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Mcslize:
In Ola of Lagos voice: I will never be poor.

That's a mindset of criminals and thieves. Find something meaningful and engage in. The whites i have seen here are leaving a frugal lifestyle. No expensive car. Most don't have cars, no gold, no expensive clothes just clothes of 10 pounds some buy second hands clothes , no university degree, no houses the few that owns houses just have 2 or 1 bedroom flat and they pay it working for over 35 years in service. No much children just one kid and a pet dog. They have a frugal mindset

Mcslize:
Come back my brother, let's face this Tinubu tenure together. People are roasting here.

Come let all of us roast together and burn to ashes. It's a win win situation my brother.

but my brothers and sisters and parents aren't roasting.

I could remember vividly they sent me over 1.5m June last year ago to roundup something in Nigeria when i wanted to buy a land

Remember i was in Nigeria in 2023 when Tinubu took over.

You can consider changing your business, look into something that could help solve people's problems.
You could as well look into tech. Facebook has started monetization u could start making interesting videos that covers interesting topics.

I am into tech likewise. See this earnings i made currently. I opened this account that same year i left Nigeria.

Its an adsense account connected to my YouTube channel. I do cash out almost 500k every two months and this money is sent to my Nigerian account. I dont touch it. I leave it there then use it to buy lands in cheap places.

Do something dont limit your mind if its pure water, if its to learn carpentry, conduit wiring, painting, POP. Learn it we have over 300 million people in Nigeria that's a market almost equal to half of western Europe


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blackgold2018:
hmm my brother. Living in Nigeria presently is already a threat to your life

you will prove it beyond reasonable doubt.

ednut1:
those ones didn’t pay full school fees before coming to Canada . Na of recent schools begin ask for substantial or full payment.Duhhh.

Back in 2019 i didn’t spend up to 1.5m to japa to canada as a permanent resident. There are people who still japa with work visas to uk or permanent residency to Canada/Australia . But una don tag every one who japa as spending 30-50 m 😒

1.5m in 2019 is like 9m to 10m today

chiboycue:
The State of Emergency declared in Rivers State is a genuine reason for Rivers State indigenes to seek asylum in Canada.

them go ask u why u no relocate go Lagos or akwa ibom or calabar

blackgold2018:
yea its genuine dou. But exaggerated.

If they ve come clean with the truth like, saying the harsh and cruel economy in Nigeria, plus no regard in Human value, no security, no free movement and no freedom of speech. They re some core truths you tell them. They already know that. They might grant you the asylum because of your sincerity.

The exaggeration showed their desperation

No one will grant u with this line as they don't pose threat to your life.

Holyfic:
One guy de tell me this route that last year I just burn the idea, I know its 20/80 except say u wan go as gay couple which is 50/50, Canada exodus dor cast don't bother wasting your time and money

But its better than wasting in this shit hole called Nigeria


Says some fools
Not knowing this people spent minimum of 20m for this journey

Rejected asylum will be difficult to get visa to European countries

yad2eidi:
. Even for get rich quick , it still works. 500 pounds savings for someone that was struggling to save 50k a month is quick money

U don't seems to understand travel or immigration system. Most have just two year visa which can't be renewed unless you get a sponsorship job before the expiry date


And you have spent over or nearly 50m. The question now is that can this 50m be recovered within this 2 years of post study?


That's the question

500 times 12month =6000 times 2 = 12000 now subtract your health insurance of 4000 for 2 adult you fall back to 8000 pounds which is 16 million naira.
The only way around it is to look for sponsorship job which will sponsor you for 5 years then it makes sense to recover your funds. Is sponsorship job easy to come by? Ask anyone in the uk

All i am saying is that we spent money to come here, we didn't just dissappear to be here and that cost has to be factored into the profit to arrived at true profit or loss value.


To count profit under the two years visa every graduate is given then u should save at least 1500 per month. All things being equal u have 36000 pounds in two years . That gives you 72m then minus ur 50m spent
Or u get lucky enough to get 5 years sponsor job then you..continue saving 500 or 300 pounds a month for 5 years or more

Outside this two scenario then u are at a lost

You can read this story below
https://www.nairaland.com/8376188/lady-cries-out-husband-runs

GboyegaD:
Why not focus on yourself?

that's part of job

GboyegaD:
I think you should be the one to chill. You are beginning to sound like some broken record. Let people make their decision on if they want to travel. How many people do you know that sleep on the street and how come you don't know people who are doing so well in the UK? Please, stop this exaggeration.

Mr man or woman i have not stop or asked anyone not to travel. Did I? No one can stop u. You will stop ur self. Its best you focus on how best to beta ur life..

I report what i want and what i chose and once u report ill about the white man's land u all shout discouragement while in reality you have not visited any embassy before..
On the other hand when i report man killed in ogun or onitsha or kano, kidnappers did this and that u all will jump up and say all manners of things about your mother land.

My next article is to cover whites British sleeping on the streets hope u wont cry when that article is out. I might extend it to cover people lining up at universal credit to get help, white British lining up to get a cup of coffee

Cnn and BBC use to cover all wrong side of Africa but wont cover the daily struggle, suffering in their land. They make it look as if life is all easy in the west

1Sharon:
He thought he could do better. That's the point.

The wife would have widen his horizon. But its well

Mindlog:
Too late, the marriage has ended and the woman has counted her losses and moved on.

The man is stupid. No one will listen to him on asylum in UK he could try Ireland cross over. I know some people that cross over last year via Belfast

Originalsly:
Hmmm .... a Black woman .....a Nigerian woman...really? ... and when was this? ..... last summer? ... couldn't be recent judging by how they are dressed....wayyy too cold.

Yeah not recent. Happened last year. Although it started circulating in group WhatsApp.


Just found out its last year

Mindlog:
He had a different plan....

One came to the UK in September 2021 for his Masters, with plans that the wife and their 2 kids would join him by January 2022....Uncle ghosted everyone, even his brother-in-law (wife's elder brother) who provided bulk of the funds for the tuition fees.

He graduated November 2022 with Msc. International Business Management , moved to 2 years Post Study Work visa while still working in a warehouse, couldn't get COS to switch to skilled worker visa....Post Study Work visa expired early February 2025....Uncle is still in the UK, illegally as an overstayer....no job as he has no right to work, still sustaining himself with his savings and talking about going to seek asylum in Ireland.

He should have fight a way to bring his wife in then both will fight for COS separately

The husband is facing the reality on ground so he will get to push through, stabilise before clearing any debt.

No man forgets kid

Madam be patient

samuelson06:
Normally, na sadist dey worry. Kwantinue. I pity those that'll take you seriously

justwise:
The child will be eligible to become a citizen when the child turns 7yrs of age.

He will be in Nigeria shouting they are discouraging him.. Just few years from now my two kids will have their British passport which will open doors to various A list countries

samuelson06:
Stop reporting these sh!ts to us. They were happening before you traveled and they'll keep happening. Stop using them to discourage others. It doesn't matter who's involve.

Are u the owner of nairaland.com? Its better u read other articles. There are over a million news here various threads.

I will keep reporting them as they happen

samuelson06:
Keep your eyes on the bad news about Nigerians. Once you see, please, report them to us at home. Keep the good news to yourself. Now, you have a child that's a UK citizen, don't talk to us about that one o. Anu mpama!

I have never throw insult at you in anyway. This is my thread. You can avoid it if you can't tolerate it.

I never asked u not to travel. The road is open to you.. USA,Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia etc
It will be childish to say someon is discouraging you.
When i wanted to travel , i sold my cars, house, land then i travelled rather than complain someon is discouraging you...

If i had reported a kidnapping case in Nigeria you will be cool.

samuelson06:
Is there any part of that video that suggests the woman is a Nigerian? Like I said, you're a weapon fashioned against young people in Nigeria. You've taken up a job to discourage Nigerians from travelling out, preaching about how tough the UK is. Soon, they'll push this sh!t to fp and you'll be happy. You sef come back to the South East nah and see if IPOB or Nigeria Army won't kpai you in a matter of weeks or months. Shebi, it's better to stay back in Nigeria. You sef, come back home. Do what you preach. I pity the people taking you seriously.

I am in various Nigerian WhatsApp group communities here. Over 20 Nigerian communities. Please calm down you don't understand what people are going through who sold their belongings bought job COS for 20 to 30 million and came but no job. Most are sleeping on street some are taking money from Nigerian to pay house rent.

COS job visa is one big scam going on now. No company will tell u to bring 10k pounds for a job

Am only warning people. I know about 5 personally so chill

justwise:
I watched the video many times and there is no where her nationality was mentioned or COS as the reason for her actions.

Did you make this up?

Was shared in most Nigerian communities WhatsApp group . Seems someone knows her


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1Sharon:
Fake news.

Did you watch it

When I scroll through Facebook, I see many people talking about selling everything they own just to "japa." Some say if they had 50 million, they would leave immediately. Others complain that even 50 million is not enough. I understand the frustration because, since 2015, we’ve made decisions that have crippled our economy. But please, let’s not throw away everything we have in the blink of an eye.


I've heard heartbreaking stories of people selling their houses and land, raising 30 to 40 million naira just to secure a work visa to the UK. But when they arrive, they find no job waiting for them. Some get laid off after a short time, and soon after, they receive letters from the Home Office giving them just 60 days to leave the country.

If you're considering traveling to work abroad, there are really only two legitimate ways:

Through school (student visa)
Through a verified work visa


Anyone asking you to bring large sums of money for a work visa is 99% likely to be a scam. Please, be careful and stay informed

A black woman attempted to end her life at clapham Junction train station


She miraculously survived it.
Those back home wants to jakpaa and some abroad wants to commit suicide!

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While the "Japa to London" journey might offer hope, a Nigerian woman's attempted suicide at Clapham Junction highlights that the challenges she faced may not have been resolved, and new ones may have emerged, such as mental health issues or difficulties… pic.twitter.com/n2xu8RffNZ

— June12 Mandate (@Gen_Buhar) March 20, 2025

https://www.facebook.com/100091610901665/videos/522900257529588/


Please this happened last year. Not recent

GboyegaD:
Why should anyone give you that? You said you had a better quality of life in Nigeria than you do at the moment. If true, I don't think it is worth it sacrificing that for the struggles of living in the West.

You said i should leave all i invested so far n return. In fact just 30 million. Leave the rest.

So i kindly ask you to give me please then i will return

GboyegaD:
If the quality of life is worse, why haven't you returned to Nigeria?

Well i paid over 15000 pounds in school fees and 90% of that money was converted in naira. With the exhange rate its 30 million naira.
I paid house rent for over 4 months and a deposit of one month with naira thats over 7 million.

Flight tickets with my family cost us over 5 million.


If you can give me that i will return to Nigeria

lastkingsman:
Omo, and I am about to book this test thinking it's smooth.

Jeez! So I have to wait for 4-6 months, Nna mehn

. You could be lucky to see a cancellation slot other than that its 4 to 5 months wait

yad2eidi:
exactly so no need to be discouraging people from going to UK or any European countries

Not at all. It's recommended at least for long term plans but not for quick rich scheme

erico2k2:
HOld on,I just went back to check you out, are you not same person who travelled to the Uk as a student for a one year degree 2024 October there and then? You that Just wise was cautioning up and down which means you finished your schooling less than 4 months ago.N wah why are you guys like this?

I won't respond to u because i see u lack proper reasoning.

When u see family man n children. U should know that bringing family through Msc to United Kingdom stops in 2023.

Or didn't u see where i celebrated being a graduate?

I came in 2023 not 2024. Even if u come 2025 before landing common sense should direct u to look for an accommodation

samuelson06:
You lie in your stories. They've not been encouraging, especially when you try to make reference to other people to buttress your points. Again, when you tell your story, put a caveat about why your experience isn't conforming to those of average Nigerians. Don't present it like an ideal situation for any typical Black person coming into the country.

You had opportunity back here to guide others achieve success but you refused. Now, you are trying to paint a picture of trying to help others who intend to leave, albeit laced with lies. Who pays house rent in the UK and also pay all those separate bills when it's part of the house rent in the first place? You think you're the only Nairalander in the UK, right?

No bro unless u are a student n stays in student accommodation then u get that.

But once u graduated or stays in a private house owned by a landlord then it will mostly not come with all that...


Check here
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/flats/2-bedrooms/manchester/

erico2k2:
Answer the queston boss, how do you pay £700 for a room and still pay council tax and water bills

Okay when you are not a student you pay council tax.

I stay in a two bedroom flats not a room.


Note here in Manchester a two bedroom flat unfurnished goes for 1200. I was lucky to get this

You can check prices here

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/flats/2-bedrooms/manchester/

Now imagine if am paying 1200 for house rent alone then earning 1800 pounds after tax. How much will remain. That's 600 now remove council tax, water, transport, food, etx. All am saying is that its better n more preferable for coupled without kids who combine income as they share bill together but once u have kids then one stays n watch the kids or work psrt time. This is the reasons their government support mothers with funds for their children upkeep but unfortunately we are migrant n can't access this.

Hope you are clear now

samuelson06:
The fact is that the person here is using his unpreparedness to face life outside Nigeria to advise others. He's discouraging others from leaving because of his own personal failings. Months from now, he'll come back to open another thread and begin to wail again. Nobody should take him seriously.

Who discourage u? Did i complain that i don't have a job?
I am full time working anf footing my bills. I am sharing insights on how the system drains all you have.
Once u earn within 2000 before tax and below then you will struggle with bills except you decide to leave a frugal lifestyle.
Driver's license don't stop u from getting a job people make use of public transport here.. White and black.
Beside this page is to document my journey wgich i embark. Each 6 months i will evaluate and open new page here. The last one was about my graduation. Then this is about work lifestyle and savings.

Be prepared to see more of this and i wont add sugar.

My next thread will be in December then i will sum all i could saved and deducted expenses then document it on my account here