.

You see how complicated and difficult the process is?

The only time i do work visa is if you have a relative in Canada or a company in Canada that is willing to go through all the stress to hire you. The company will reach out to me directly with your offer of employment letter and then I can proceed with with an LMIA application with Service Canada..

The last work visa I did was for an hotel owner who was hiring a relative from Ecuador and had me interview and come up with valid reasons to reject more that 100 applicants from all over Canada in other to offer to job owner's relative who was a foreign national. I only do this for companies and not for individuals in Nigeria.

There are lots of other work visa that requires no LMIA but Nigerians won't be qualified for that. For temporary foreign workers like fruit pickers, the government of Canada has signed agreement with a number of Caribbean countries to supply this labor need and they would not take you from Nigeria.

It is extremely difficult but not an absolute impossibility. If you are an IT professional with years of work experience for example, you may have a good chance when you apply for jobs in provinces where other Canadians are unwilling to go and convince an employer who is willing to sponsor you with a job offer.

Next time when an agent tells you they have a guaranteed job for you in Canada, Think twice before giving your hard earned cash.

Do not waste your hard earned money on a non-existent job, try other categories and my favorite is the study permit route which almost everyone is qualified and has a good chance of success if packaged properly.

OK, thanks so much.

pansophist:
Yes, na once a year things mostly.

Hello bro, been following here for a while now. Thanks for this great info and motivation. So one would have to wait till January next year before starting the process?

pansophist:
Yes, you can. That's a very good amount.

From the second week of January next year, all schools will open for September 2024 admission intake, apply to the cheapest schools. If that time reaches, mention me, and let's walk through the process here.

Lots of schools offer a 50 percent tuition discount for students that pay on time, so you might end up paying about 4k euros in tuition, even better if you get a scholarship, which they easily give out.

Alternatively, countries like Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania are sure bankers. Tuition fees for bachelor programs are below 3k euros, and a maximum of 4k for masters, but mostly lower.

The only downside with the baltic countries is that they do not have an embassy in Nigeria, and you may need to travel to Egypt for it, but if you can make that trip, you will get your visa. They hardly deny if your application is legit.

The only thing that makes your 10M naira small is school fees, nothing else. For food and accommodation, you can always survive if you are willing to start working the next day after arriving.

All in all, I repeat, don't waste time. In your japa journey, your enemy is not money, it's time. in a year's time, it may be 1usd to 1k naira, which depresses the 10M naira you have now.

I have receipts merely five years ago when I sent money to Nigeria, and comparing the exchange rate then and now just breaks my heart. It's advantageous for us outside, but if you are inside, it's hell.

Ten years ago, folks with less than a million naira can japa to Europe, now, you will be lucky to see flights in that amount.

Hello sir, please I sent you an email a few days back. I'm still hoping to hear from you. Thanks

shine12:
Absolutely,you can bro.

I have sent you an email sir. Thanks.

shine12:
Absolutely,you can bro.

Hello bro, please can i PM you? I'm at the beginning of the DevOps path and would like to please be I touch with your for inspiration and motivation, nothing more. Won't be a disturbance/nuisance. Thanks so much in advance.

shine12:
Tech is amazing! I've spent previous 13 years(up to 2022) working as a Civil/Structural engineer, specialising in designing both domestic and commercial buildings. But you know what? My love for technology has always been there I've even taken the time to teach myself programming languages like Python and Ruby. And during the whole COVID situation, I decided to pursue an online MSc in Data Science. It was a challenge, but I made it through. By God's grace, I landed a job as a devOps Engineer last year, and currently, I hold the position of Senior DevOps Engineer at a cool FinTech company.

I'm very proficient in Jenkins, Linux, Ansible, Terraform, and I'm no stranger to various AWS services. Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana. I now want to lay my hands on Google Cloud and VMWare, as they seem to be a must-have skill in today's job market (to be honest you can have a great career without GC and VMWare) and I'm up for the challenge.

You know, in the grand scheme of things, there are no limits to the exploration of human knowledge and how it accentuates one's self actualistion. We can keep pushing the boundaries until our very last day. So, why not go for it and win!

Hello house,

Someone who is just starting this process was asked to pay 50k Naira by a Canadian lawyer (who is a Nigerian) for eligibility assessment. Would that help in any way? Is there any advantage in having a Canadian assist in this journey? Thanks.

Do you know this kind of post can land you in serious trouble? Google the name "Solomon Akuma" and read why Buhari jailed him for years. I'm sure you are from that part of the country that's known for hate and bitterness.

Hatrick01:
I wish Tinubu was caught up with the explosion.

Absolutely, boss!

Seun:
We can do better than SLS. Don't forget why Jonathan removed SLS. He's an insubordinate ,religious fundamentalist hypocrite who can't stop running his mouth due to a desperate need for attention. And he left economics for traditional leadership for several years. I vote no. Bismark Rewane is a better choice. He is not only a good analyst but a good teacher who can explain to politicians how the economy works so they don't make stupid decisions like Buhari made for 8 years.

Hello sir, can you please advise on steps I would need to take if I want to migrate to Finland as a Nigeria? Thank you.

Psammmy:
Well nothing special I guess, as someone who lives here, I will probably advice the op to try Finland.. You can also Google Finland too

Hello everyone,

I'm new here after reading the last four pages, my heart is skipping already . Please what are my chances and which route would be ideal for me with this profile:

B.Sc: Chemistry 2014 (I haven't been working in my field)
Age: 35
Marital status: Single.

Thanks so much.

We were in camp together! Remember that WhatsApp group where we arranged buses to camp?

money121:
Adamawa
Camp at benue

Yo

Nairaland is actively campaigning for this GRV guy and pushing every available anti-Sanwo-Olu content to the front page. Well done Seun, you're very fair and unpartisan. What's the promise, contracts or commissioner in his government??

I have a strong feeling the Seun guy too is an obident and have sympathy for the Labour Party. Check the pattern of the threads that make it to the front page. They are mostly content that seek to deligitimize and rubbish the election. They are content that ridicule Tinubu. Check the thread Seun created on election day, especially what he wrote there. You'll see what I'm saying. Guy is deliberately being partial.

Omoawoke:
Very selfish self sided MODs
They should have stayed neutral but posted a dumb thread on front page asking us to vote out Sanwo Olu

And we are asking for the same, post this thread on FP

Seun you are partial, very partial

Dear Seun, I know this GRV guy is your friend, but if you want to be fair to Nigerians (and Lagosians in particular), then this thread needs to get to the front page. In fact, it's a duty. A thing of conscience.

cc: Mynd44, nlfpmod, Dominique

That tribe is cursed. I don't know if it's in something they eat. Someone said it's because there was no one to properly raise them after the Nigerian army killed their grandfathers, so they became horrible people soiling the country's name everywhere they go. Accommodate them in your place, and they'll call you a fool for doing that. They are the bravest people on earth, every other tribes are cowards. You'll think they're the only nonindigens in Lagos.

I'm 100% sure that fraud called Obi will not win the elections. And if Tinubu or Atiku wins, the SE region will still lose out. Even if Tinubu loses, those ipobs go hear am in Lagos. They think it's by nzobu-nzobu chest-beating politics. Can't wait for the waere people to resume clamouring for biafla again after Obi loses the election.

Deoo1125:
They are very useless set of humans, they don't care what happened to the country as long is not a yoruba man that becomes the president, they are filled with hatred for yoruba yet they won't leave our space.

Poop comment!

Bar1941:
The attack is totally condemned but we need to know that in as much the book he published 34years ago is still in existence, it effects will surely still be in existence. BTW why should someone write a book just to disrespect or cause unnecessary unrest in other people's faith? Their are a lot of things we can write or talk about and lately we know how intolerant some people could get over religious matter, why can't we just abide by the simple principle of 'respect other people's religion and beliefs'.

Read all the threads the OP mentioned from from Page 1 to the last. You'll get all the information you need. Also make research on Google.[quote author=EGBEDA101 post=115505579][/quote]

Absolutely spot on!

NUJABEZ:
I was on Upwork for six years and made more than $100k. The truth is, more than 90% of you guys reading this thread and this post will not be succesful. Upwork is not child's play, and if you do not have the skills and attention to detail required, you will not get very far.

I might sound negative, but I swore never to tell any soul about Upwork in Nigeria anymore because you guys don't have the work ethic, the resolve, and the ability to transcend the Nigerian factor. The ones I introduced to the platform never made it anywhere because they didn't put in the work. To me, Upwork is best discovered by a person rather than being told about it.

If you are going into Upwork without the right tools, equipment, and mindset -- you will fail.

If you begin working on Upwork without quickly specializing, for instance, moving from content writing to marketing automation expert; or, data entry worker to Business Analyst within your first two years on the platform, you will fail.

If you love too much sleep and detest rejection, you will fail.

If you cannot devote all of your heart and passion to become the best that you can be, you will be found out and you will get your sorry ass fired.

If you cannot rid yourself of that uniquely Nigerian ability to fashion excuses for the deferment of work, you will be let go. Your profile will tank and no one will hire you.

Thanks so much, bro. Na you be the real boss! Everything looks good and I'll get to work. Thank you.

15thAccount:
Let me know if you have any issues

No problem,boss. I understand. Yes I have those two.

15thAccount:
Sorry for the late response, I’ve been a bit occupied.

You have a laptop and internet connection right?
They’re the most important right now.

Boss, still hoping to hear from you.

15thAccount:
Let’s start with how much you know about tech already.

What’s your current knowledge about tech
What do you know about what software developers do?

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Thanks boss...

Well, I really don't know much about tech. But generally I understand it's the next "oil and gas" and so many things are going to depend on it going forward.

Concerning my current knowledge about tech: I was learning HTML and CSS using an ebook during the 2020 lockdown. Then I moved to JavaScript. But I chickened out when I felt JS was getting difficult. Now, I would have to start from the beginning again because I haven't been practicing.

I understand software developers write codes to solve problems.

Please can we chat on WhatsApp? My number is Zero-Eight-Zero-3-9-2-1-5-1-Two-Six

Thanks so much!

15thAccount:
Let’s start with how much you know about tech already.

What’s your current knowledge about tech
What do you know about what software developers do?

Hello bro, I stumbled on this post while searching for something, and I honestly don't feel it's by accident. I really want to go into tech but been running away from it because of the time required to learn. Yet time keeps going. Please I would like to connect with you and learn from you, especially about the roadmap you mentioned. I promise I would be a disturbance/nuisance.

15thAccount:
Hey, I don't know if you'll ever see this, as there are many posts before mine, but i was a similar boat as yours, I graduated with a third class about 3-4 years ago and this was after 3 extra years. I graduated with no skills and no experiences, inferiority complex and social anxiety. I was learning animation for a while before I decided to go into tech. Even though tech is stressful, the growth is exponential, even compared to what you see in other industries, you'll probably earn in your first year what others in industries like banking or insurance earn after 2 to 3 years.

You'll say your salary as a developer on nairaland and it'll cause fight, because many Nigerians cannot fathom how someone will earn that kind of money in this economy. Nobody will believe you. so basically tech gives you the potential to earn unbelievable salary lmao.

People outside of tech don't understand and think about guys telling you "let me build a website for you 10k". That's not the tech industry i'm talking about. on average junior devs earn about 150k to 350k here in Nigeria every month, If its a foreign Job, its about 1000 - 2000 dollars every month.

My Advice.
Pick up a laptop and do your research of how to go into tech, learn necessary skills like HTML and CSS and Javascript and a backend language, It would probably take you a year to be comfortable (I learnt for about a year or two, before getting my first role). Developers are in high demand in Nigeria, because many experienced developers go on to work for foreign companies remotely, so many Nigerian firms need to constantly hire devs to replace them.

This is the only advice I can give now, because it worked for me and I don't regret, I still feel some inferiority complex and social anxiety gathered over the years while i was in school due to the consistent F9's and my broke state (seriously broke all those years). But I generally feel a lot better than I did, I've made some worthwhile friends, I'm very comfortable and I feel I have a direction which I never felt all my days in school.
Of course I also pray, so God is very involved too. If you are an atheist, know that I have a lot of agnostic friends who are doing quite well (them boku for tech), but I know that personally, I couldn't manage without God.

If you're serious about this and want to give this a shot, quote me and I'll give you a roadmap or possible roadmaps you can follow to get your first tech job. Its not easy at all(you'll have to learn algorithms and data structures and read a lot of theory) but its very worth it.

Again, you belong where you belong: in the trash!

We4all:
When I called you ‘fish brain’, I wasn’t mistaken. You can ‘trash’ out issues, ideas, by speaking critically or disparagingly about it. Olodo, It is an idiomatic expression!

You can also ‘thrash out’ issues if you want to engage in a discussion with someone to determine the cause of a problem. The question is, why would I want to engage in a discussion with you?

I dared you to point out my grammatical blunders and let’s ‘trash it out’ by speaking critically about it and not find a solution to it.

Unfortunately, since the only English word you can recall is ‘thrash’, you were stupid enough to call me out by embarrassing yourself on a public forum.

You claim to be grounded in English language but can’t figure out that English words can assume different meanings in a sentence.

That you were too dumb not to decipher a simple idiom validates the fact that your fish brain is hereditary. Too bad that was the only word that caught your ‘gonorrhea infested eyes’.

Finally, comparing me to the OP speaks highly of how dumb you are. How can you renege on your words when you first gave her a nod? Oloti……..

Professor English, you're not better than the OP. For instance, you don't "trash issues out", you "thrash them out". You see? I know where trashy people like you belong, so I don't have your time at all. Have a good day.

We4all:
Olodo, why not point out the grammatical blunders so we can trash it out. Talk is cheap and you have just proven that you’re cheaper with your fish brain. If not, you would have been smart enough to understand what was written in my post. Anuohia!