Travel › Re: Is Leaving Nigeria For Europe Really Better Than Staying Back To Build Something by femi4: 11:05am On May 16 |
ariesbull: And that is the mindset we have tons of people building solid brands her in Nigeria yinmu Change that tons to few So many businesses has been shut in the last decades |
Car Talk › Re: Honda CRV With 1.5L Engine by femi4: 11:02am On May 16 |
StPete: You’re absolutely wrong. Honda cars with leg problems are from 2006 below. From 2007 upwards, they don’t have leg problems kontinue...we will be here to help you resell it |
Health › Re: Health Benefits Of Eating Guava Daily by femi4: 9:22pm On May 15 |
Thats my best fruit...its a hoax, it doesn't cause appendicitis |
Nairaland General › Re: Four Laptops For Mayorall Corporate Social Responsibility Gift To Nairalanders by femi4: 9:20pm On May 15 |
mayorall: 2024 csr for your reference
https://www.nairaland.com/8293294/1m-naira-corporate-social-responsibilities
As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Mayorall will be giving out 4 pieces of 8th Gen Touchscreen x360 laptops to 4 eligible Nairalanders.
Eligibility Criteria
You must have been a member of Nairaland for at least 3 years.
You must have a history of contributing positively to help fellow Nairalanders.
Your posting history must be free from tribalism, hate speech, or constant insults. Sarcasm alone is not a ground for disqualification.
How to Apply
Tell us:
What you plan to use the laptop for
How it will help you personally, academically, professionally, or in business.
Qualified applicants will be contacted if selected.
Mayorall remains committed to giving back and supporting growth within the community.
Kindly note that a video verification will be conducted for beneficiaries .
All beneficiary will be selected in the next 7 days. Oya i don apply |
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Has Phd, But Nigeria Needs Wealth Creator Like Me – Obi by femi4: 9:16pm On May 15 |
Its not even by phd |
Crime › Re: Former London Imam, Abdu Khan Jailed For Life Over Serial Rape Of Women, Girls. by femi4: 7:32pm On May 15 |
72 virgins tinz |
Health › Re: When Did Comment Sections Become Clinics? by femi4: 7:17pm On May 15 |
Dpharmacist: When Did Comment Sections Become Clinics?
I keep seeing this pattern.
Someone has a real medical problem. Instead of going to the hospital, they post it online:
“Please what should I take?” “Who has experienced this?”
And within minutes, strangers are prescribing.
No proper history. No examination. No diagnosis.
Just confidence… without competence.
Let’s be honest.
This is not healthcare.
It is guesswork with consequences.
Because two people can have the same symptom and completely different conditions.
A headache could be stress… or something serious. Abdominal pain could be ulcer… or something surgical. A cough could be simple… or something that needs proper evaluation.
You cannot tell the difference from an online post and a comment section.
I understand some of the reasons.
Hospital visits can be expensive. Access is not always easy. People want quick answers.
But replacing professional care with random advice is not a shortcut.
It is a risk and many times, it delays the right treatment until things get worse. People end up going to the hospital when the illness have become chronic and some end up in intensive care unit spending more than they could have if they had come earlier.
Healthcare is not just about giving drugs or recommending this herb and that herb.
It is about 1. Asking the right questions. 2. Identifying danger signs. 3. Making the right diagnosis. 4. Choosing safe and appropriate treatment.
This process cannot happen online with strangers guessing.
Ask questions online to learn.
But when it comes to your health, don’t outsource it to people who don’t know your case. Go to someone trained to handle it. You can befriend health care professionals i seek their help. Because the goal is not to try everything. The goal is to get it right.
Let's work to make a better change in our health. In this age of AI Comment sections have saved many lives |
Sports › Re: Rio Ngumoha Dorn Nigeria’s Iconic 1996 Jersey (Photo) by femi4: 7:16pm On May 15 |
Future wc generation |
Politics › Re: APC Primaries Begin Tomorrow, Saturday May 16th, 2026 by femi4: 7:15pm On May 15 |
Gathering of people by the people |
Politics › Re: Watch Kwankwasiya Removing Apc Flag Replacing It With Ndc Flag With Joy by femi4: 7:14pm On May 15 |
A jobberman...he doesn't even know the full meaning of NDC |
Romance › Re: 5 Myths About Love Many Nigerians Grow Up Believing by femi4: 7:12pm On May 15 |
6. Money can buy love |
Politics › Re: Nigeria 2027 Presidential Election: Who Stands A Chance? by femi4: 7:11pm On May 15 |
OK is POssible |
Politics › Re: Justice Crack Denies Sowore's Lawyer, M. Abubakar As Clash Ensues In Court by femi4: 7:10pm On May 15 |
Clark is the cause of his predicament |
Culture › Re: Court Sacks Oniro Of Iro, Orders Monarch To Vacate Throne After 13 Years by femi4: 7:08pm On May 15 |
Abomination...the wrath of the gods awaits the court |
Travel › Re: Is Leaving Nigeria For Europe Really Better Than Staying Back To Build Something by femi4: 7:07pm On May 15 |
ariesbull: Why do many young Nigerians believe the only way to succeed is to leave home?
Every day, thousands dream about Europe as the ultimate escape route — better roads, stable electricity, cleaner systems, stronger currency, and a more comfortable life. On social media, it often looks perfect. People post pictures in winter jackets, airports, clean streets, and foreign apartments, making it seem like life automatically becomes successful once you leave Nigeria.
But behind many of those pictures is another story nobody talks about enough.
The truth is that only a small percentage of Nigerians abroad are genuinely thriving financially and emotionally. Yes, some people have built successful careers, businesses, and stable lives overseas, and their success deserves respect. But for the overwhelming majority, life abroad is often a constant cycle of survival, bills, and pressure.
Many Nigerians abroad are living paycheck to paycheck. After rent, taxes, transportation, childcare, insurance, and endless expenses, there is little left. Some work exhausting shifts in warehouses, factories, care homes, or cleaning jobs for years with no real ownership or long-term security to show for it. Some are constantly anxious about visas, residency papers, documentation renewals, or immigration status. Behind the smiling pictures online are sleepless nights, loneliness, depression, and fear of uncertainty.
Some people spend ten or twenty years abroad and still cannot confidently say they have built a lasting foundation either there or back home in Nigeria. No land. No investment. No business. No real roots. Just survival from one month to another.
And as time passes, deeper worries begin to appear.
Many quietly wonder what old age will look like for them abroad. Will their children, raised fully in Western culture, still value family the same way Nigerians traditionally do? Will those children want to care for them personally when they grow old, or will they eventually end up alone in care homes, visited occasionally out of obligation rather than love and connection?
Some even worry about where they will finally be buried. Back home in Nigeria among their ancestors and family roots? Or in a foreign land where their children may feel more attached to than the country their parents came from?
These are painful conversations many people avoid having openly.
Meanwhile, back in Nigeria, despite all the frustration and hardship, there are people quietly building lives with purpose, ownership, and legacy.
Nigeria is still one of the biggest untapped markets in the world. In a country with over 200 million people, almost every problem is a business opportunity waiting for someone brave enough to solve it. While many people are focused on escaping, others are building companies, brands, farms, schools, tech startups, transport businesses, and real estate portfolios.
People behind companies in Nigeria that are unicorn, like fintechs, trading firms etc and did not wait for another country to hand them opportunities. They saw possibilities inside Nigeria and built around them.
Even in entertainment, we have seen many become global names while remaining deeply connected to their Nigerian identity and culture.
And beyond celebrities, there are ordinary Nigerians who may never trend online but are building quietly every day. The man who owns a growing supermarket chain in Aba. The woman running a successful fashion business in Lagos. The young developer earning remotely from Nigeria. The farmer expanding his land year after year. These people may not post foreign pictures online, but they are creating something solid and lasting.
Of course, this does not mean Europe is bad or that nobody should travel. There are Nigerians abroad doing incredibly well, building wealth, raising healthy families, and creating opportunities. Some people genuinely need to leave for education, healthcare, security, or a better quality of life.
But maybe the real question is this:
Should success only be measured by leaving Nigeria?
Because sometimes, the person staying back to build a business, create jobs, buy land, support family, preserve culture, and leave behind a legacy may actually be building a richer life than someone abroad living from shift to shift with nothing truly theirs.
At the end of the day, earning a paycheck is one thing. Building something that outlives you is another. Just leave...you cant build something on nothing in Nigeria |
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Aston Villa Vs Liverpool (4 - 2) On 15th May 2026 by femi4: 7:06pm On May 15 |
Over 2.5
Friday kick off is here |
Travel › Re: "So This Is Abroad?” — Nigerian Woman Shares Emotional Reality Of Starting Life by femi4: 7:05pm On May 15 |
Even in the uk...its cold in May |
Business › Re: ₦15.6 Billion Fraud: Tunde Ayeni Denied Bail, Remanded In Prison Till May 25 by femi4: 7:01pm On May 15 |
He ll rot in jail..criminal |
Business › Re: Having Money Is One Thing, Spending Judiciously Is Another Thing by femi4: 6:57pm On May 15 |
helinues: The definition of being poor have been misunderstood by people generally
Being poor don't mean you don't have money at all but the money is limited for whatever you have in mind
To hustle for money is one thing, spending it judiciously/wisely is actually entire new things.
Had we been managing the small small money we have been having, may be we could have gone far in life You cannot manage what is not enough |
Celebrities › Re: Frank Edoho And I Are Just Friends - Amaka Okeke Threatens Legal Action by femi4: 6:56pm On May 15 |
They always claim to be bestie etc..until evidence show |
Nairaland General › Re: He Needs Advice Whether To Save This Pregnant Antelope Or Not (photo) by femi4: 6:55pm On May 15 |
Easyincome24: You went hunting the whole day and caught nothing. Your children are hungry at home. But on your way back, you found this antelope about to deliver a baby.
Will you kill it or save her life for with her unborn baby? Food is ready |
Celebrities › Re: Tega Denies Romantic Affair With Frank Edoho, Threatens Legal Action by femi4: 6:53pm On May 15 |
You better hide your face
Evidence na water |
Romance › Re: Chike: My Friend About To Call Off His Wedding Because Of Fiancée's Comment by femi4: 6:52pm On May 15 |
FreeNaijaII: So my friend proposed to his longtime girlfriend of 3 years this month.
They are already planning to go and see her parents later next month and to also get a date for the wedding sometime in December this year.
They don't always have issues, and anytime they do, they will resolve it within a day or so.
So, my friend saw his fiancée's comment on Instagram validating Frank Edoho's ex-wife opening her legs to Chike (another man) while married to Mr. Edoho.
In her argument, she said that she was right to open her legs to another man because Frank confessed that he keeps malice as a form of punishment.
For the sake of anonymity, I can't share the screenshot here.
He (my guy) has already made up his mind to quit the relationship because he sees her comment as a red flag that should not be ignored.
I tried to talk him out of it, but it seems his mind is made up.
What can I do to help? He's childish, tell him the next lady might be worse |
Romance › Re: Who Would You Rather Date by femi4: 6:48pm On May 15 |
Ployploy: Most women love to date someone bigger than them and most men love to date woman bigger than them What do you prefer ? Share us your spec Extra fat doesnt look good in women |
Politics › Re: ‘They Will Vote Me Out’ – Tinubu Speaks On Potentials Of Nigerian Youths by femi4: 6:46pm On May 15 |
Reverse psychology...you have the ballot box in your pocket |
Education › Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by femi4: 6:44pm On May 15 |
Remembered days of anthrax |
Romance › Re: True Story: Claimed She Was Virgin, Rushed Engagement by femi4: 6:41pm On May 15 |
SQLmastar: Please house, I need mature advice. This matter is tearing me apart.
I met this lady (a doctor) 4 months ago. I'm 35, she is 31. She told me she was a virgin and I believed her because of how she carried herself. I was very happy and rushed everything – introduction, engagement, and marriage plans (I promised my mum that I would get married before December 2026). We were supposed to do our traditional marriage in one week’s time.
Last week, I received an anonymous WhatsApp message. The person sent pregnancy test results showing that my fiancée was pregnant for her ex-boyfriend during her 1-year residency. She had told me about this ex, but said they never had sex, and that was why they broke up. I confronted her with the message. At first, she denied it and said it was fake, someone trying to spoil her name. But when I said I would call her best friend to confirm, she broke down and confessed the truth. She admitted she got pregnant for the ex, aborted it immediately, and promised herself never to have premarital sex again. She said she was ashamed and didn’t want to lose me, so she lied about being a virgin. Now I’m confused and heartbroken. I love her but the lies are too much. On the other hand, I have already invited many people – including the chief of my village and my manager at work. Cancelling now will bring serious shame and talk in my village and workplace.
Please Nairalanders, what should I do? Should I go ahead with the marriage or cancel everything? Has anyone been in this kind of situation?
I need honest advice. Thats not a big deal You should be more worried about the state of her womb..other than that, no problem. Who virgin help |
Food › Re: What Does Locust Beans Add To Food? by femi4: 6:38pm On May 15 |
fineboynl: While growing up in my state some people do use it, but a very little of it in their soup. Locust beans.
Just minimum and you won't notice or smell it that much.
But my traveling to the south east what I saw there in some places will make you vomits. Especially some local restaurants. They put too much locust beans in their soups and the whole environment will be smelling. The people you will meet around there sees it as normal but if you are a stranger you can't stand it. And if you are a very irritating person you will likely throw up.
I still think some people are adding it too mucho You are missing a lot They are rich in calcium and multivitamins |
Phones › Re: What Is Wrong With Airtel Network Lately?! by femi4: 6:34pm On May 15 |
Come to mtn |
Business › Re: Inflation Rises To 15.69% - NBS by femi4: 6:33pm On May 15 |
It will soon come down...e lo fokan bale |
Politics › Re: Economic Hardship In Nigeria Painful But Necessary – FG by femi4: 6:31pm On May 15 |
Tpain doings |
Celebrities › Re: Alleged ₦36 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO In Lagos by femi4: 6:31pm On May 15 |
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