MansaMoussa: Abraham was in Ur for Donkey Years, nobody heard about him until the day he took the bold step of leaving Ur for Canaan(whether God asked Him to or Not isn't my Biz)...Today, He is the father of All Nations..
Moses was Just Another Prince in Egypt until He led a handful of Slaves OUT of Egypt through the Desert to Canaan...and today, He is the Father of the Jews.
Mohamed was a Nobody in Mecca, until he went to Medina to get his Mojo before Returning to Mecca as a Conqueror
Ordinary Steps give you Ordiabry Results. if you want a simple contented life with no hassles, then stay in Nigeria and push it, you will surely make it..But if you are my kind who wants to sacrifice all for an excellent tomorrow for my CHILDREN, and see a dream bigger than yourself, then Move. Sheer Determination will get you there. Go to Travelling Section and seek advice from peeps who have already taken the plunge not from Pussies who havent even left their state of birth be in Nigeria.
Remember, No Guts, No Glory
Container load of Blessing FALL ON YOU.U r to wise for yourself,I call U the man who saw 2morrow OP listen to this person
dabossman: I have never been an advocate of relocating abroad without having something definite to go to. I have had several arguments with family members abroad on that issue, especially at the time when I had just finished my NYSC some 13 years ago.
However, having travelled to a few countries eventually I can say that the difference between those of us living here in Naija and those living abroad is simply about having a structured society. If making it in terms of being able to build a house in your village and own flashy cars is your goal, you've set of on the wrong foot. However, if what you want is a saner environment where basic things like electricity, transport system, educational system etc work to a very great extent, then you can consider relocating LEGALLY.
There are millions of Americans and Europeans who are not "rich" in the Nigerian sense. They don't own a car, live in a rented apartment and don't have much in savings. But they can catch a bus or train to work everyday, they come home at night and there is light. They can grab a cold beer from the fridge, sit and watch TV and then start the cycle all over again next day. They can save some small money for a holiday trip every now and then without worrying about visas. Their kids can go to mostly free public school and still get a decent education (even though they still complain about their own public schools), and they can struggle and save to pay for college later. There's law and order and a general sense of sanity, even though they also have some mad people. There is no being rich or "MAKING IT" involved. There's just a more general better standard of living, I guess. And if one is content with that, you're good to go.
The flip side is that here in Naija, you can make even more than those abroad, but you still have to contend with no light and noisy generators, bad roads that constantly damage your car, expensive private schools, unruly and indisciplined folk who don't even know what is right anymore and large scale corruption from top to bottom. But hey, as long as God continues to provide, we keep going on. It's just that sometimes, you wonder if this is living; especially when you've seen what it is like on the other side.
It's really about the kind of life you desire for yourself and your family eventually. What you probably need to define is what "making it" means to you.
Thank you, but if I may add, if you are wise and can take a moment each day to structure your life with that fact that where you come from is tough then you can have the best of both worlds, Im doing that as well,I often tell my friends here, I dont live in the Uk I just work in the UK. people in the Know will understand this frame of mind.
FortuneTeller: Op you have very useful skills. There are people who travel and become taxi cab drivers, nurses aides, and factory workers. Sad to say but many of those people don't have the intelligence for higher jobs. Although there is honor on every job, you actually have the ability to do very well based on what you are currently doing. I'm in the US and no matter what anyone tells you, the system works even if you are poor. Struggling in Nigeria is not the same as struggling here. I can't tell you what to do, but I would give it a try.
And you think seriously for once these people you call taxi drivers, factory workers,Nurses aides do not have intelligence for higher jobs? Realy? I think you got stuck in the wrong school of thought here my sister, The western world is structured that anything you do PAYS and you can live off it not matter what you do for living it PAYS as far as its legal.Even key cutters and shoe shiners and store assistants have mortgage and cars.
Originalsly: I advise everyone to watch the video It's all in You posted earlier. .... that's the bitter truth.... don't know why this kind conscious music be buried. I'll advise anyone to travel abroad.....legally.... as a visitor.... if you can afford it. Most of us have it in mind that abroad can never be as hard as at home. ...there are soooo many jobs and soooo many opportunities.... that one just has to be willing to work hard and things will work out in time. Is this different from the man in his far away village...seeing swanky videos and images of VI and Lekki and people living it up in Lagos.... deciding to sell all he has and migrate to Lagos? ...where there are soooo many jobs? Nigeria is getting tougher to survive. .. life is becoming more challenging for us.... less job opportunities etc... but may I ask... name one country... just one country in the world where things are getting better for its citizen... and please... don't even think about naming USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy or the UK. And when things are getting tougher for the citizens.... fingers point first to immigrants... they are always...always first on the blame list... and the first actions to be taken are against the illegal ones. Look well before you leap....all that glitters is not gold. .. the grass always look greener on the other side... you may very well he jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.
brove the ammount of money you can post working in teh UK for two years illegally might take you 30 years working unskilled i n NIgeria and this is fact, simple reason, £1= 462 today.U are more than welcomed to engage me more on this no problem
fbtowner: To get to any of the aforementioned nations is no beans and you meed a lot of cash to get there and settled. Enough cash that can be put to good use here.
You would only be displaying your hate for this country if u claim this is not true
what cash? well Im sure with N1m you are good, but then waht are you going to do with N1m to get quick rtn on investment ?
RELEASEUS: Dont say what you dont know without making research. As civil Engineer in Qatar, I and many colleagues from Kenya, South Africa, Europeans, America, Sudan and many more are doing very well here. If you are a skilled professional then you have no problem at all. I never in my life thought I will buy a brand new 2016 ride delivered on flat bed truck while in Nigeria. Medical is 100% free here even if its heart operation. So forget Canada, Us and UK.some of them are runing to the middle east. More so tax is zero here. So bros abeg boon the western world.
Brov you will make more money in western worlds in Dubai,this is fact, go and check, all the prince there schooled here got trained here in the Uk, as we speak I know of few schools set up by the emirates here in London,Thier main Biz is here.Dubai is a collection of wealth gained fru the years by the emirates and most coy go there cos of zero tax, I have been there loads of time.you are talking bout brand new car, ,my 21 year old colleague just bought a 2017 BMW M3 ,as far back as 2012 I bought a brand new Range rover @ £98k,buying a new car is not a measure of ones achievement in the country they find themselves rather how they enrich thier self in personal development and those around them. for example,What quality of life are your kids having living in Dubai,your wife can own a car cant drive? list goes on and on we can go on and on
mctowel01: Dont be ridiculous,..Nothing is free, even in freetown.. Dubai is a great place to visit... much more developed than Nigeria, calling it a hype is stupid.
I think the person you quoted was referring to means of making endz meet as regard personal actualization,There is No JOB for you in Dubai visit tour yes hustle hmmm nahhhhhh
fbtowner: I like your thinking faculty. Just like mine.
Take my case for example.
All my male cousins had gone to Dubai. And we are all Graduates oo. And we even have up to 2-3 hand work each Take me for example. Im a certified Mobile and computer Engineer both hard and software. And also an Integrated plumber both domestic and industrial, also a graduate of Economic
Same as all my cousin. We all had same hand work.
To be sincere with u. I have not for a once envy their life over there. They have been asking me to come.
So i started thinking. Leaving my business where im my own boss. Leaving all my professions and become a security guard in another mans land doesnt seems like an upgrade to me. Though im not very bouyant here. But i know future is bright.
Most people out there are not that making it Most of them engage in illegal activities. Dont ever be carried away with those sweet pictures and selfies they take in fine places. Dont be decieved
And if u have a Benin friend. It wont help matter. Those people dont believe they are human unless they travel out of naija.
Bross talking about Abroad, If your abroad do not include the UK,US Canada forget it.you wont see settled people from these three countries complaining.
sirlop: It would have been better to shackle it to the trailer since we have bad roads.
This is the reason I was asking . The is nowhere containers are shackled to trucks in the world . Have a close look at a shipping container therr is no provision for that. They are meant to balance and not shift with thier own weight even on the high season shackle .
Specialspesh: This is what a major road in Anambra state looks like after a heavy rainfall caused an erosion two days ago.
As shared by a Facebook user, the road which used to be the only link between Nibo and Aguata areas of the state is currently in a deplorable state, with houses on the verge of being lost to the environmental hazard.
micmond: It's troubling how the truck drivers, truck owners, bus drivers keke and okada riders has thrown caution and safety to the wind and the authorities responsible are not doing anything about it. Jesus!!! The 3rd picture is disturbing.
You seriously think it's the fault of the truck driver ?
egopersonified: For me, the problem is time. How do you manage to make out time when you are already doing the job of four people? Do I have to sacrifice sundays, the only day I am home? Ordinary to mould block, no time. How then do I oversee the project when people keep telling me I shouldn't trust anyone? Is there a thread on this any one can direct me to? I'm tempted to rather start saving to change my car or buy human hair.
U dont need to mould block you can buy block.you will be surprised how much you can do in one day.In my build, I achieved window level of a 2 bedroom flat a one bed flat and down part of a 4 bed duplex in one day
Desyner: Your deficiency in the understanding of the workings of power system is obvious. There is nothing like hydro transmission. Power grid is all about multiple interconnection of power generating plants to interconnected users in order to create more relaible power delivery. Let me rephrase. What is going to be the net transmission capacity of our national grid when those mushroom projects are completed?
Chukwuka16: lol @ myth. Actually they do have the installed capacity but its mythical in a way since generation is a function of demand. You can't generate what is not demanded otherwise the grid would collapse. Even the idea of gas supply goes beyond location to pricing. The gas providers aren't really keen on supplying gas locally (low demand incentive and currency problem) so the govt is forced to compel them to domesticate some capacity. Okay, they supply gas, we transmit something and then wait for the discos to receive payments from consumers which is not forthcoming since most houses aren't metered and the discos aren't willing to make that investment considering the fact that they are just short-medium term investors. The whole problem demands a concerted effort to sort out. This is at the city/urban level. What of the villages or other off grid communities? Nobody is hearing about ECN or REA. We just see them during budget defense and that's all.
Yep thats why I said its a myth, Now you mentioned DIscos there need to be a go btw customers(public) and Discos, these would be selling electricity to Nigerians, the Discos should stick to the infrastructure bit and network the transmission, this is how the west work, that way everybody work at full capacity, if this was the case i n NIgeria we wont hear anything like Gencos supply power to Discos and they refuse. But in all, we would get there, my only pain is the vast majority of people who have to pay for power they never used.to this lose end I say the FG should provide laws or compel the bloody DIscos to install prepaid meters by xyz year if not they collect no money from anyone without o ne.That way they would be forced to invest one way or the other or give way for serious providers.
whoever did this to you certain set to inflict maximum pain
My friend Plz Enjoy your darkness, I cant be bothered to argue with you, I know my level,You are way way to slow for me,Enjoy your rains. Or better still trek to the nearest petrol station buy petrol for your Gen
Chukwuka16: Actually, edju is right. Our installed generation capacity is beyond 10000MW, but like was earlier posited, the problem is multi-faced: 1. The location of generation sites was politically motivated (without sense) hence we have a generation site for example in Ondo to be powered by gas from Rivers! 2. Our Transmission network is moribund. Our carrying capacity is around 4500MW. 3. Some peeps have suggested embedded generation (DG) which is nice but then we lack the following: (i) real time data to quantify adequately the potential of available renewable energy resources in various locations. (ii) expertise in DG/microgrid setup to cater for its integration, sustainability and economics. (iii) any workable plan/legal backing that compels government to act to meet some benchmark targets. 4. The growing disconnect between the academia and industry which means that we would always need foreigners to develop and manage our electricity network.
Bro that installed capacity is a myth.They just dish out these future supply to gain support,Its like saying we got land to build 100 Airports jst saying.What the max power generated so far 4k plus MGwatts?Well Generation problem is political,they should site all gas powered plant in the ND where gas is located,after that we can deal with transmission. Infact the Discos would provide the infrastructure for this, FG need not spend nothing, just like teh telecoms are providing thier own infrastructure Where I live if I generate my own electricity and plug into the national grid, whatever I have left is supplied into the grid and I get paid for it.
eduj: Nigeria has an installed power generating capacity of close to 10000 MW ,yet we can only distribute vastlu less than 5000 MW. I think the priority should be building more distribution grids and setting up arrangements similar to that of aba geometric in our major cities.
mapet: Why do you expect him to bring something new to the table when he met myriads of abandoned projects that overfilled the table. Well I won't tell you to recall your sense from the current holiday
Here we go . where in my statement did I refer to your lack of sense even though it's widely evident in your composition
Travel › Re: Is Travelling Out Of Nigeria Only Way To Escape The Harsh Economic Situation? by erico2k2(m): 11:16am On Jul 09, 2017
, you know that, don't you