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InvestmentRe: Best African Currencies, by Exchange Rates by essentialone1(op):
Naira has a really long way to go.


Imagine the possibility of one day having Nigerian Naira as the overall highest Currency in Africa.
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op): 1:38am On Apr 14, 2025
meobizy:
If the problem continues, contact the site owner.

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No connection to what is being discussed here.
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op): 1:37am On Apr 14, 2025
AllBlack:
Wahala for guys that go all out to go things so that babes will remember them. It is like playing 1000 odds with a million dollars.
Most of such guys always regret it. As I always advise guys, whatever you give to any lady, just see her as an Almajiri can never ever give you back anything in return. If you nurture any reciprocity, you will always be disappointed.
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op):
meobizy:
https://www.nairaland.com/7451611/nairaland-lowest

If you read this thread to the end, you will be gifted.


No connection to what is being discussed here.
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op):
meobizy:
https://www.nairaland.com/8355091/journalism-spell-persons-name-how

While at it, read this thread to the end.


No connection to what is being discussed here
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op):
meobizy:
https://www.nairaland.com/8386125/journalism-perfect-word-count

Read this thread to the end while at it.


No connection to what is being discussed here.
InvestmentBest African Currencies, by Exchange Rates by essentialone1(op):
Best African Currencies, by Exchange Rates (as at August 2025):

1. Tunisian Dinar (TND🇹🇳): 1 USD = 2.88
2. Moroccan Dirham (MAD🇲🇦): 1 USD = 9.02
3. Ghana Cedi (GHS🇬🇭): 1 USD = 10.87
4. Botswana Pula (BWP🇧🇼): 1 USD = 14.01
5. Namibian Dollar (NAD🇳🇦): 1 USD = 17.64
6. South African Rand (ZAR🇿🇦): 1 USD = 17.65
7. Zambian Kwacha (ZMW🇿🇲): 1 USD = 23.15
8. Zimbabwean ZiG (ZWG🇿🇼): 1 USD = 26.80
9. Mauritian Rupee (MUR🇲🇺): 1 USD = 45.59
10. Egyptian Pound (EGP🇪🇬): 1 USD = 49.25
11. Kenyan Shilling (KES🇰🇪): 1 USD = 129.11
12. CFA Franc (XOF🇨🇫): 1 USD = 561.16
13. Rwandan Franc (RWF🇷🇼): 1 USD = 1,444.36
14. Nigerian Naira (NGN🇳🇬): 1 USD = 1,531.18
15. Malawian Kwacha (MWK🇲🇼): 1 USD = 1,738.40
16. Tanzanian Shilling (TZS🇹🇿): 1 USD = 2,580.84
17. Ugandan Shilling (UGX🇺🇬): 1 USD = 3,568.49
InvestmentRe: $1300 Withdrawn! I Can Now Confidently Say Pcex Isn’t Scam . by essentialone1: 1:26am On Apr 13, 2025
slim147:
I Sha’a don use the new scam buy car yesterday 😂
Please, how much did you get this RX 300?
InvestmentRe: Cbex Will Crash This Week by essentialone1: 1:20am On Apr 13, 2025
Nigerian youths, download Afrinvestor 2.0 app and buy stocks. Stop joining every nonsense bandwagon of Scams and Ponzi Schemes.

Life is not easy. Wealth growth is slow but steady. If you rush too fast, you must always crash land.
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op): 12:49am On Apr 13, 2025
RomanceRe: This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op): 12:39am On Apr 13, 2025
RomanceThis is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl by essentialone1(op):
This is how to know that you are dating a Hvvvvkvvvp Girl


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmmsLt3t6G0?si=AL0_Q8ldghWA7kya
CelebritiesRe: Without Bias, Who Is The Most Popular Celebrity Of All Times ? by essentialone1: 9:56pm On Apr 12, 2025
Death
PoliticsRe: Nigerian Army Worries As South East Youths Shun Recruitment by essentialone1: 5:19pm On Apr 12, 2025
If you are not prepared to convert into Islam, avoid the Nigerian Military completely.

End of Discussion.
CrimeRe: Man Reportedly Dies Trying To Cart Away Agemo Statue In Ijebu (Pictures) by essentialone1: 4:49pm On Apr 12, 2025
Seems he had his international passport with him ready to cross Seme Border, if not how did they suddenly know his Surname, First Name, and Middle Name?
PoliticsRe: "He Is A Maga dog, Can't Win House Of Assembly In Borno" - Ndume; Bwala Reacts by essentialone1: 1:48pm On Apr 12, 2025
EducationRe: PROFESSIONS IN NIGERIA THAT END IN POVERTY — AND HOW TO ESCAPE BEFORE IT’S LATE! by essentialone1(op): 1:34pm On Apr 12, 2025
7. FARMERS – THE PEOPLE WHO FEED THE NATION… BUT CAN’T FEED THEMSELVES

No jokes.

Farmers work from dawn to dusk… only to sell at bad prices, face middlemen, and lose harvests to lack of storage.

They produce for Nigeria, yet they beg to survive.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Join or create farming co-ops.

Invest in agro-processing or distribution.

Partner with people who can help scale, export, or digitize farming.

Create farm tours, organic products, or digital farm courses.

THE REAL ENEMY IS NOT THE JOB.

IT’S YOUR MINDSET.

Suffering is not holy. Loyalty is not a retirement plan.

Start investing now.

Start building side income.

Stop eating all your salary.

Stop saying “It’s too late.”

Whether you’re 25 or 55… the best time to start was yesterday.
The next best time is NOW.
PoliticsRe: Senator Dino Melaye Flaunts Luxurious Mansion Interior In Viral Video (photos) by essentialone1: 1:31pm On Apr 12, 2025
"PROFESSIONS IN NIGERIA THAT END IN POVERTY — AND HOW TO ESCAPE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE"

This one hits hard, exposes painful truths, makes people emotional, and offers real escape plans. It’s designed to go viral, especially with Nigerian audiences.

“35 YEARS OF SERVICE... AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT?”
A painful post about teaching, civil service, healthcare, and other respected professions that leave people broke after retirement.

Have you ever seen a retired teacher in Nigeria?

Bent back… faded glasses… walking to a ministry office every Monday with a pension file tucked under one arm, hoping—praying—that this will be the day his name finally enters payment batch?

Ever watched a civil servant who once wore sharp suits and supervised millions… now begging his son for ₦2,000?

Have you seen a nurse who worked night shifts for 30 years… now sitting in her one-room apartment, sharing malaria drugs with her neighbors because she can’t afford to refill her own prescription?

This post is for them.

This post is for anyone still believing that passion, loyalty, and salary alone will protect them from poverty.

In Nigeria, some professions will give you respect while you’re working… and regrets when you retire.

And here’s the painful part:

It’s not the job that’s the problem.
It’s the mindset people carry while doing it.

1. TEACHING – THE POVERTY HEADQUARTERS IN NIGERIA

Let’s not even sugarcoat it.
Teaching is 001 when it comes to professions that give you a big heart and an empty account.

You build nations, raise presidents, shape doctors and engineers…

Yet when your legs grow weak, and your voice gets tired, the same system throws you into silence.

Let’s talk facts:

Starting salary? Between ₦75k to ₦80k.

Transport fare and food? ₦1,500 – ₦2,000 per day.

What’s left after family, church contributions, and survival? PEANUTS.

You wake up by 5 a.m., go teach stubborn students, mark 120 scripts, attend endless meetings, go home with headaches, and repeat it 5 days a week…

…Only to retire and depend on pension money that doesn’t even come regularly.

Reality:

Teachers get respect, not results.

Teachers are praised in speeches but punished by salary structures.

Teachers retire tired and often broke.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Monetize what you know: Start online tutorials, digital lesson notes, or eBooks for students.

Private coaching: Set up home lessons for rich kids. They’ll pay you more than government ever did.

Start educational businesses: Lesson centres, daycare, education consulting.

Don’t wait for pension—start investing in land, side businesses, or even digital products now.

> "You can die for education in Nigeria—and still die poor."

2. CIVIL SERVANTS – OGA IN OFFICE, STRUGGLER AT HOME

You see them every day:
They dress sharp, hold titles like “Chief Planning Officer” or “Deputy Director”…

But many civil servants are just surviving on loans and promises.

You spend 30 years working… then 3 years chasing your pension.

By the time you retire, your firstborn is already feeding you.

Why does it happen?

Blind loyalty to government.

Zero investment mindset.

Living above their means just to “look the part.”

ESCAPE PLAN:

Use your salary as seed, not your source.
Invest in small businesses, land, or trade.

Learn financial literacy.
Budget, save, and plan your exit before retirement catches you unaware.

Build side income: farms, rentals, retail, even POS.

3. NURSES & HEALTH WORKERS – YOU SAVED OTHERS, BUT WHO SAVED YOU?

Long nights. Ward duties. Emergency calls. Saving lives every day.

But in Nigeria? Nurses retire to high blood pressure, unpaid pensions, and hospitals they can’t afford to enter.

You worked for the system—but the system didn’t work for you.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Start private elderly care or mobile health services.

Build an online brand: health tips, consultations, and products.

Create health coaching services for busy professionals.

Learn to turn your medical knowledge into a product or service.

4. POLICE & MILITARY – “RISKED LIFE, REWARDED WITH POVERTY”

You carried gun. Protected lives. Slept in bush. Fought robbers.

But guess what?

When you remove that uniform, you’ll see that poverty has no respect for bravery.

Many ex-officers are suffering. Not because they didn’t serve—but because they didn’t build.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Start a security consulting firm.

Offer VIP protection services or training programs.

Invest in logistics, transport, or real estate while still in service.

Don’t spend all your salary drinking at mess—buy land.

5. CLERGY & CHURCH WORKERS – “GOD’S WORKER, YET HUNGRY”

Not every pastor is rich.

Many preach for 40 years and still die broke. Why?

No financial plan.

No personal investment.

Total dependence on unpredictable offerings.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Write devotionals, run marriage counselling, or record online teachings.

Start a Christian YouTube or podcast platform.

Sell books or branded spiritual journals.

Use your influence to raise partnerships for income projects.

Even Apostle Paul made tents. Why are you depending only on tithe?

6. ENGINEERS, DOCTORS, LAWYERS – IT’S NOT BY TITLE

Yes, you read that right.

In Nigeria, title is not equal to success.
There are engineers begging for jobs.
Doctors borrowing transport fare.
Lawyers trekking to court.

Why?

Because school taught them how to be professionals—but not how to build wealth.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Learn business. Learn branding. Learn packaging.

Use your knowledge to offer premium services online.

Start side hustles that fund your future—don’t wait for “better job offers.”

Network with business-minded people, not just fellow professionals.

7. FARMERS – THE PEOPLE WHO FEED THE NATION… BUT CAN’T FEED THEMSELVES

No jokes.

Farmers work from dawn to dusk… only to sell at bad prices, face middlemen, and lose harvests to lack of storage.

They produce for Nigeria, yet they beg to survive.

ESCAPE PLAN:

Join or create farming co-ops.

Invest in agro-processing or distribution.

Partner with people who can help scale, export, or digitize farming.

Create farm tours, organic products, or digital farm courses.

THE REAL ENEMY IS NOT THE JOB.

IT’S YOUR MINDSET.

Suffering is not holy. Loyalty is not a retirement plan.

Start investing now.

Start building side income.

Stop eating all your salary.

Stop saying “It’s too late.”

Whether you’re 25 or 55… the best time to start was yesterday.
The next best time is NOW.

IF THIS POST TOUCHED YOU:

Tag a teacher.

Tag a civil servant.

Tag a nurse or police officer.

Tag that your uncle who believes pension will save him.

SHARE this post. Let the world see the truth.
Because in Nigeria?

Profession can give you praise… but only financial wisdom can give you peace.
Science/TechnologyRe: Sea Lion Caught In Benue State (photos) by essentialone1: 8:15pm On Apr 11, 2025
Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they make up the family Otariidae, eared seals. The sea lions have six extant and one extinct species (the Japanese sea lion) in five genera. Their range extends from the subarctic to tropical waters of the global ocean in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with the notable exception of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Sea lions have an average lifespan of 20–30 years. A male California sea lion weighs on average about 300 kg (660 lb) and is about 2.4 m (8 ft) long, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 1.8 m (6 ft) long. The largest sea lions are Steller's sea lions, which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 3.0 m (10 ft). Sea lions consume large quantities of food at a time and are known to eat about 5–8% of their body weight (about 6.8–15.9 kg (15–35 lb)) at a single feeding. Sea lions can move around 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) in water and at their fastest they can reach a speed of about 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). Three species, the Australian sea lion, the Galápagos sea lion and the New Zealand sea lion, are listed as endangered.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion
SportsRe: You’ve No Nightlife, Get Girlfriends, Enjoy Yourself – ​Bol Advises Osimhen by essentialone1: 4:37pm On Apr 11, 2025
No woman, no cry...
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by essentialone1: 4:36pm On Apr 11, 2025
The Registrars for IMG Plc is Lancelot Registrars & Investor Relations Limited...
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by essentialone1: 3:19pm On Apr 11, 2025
yMcy56:
The silence in JAPAUL has been so long....
No news nothing, this could be the reason for the dumping, not expected at all......the Trump's news didn't help it's ministry either.
However someone hinted about delisting but no reference to anything yet.....we don't know the authenticity of this.
Ears and eyes kept down for any development as per this.

Hope you're good.


Seems it is presently on a rally. I foresee Japaul hitting N2.21 on Monday. This I have seen.
EducationRe: Nigerian Universities Honouring Illiterates, Without Worthy Character: Jega by essentialone1: 3:16pm On Apr 11, 2025
Another Academic Criminal, Scammer, and Fraudster.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia & US Swap Prisoners - Ballerina & Tech Smuggler Freed (Video, Photos) by essentialone1: 3:12pm On Apr 11, 2025
None of them look like real Prisoners.

They rather look like Prisoners of Love.
PoliticsRe: Annkio Briggs Accuses Ibas Of Sacking Fubara’s Men, Appointing Wike’s Allies by essentialone1: 3:09pm On Apr 11, 2025
I have tried re-arranging the words Ibas 100 times, all I still get is Bias.
PoliticsRe: Buhari Never Wanted Tinubu To Be President - Buba Galadima by essentialone1: 12:12pm On Apr 11, 2025
3 of them
Buhari
Tinubu
Bubu Galadima

will all die before me. Once they die, we will repair Nigeria. Fear not.
Christianity EtcRe: Ask Your Brothers In America, They Are Crying Now - David Ibiyeomie by essentialone1: 3:53am On Apr 11, 2025
Another Religious Criminal, Scammer, and Fraudster.
CelebritiesRe: I Was Raped By My Colleague - Actress Lolo (Omotunde Adebowale-David) by essentialone1: 3:30am On Apr 11, 2025
Only virgins are raped.

If she was not a virgin at that time, then it was not rape. Another Natasha bullshit. Let's stop giving energy to useless accusations from ladies. If not, soon men will be arrested for just being a man. Enough is enough.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by essentialone1: 10:12am On Apr 09, 2025
toyeoye:
Real-time market pulse 🔍
📉 OANDO is getting dumped.
📈 TOTAL is pumping hard.
It’s all unfolding live — bubbles don’t lie.
🔻 $OANDO: -9.52%
🟢 $TOTAL: +9.61%

The market’s speaking. Are you watching?
Track the real-time heatmap 👇
https://stockbubbles.com.ng/


https://stockbubbles.com.ng/ is not working today
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by essentialone1: 10:06am On Apr 09, 2025
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by essentialone1: 10:04am On Apr 09, 2025
yMcy56:
The silence in JAPAUL has been so long....
No news nothing, this could be the reason for the dumping, not expected at all......the Trump's news didn't help it's ministry either.
However someone hinted about delisting but no reference to anything yet.....we don't know the authenticity of this.
Ears and eyes kept down for any development as per this.

Hope you're good.
https://doclib.ngxgroup.com/Financial_NewsDocs/43737_JAPAUL_GOLD_AND_VENTURES_PLC-PRESS_RELEASE_ON_LATE_FILING_OF_2024_AFS_CORPORATE_ACTIONS_APRIL_2025.pdf JAPAUL
PoliticsRe: List Of LGA Administrators Appointed In Rivers State by essentialone1: 8:54am On Apr 09, 2025
He should have also appointed Military Men as Administrators. After all is it no longer a State of Emergency that cannot be governed by civilians?

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