Basher8583:


If the Judge is ok how would she be granting bail for a treason offender.
Sowore is a flight risk and should be kept there as a lesson not to play with things he doesn't understand.

Nobody plans revolution an expect leniency from the government he wants to topple

If the judiciary is useless we might as well get rid. I don't blame any of you because none of you has lived in a country where there is rule of law

SpecialAdviser:
Hmmmm. God please provide him protection and never allow peace in the life of the kidnapers.

Enugu state is due for security CCTV cameras at strategic places. In addition to having an independent IT sophisticated security.

Its funny how some uneducated forest guards and vigilantes are always looked up for issue of security whenever we want to complement police efforts. Why can't a city like Enugu run an independent intelligent security system?

The security of Enugu state should be paramount in the mind of any right thinking Igbo man. We need an aggressive and independent security network to secure the city. Ugwuanyi is trying in the area of security but more still need to be done.

What we need is to provide jobs to the army of jobless and underemployed young people roaming the streets.

The highest level of security cannot stop what is going on in Nigeria. Only good governance can

J111333:
This is personal so please be courteous with your comments.

I have a married female cousin who takes church serious more than her life, well I don't wanna waste your time with that part of the story.

I have tried to help her husband and her financially for a long time now and I'm afraid I've turned from helper to head of household, not funny. I jokingly told them to hang their boots after they had their fourth child but as I'm typing this, baby five just landed.

Their first son just got admitted into Unilag and guess who they called to help. I've severally decided to stop helping but thoughts of those lovely kids of theirs have always affected my decisions.

I told the newly college admitted boy to open a bank account so that I can channel my help properly but her mum said he wasn't 18 yet so she would be the one running the account until then.

A little background story.

My cousin is a graduate but helps her husband in an imaginary business of his which I have put in like N10m if not more yet nothing to show for it. I later switched to helping my cousin get a job, she ended up getting duped of the money meant to pursue the job Nigerianly.

She was/is my favourite cousin growing up and she was more than a nanny to my sister and I when we were little.

How can I put an end to this madness without feeling guilty about the kids? Mind you, I love their kids very much.

Isaiah 58 vs 7

Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.

DexterousOne:


So you are only qualified to be safe if you live in asokoro or banana?

What of the vast majority?

Do you mind them?

DexterousOne:



Well like I said


Someone who wants to move to Canada should not do so for financial reasons (like wanting to get super rich)
Any one going with such mentality will be sorely disappointed

I'm not sayin every one should port

Many Africans are content with the mess and shittiness of the dark continent, and can't fit in elsewhere, so their best bet is to stay

Racial abuse?

Hahaha
With the strong tribalism and ethnicity in Nigeria (especially if you are an igbo man like myself), what mouth do we have to complain about "racial abuse"

Super rich? Of course not . Richer than they were in Nigeria for majority of Nigerians this holds true

Godbpraised:
But u made it look at everything sounds perfect now.

I simply said that one can easily make 100k in Australia per annum. And I still stand by my statement confidently .

In my statement I never said that Australia has no poor people.
I can also categorically say that it is easier to make 100k in Australia and Canada than it is to make in Nigeria with high degree of confidence

Godbpraised:
i have worked in call centers infact collection center,where we call people who are indebted. a lot of Canadians are indebted men.some $200 dollars they refused to pay. so are u telling people who are not owning are stronger than people owing financially.

So you work in debt collection and you have come across debtors. It's the same as saying if you work as a police officer in Canada and witnessed crimes therefore the rate of crime in Canada is the same as the rate of crime in Nigeria.

No one ever said that there are no poor people in Canada and Australia. I never made that assertion but comparatively Nigeria is miles behind these countries on every count

A country where the rule of law means nothing! Where the gatekeepers abuse the gate! God help us all

timesup234:
Whats the percentage of Canadians ot Australians making $100,000 annually? You guys are clowns. First class mumu

Okay .... continue. Nigeria is better than Canada and Australia. With rate of unemployment at almost 23% vs two countries with 5% unemployment rate.

Let's not compare the minimum wage in both countries, the ease of doing business in both countries.

mfm04622:


Big lie! People with more than that are leaving!

Someone with 55k will move back to Nigeria? Okay oo

bluefilm:


Do we all now live in caged in high fenced and barb wired homes now in naija?

Have we all been kidnapped now in naija?

Face it, you only see what you really wanna see.

Even in that canada sef, I believe there are destitutes but has it stopped the haves from enjoying their wealth?

My last word to you: NO PLACE LIKE HOME!!!

It is about context , how many destitutes are there in Canada compared to the rich?

There's no place like home that is true but convincing yourself that Nigeria is comparable to Canada economically is trying to cope at best or self deceit

Bnimz:
if you make 100k gross, about 75k ends up in your pocket as a single person... You can live comfortably on about 35k and save 40k...

I live on 20 - 25k per annum, so 35k is like a life where you are not a wasteful spender, but at the same time, you are not trying too hard to save

Abi GeneralShepherd, wetin you feel about those numbers?

On point. As a single person your analysis is on point

Mizwisdom:
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Lol for NI500 I get 6GB data in Nigeria. If you're a YouTube fan you'll watch videos as much as you want for cheap. I won't advertise the networks but I think data price is not too bad here don't give wrong impressions. Plus bonuses on calls are not bad at all. For example some networks give as much as 3 times the amount you recharge or even more.

I use about 60Gb a month

Nigeria is better than Canada and Australia oo . Una never see anything

AreaFada2:


What kind of no-brainer claim is this?

I still did enough sociology (despite scientific orientation) to know the drivers of migration or even just common sense.

Australian has a higher GNI than China, India, Brazil, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia and other countries with large populations.

In fact over nearly 6 billion of the world's 7 billion people live in countries much poorer than Australia. So does it take a genius to know that it receives more immigrants?

Tell me these countries you claim Australians are rushing to let's analyse earnings and standard of living .

We can then compare how many nationals from those countries that move to Australia vs Australians that move there.

We also compare whether these moves are indeed for economic reasons or for cultural enrichment

dazzlingd:


The question we should ask people shouting tax is how much they have saved from their income here in Nigeria.
I buy generator, buy fuel, pay electricity bill, noise pollution and air pollution from my generator detriment to health...
Roads are bad leading to higher cost of car maintenance.
My pumping machine had fault last month, I knew how much I spent. We fix our water ourselves.
Security is worrisome, before u make a case to police u have to settle them.
Land lord association make their roads themselves, contribute to provide security.
All these is worse than tax and yet you suffer poor amenities, poor health care.
Never pray to have health issue in this country, you will hate yourself.

Yet someone is shouting tax tax tax.....

Worst of all, we face everyday of our life fighting for survival, the time I use to worry about the bad road, generator, security etc could have been well spent thinking creatively.
Abeg oo, nothing comes free, the people that built their country did not build it on a bed of rose...if you want to explore other countries, do it and pay the tax..with hopes of getting rewarded... Not shouting trash that people are suffering in other countries.. Lol, please that kind suffer better pass this one.
15million pere, people are shouting business, doing business with 15million in the part of the world where the difficulty of doing business is second to none

God bless you for this comment. I have been wondering if everything is free in Nigeria and cars don't get maintained .

AreaFada2:


So every Nigerian is a software engineer?

Well an average footballer playing for a mid-table EPL team can earn average £25K per week. Does every Nigerian go to play football in England?

Abeg make una dey reduce this hype.

It's mostly guys new abroad (typically under 7 years) who hype things anyhow. If you have been there longer, grow up.

I know people who earn lots of money, inf act I see them throughout the week BUT they never indulge in hyping income generally.

To each their own , I have said my own.

AreaFada2:


You know it better than Australians, born, bred, raised and educated there? They did professional jobs before migrating.

Minimum wage is mostly pegged considering consumer prices/cost of living, inflation, etc. Nobody is saying minimum wage is not relatively high or that lifestyle is crap.. Cost of living is relatively high too.

What I dispute is someone claiming that earning 100k per annum is easy for Nigerians.

More people immigrate to Australia than emigrate. I still maintain my claim

segzy3:
oga a lot make the money if u are into business.go and ask the big time market women

Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world both in absolute numbers and relative proportion.

So I don't understand this argument. Canada has the highest number of millionaire in dollars per capita world wide.

I really don't understand what you guys are trying to prove . A regions budget in Canada is more than the national budget in Nigeria

Godbpraised:
In Nigeria do u pay for receiving calls. u only recharge as at when due. Some people in Canada do not have phones. i am about upgrading my phone plan the price is $110 for monthly contract. guy does that sound cheap to u ?

I am talking about Australia oo not Canada. Secondly the phone plan you talk about is still cheaper in NIGERIA for the same services.

Currently I don't even think any mobile carrier offers unlimited data. Plus I usually buy my phone outright and pay SIM only contracts.

You also didn't tell this people that your new plan includes a new phone

pedi:

Bro Abeg you get any idea about visa to Australia I have and Australian who want me to come and stay over but I dont want tourist visa as I will have to come back home after the tourist visa has expired I need a visa that I can stay for a very long time.

Check visa 189 if you have the right skills and years of experience.

You can also go via studies and look to settle but the road is long and tough

Godbpraised:
Guy make i hammer $1millon i will get the Bleep out of this cold shit. Abuja or Lekki . invest in Bonds and T-bills . and retire. i will come and visit GeneralShepherd, in Australia.

And yes the weather in Canada sucks big time anyway

Godbpraised:

"Phone bills are more expensive in Nigeria" very big lie , Canada has the most expensive. i pay $60 every month. in Nigeria u buy recharge card to load ur phones. In Canada it is not the same. Guy maka why.

I just broke down my phone bill in Australia and compared it with Nigeria. You pay 60 for unlimited calls and unlimited data. Try and use data as you like and make calls as you like and tell me how much ypur bill will be in Nigeria.

You also know that you don't have to have a phone contract at least in Australia, you can still top up right?

I know for a fact that living in Australia is better than living in Canada generally by the way. So I feel your pain ab out Canada

Godbpraised:
prospects of packing oyinbo man shit and cleaning oyinbo man yansh abi? whilst i agree with ur thoughts, but in most cases only view people get great jobs. Do not be deceived the grass is not always green on the other side.

You clean shit and you get paid. Nigeria you leak your bosses ass for nothing

ghuzy01:

Bro I wont say much,I know couple of people here who re going back to Naija,thank God they ve not resigned their jobs.Na when people land that the reality on ground downs on them

I don't know where you live. I just told you my experience in Australia

ghuzy01:

They don't know what is going on.lol.when they come their eye will clear

Are these bills not relevant to Nigeria? I am currently visiting Nigeria, I paid 15k to get just 40 Gb of data.

15k is about 45 AUD in Australia I pay 60AuD for unlimited data, unlimited calls nationally, 300 minutes to Nigeria and 1000 minutes to Canada, US and Europe.

Phone bills are more expensive in Nigeria , the lower quality internet available is also more expensive than what is obtainable in Australia.

So I really don't even understand this argument ab out bills when bills are even more expensive in Nigeria

ajl:


You see the problem you have is this. You are giving advise through your own context or experience. You said people as young as 25yrs. Here we are talking about someone who is probably in mid-20s or early 30s that is just coming from Nigeria. And you want to compare that same person with native Australians or someone from an immigrant family living in Australia or who moved there, already got an education there. Is permanent resident in Australia automatic if you school there? Will you get job right away after living school as a foreign student. Put context in your response. While you are more concerned about people back home not thinking you are living a tough life in Australia, I am more concerned about giving advise on all possibilities.

I do not care about what anyone thinks about how I live in Australia at all. It doesn't bother me.
I give my advise because I know for a fact that for an average Nigerian graduate there is more prospects for them in Australia than NIGERIA.

You can ask anyone who lives in Australia. Yes currently it is getting increasingly difficult to settle in Australia on a permanent basis but that was never my argument.

We were talking about economic upliftment

Godbpraised:
so why would any one want to jump from frying pan to fire . after all do people work two jobs on weekend in Nigeria, lots of people party. Guy where u wan party when yah phone bills dey.

Oga if you want to party over to you but don't come and be complaining say Buhari economy is tough. Most white people don't even hold two jobs but we Nigerians choose to work doubly hard anyway

Godbpraised:
I am sure u are working 2 jobs.

Sure most people in the West work 2 jobs and still have a more meaningful life that an average guy in Lagos that wakes up by 4am leaves homes by 5am and comes back by 10am. Do the maths and still make more money that the said person, live in a safer environment as well

Godbpraised:
and when u buy the house or apartment , u just fold ur arms and not pay bills right ? how about taxes ?

So you don't pay bills in Nigeria ABI? Na me dey feed you? You don't pay taxes in Nigeria? How many Nigerians make 1 million before tax per annum?

Like I said most people I know that live in Australia are not struggling at ALL.

ajl:


How much of that $70k remain in your bank account at the end of the year. And that $70k is the gross income before tax. What's the net income? Look beyond the immediate numbers. Australia has high income tax rate.

Biko is there anyone in Nigeria that has 15m in their account at the end of year that is not a CEO? How many businesses in Nigeria make 15m in profit per annum?

$70k is income before tax, it is an entry-level position, salaries grow. You can start your own business, getting a loan is easy.

To each their own, if you prefer Nigeria, your choice. For me after living in 2 different countries, I sure know that Nigeria is not in my plan as a place to raise my family.

I am only challenging the prevailing notion here that people living in western countries are suffering. What you term suffering is even less stressful than an average dude that lives on the mainland and works on the Island in Lagos

ajl:


I can only laugh. Let us analyze your lie very well since you think I am based in Nigeria. I wish I can give you my name and do a search on Google with it. So, let us list typical monthly expenses and you list the amount you pay for each. What's your annual tax?

Mortgage or rent, health insurance, auto loan, auto insurance, day care for kids, property tax (annual), Annual home community tax (for property owner, if any), life insurance, utilities, internet/phone; you can add or remove from the list based on Australia context.

To clarify again, the comment you read gave one side of the possibility while a second comment I gave after also gave another (possibly rosy) side. Point is how many % of Nigerians get to that rosy side. You don't just give a one side rosy picture. Give both side because not everyone would have your level of perseverance, hardwork or foresight. At a point in my life in West, I was at a six-figure income. It took over 15years of investment of time and hardwork after first-degree. And there are no guarantees. Please learn how to advice people the right way. There are lots of immigrant Nigerians living tough lives.

I am an immigrant who lived in Australia ,UK ,currently in Nigeria and will soon be moving to Canada.

Your salary in the West depends on the country you live , the type of work you do. Starting salary at Google is 100k , Amazon 120k for a software engineer.

A Nigerian doctor in the UK just bought his house after two years. Nigeria cannot be compared to any western country in terms of opportunities, I can confidently tell you that.

Like I said, I made my first million(naira) within months of living in Australia. I lived in Melbourne for 3 years. Made over nearly 300k in those three years, got a degree to booth. Could have made a down payment for an apartment if I wanted to.

Unless and immigrant is in the West illegally it doesn't take too long to settle in. So biko stop deceiving you people