₦airaland Forum

I doubt these men even know what rape is and they don't know see what they are doing as wrong.

Rape is very high in Muslim communities/coutrieies. If not underage girls, it's boys and religion and poverty leads to these rubbish.
Which is better, allowing for the opening of brothels or the continuous defilement our little innocent kids?

The government must spend money on sensitizing these men and children on why rape is a crime. Then prescribe castration for men who rape kids.

In the interior villages in the south many of the men don't even know what rape is. They feel they are enjoying by giving a 10 year old's money to sleep with her kid.

We need organizations to not just protest but educate. Education saves lives.

Munzy14:
you are right, last time I visited there, almost every household grow fish.

Is catfish cheap there?

Emperor88:
on the long run, how does this benefit the economy.... An 100,000 capacity Hospital(subsidised), School(free), Factory(employment) is what people who practice the love Christ taught not this useless God forsaken building.

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Winners has 25,000 employees in Nigeria From pastors, to office boys, teachers, lecturers. I've never heard they owed their workers.


Go and build and use your own money. It's people who don't give beggars 10 naira that will give lists of how churches should spend their money.

Your government cant give you basic amenities with the tax you pay but you will write out list for tithes you don't pay.

So how do they intend to curtail holdup at that area with 156 thousand people coming and going at once?

Make una enjoy church premises. I'll watch from my house.

lilvicky68:
The aim should be reducing unemployment not competing as you see it

So are they hiring spirits to build and run the system?

These people hired a Nigerian Engineering firm while your useless government always bring Chinese prisoners to build even ordinary bridges.

eejo:
I noticed that many ladies are lonely in Europe and dying for companionship. The following reasons are responsible
1 Child care in Europe consume time and fund which many are not ready for.
2 Rape allegation can ruin your life thus Men are careful
3 long working hours which means less time for fun except holidays.
This normally get worse as they grow older and that is the reason scammers continue to reap this vulnerable women.

If women are single, men are also single, lol.

MrFollowFollow:
Where part of Lagos are they in?

Apapa

Fake story.

1nairaland1:
Introduction
I have read and watched many stories about immigrants moving from Nigeria to Canada, US, Australia; and the many comparisms about Life in the West vs Life in Nigeria. Many have argued that if you are doing well in Nigeria, you do not need to make the move. Well, many different people are motivated to move for different reasons. We were motivated to move, based on my personal understanding and conclusion that Nigeria can never make progress by the way it is setup, and I was convinced that Nigeria will implode in the long/short run. I hold the opinion that the only way for Nigeria to move forward is either through True Federalism or Break up the Union!

Just to let many of us know that many upper middle class Nigerians already have their foots outside Nigeria. Most have visas that will allow them exit Nigeria at the slightest bang. The upper class Nigerians you see everyday are not really loyal Nigerians. They all have secret citizenships or long-term visa to different countries around the world. I have been privileged to roll with only a few of them, so my view may be limited. But know that if they don't have a way out, Nigeria will obviously be working. A little proof is the amount of repatriation of funds you see/hear about whenever anyone of these politicians fall out of favor with the government of the day. They have these citizenships either by themselves or through their children or confidential spouses abroad. I laugh whenever I hear us arguing for or against these guys - Bros and Babes - dem no send you, they will cut off your neck in the presence of your family to secure the next 10k dollars for their concubines...

My Background:
On a good day, I will share how I changed my career path: How I failed WAEC/GCE/JAMB a couple of times - ended up studying Marketing from OND - HND - PGD but now working in the cybersecurity space by the grace of Jehovah!

I was working in Nigeria for a Cybersecurity firm in Lagos. My monthly pay was 250k. I had other incentives as well. The company was paying for my rent of 1.2m in Lagos for 3 consecutive years.... I only used 9 months of that rent before I migrated to Canada. I no do again!

I also had businesses I was managing - specifically 3 Petrol Stations in Port-Harcourt that I was running on my own. Every month, I was making cool good cash that I could afford not to do my secular job and still have peace and rest. However, I was constantly struggling with the thoughts of Nigeria not working for its majority, and what that could mean for my kids in the next 30-50 years.

Life in Canada
I arrived Canada about 1 year and 6 months ago. My journey may not be the kind of journey for many of us - as I consider myself a child of grace. Although I am a human and a sinner, every time I feel Jehovah around me. While in Nigeria, I prepared my resume and uploaded to few sites like Indeed.ca and Monster.ca, I did not apply for any job. When I arrived, I said to myself that I needed plenty rest to recover from the choking hold of Nigeria before I can start looking for opportunities. I forced myself to sleep most of the early days to help me recover from Naija stress. Behold - Jehovah is by the corner. I got an email for an opportunity of 90k (N35million naira as at today. Sure I had to pay taxes and bills and have plenty savings). It was my first, I was to work with one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies based in the US - and I naively jumped on it without negotiating and asking for more, when they were repeatedly asking me if I am ok with the pay and the move(lessons learned). I did two different interviews and got an offer letter 10days after I landed in Canada. The job role required that I move from Ontario to another province - the company paid for all relocations costs for my family and helped us settle into the new province. They had someone in the new province who was coming frequently to help fill any gaps we had. The company got me a luxury big home to stay, which was taking a big cut into my net income... I moved out after 2 months to an apartment, this helped me cut my previous rent in two - great savings.

3 months after arriving in Canada, I started car exportation business to Nigeria. This is to help me grow my earnings and also increase my tax savings. This business have been going well, as our export counts are going higher. Honestly, I refused many potential businesses, as it is my side hustle, so I have to prioritize things rightly.

9 months after arriving in Canada, I had to incorporate my business, as I need to start keeping things clean. Everyday, I was keenly looking for opportunities to do more for myself. I recognized that I am a late starter as a new immigrant, comparing what nationals who are my age have achieved - so i needed to do things differently in order to close the gaps, even if I cannot catch up.

11 months after arriving, I was referred to a new job opportunity with the government which offered 500hrs contract (120/hr.). This required us to move back to Ontario again. I was excited about this because it is a government project - which will give me top security clearance and add great credibility to my skillset and improve my bragging right to other potential employers. I was dazed but concerned with the job being a contract, as I was unsure of what/where the next job will be, following the 500hrs. I began to move the conversations towards a permanent role, and I was able to argue and negotiate my pay from 105k they offered to 135k(52+million naira, sure I have taxes and bills to pay). I did 3 different interviews and was given an offer letter. The job has been great and even less stressful than my first role, and I still had time for other things. My previous employer was unhappy that I was about to leave and was keen to do anything to keep me. They offered to increase/match my pay and allow me to work from anywhere of my convenience around the world. Well, I loved the manager I was reporting to, but refused the offer as I saw it as an entrapment. You should know one when you see one. I felt that they will try to get someone else who will be happy to take my previous pay and kick me out, as the difference in pay was really huge.

Few months after, I was notified by someone in the US that he is doing 2 fulltime jobs collecting mega payouts monthly, and he's been able to juggle both seamlessly for months now without conflicts. I started thinking in that direction as well. I started using my company to seek out more opportunities intermittently. I had many rejections with different opportunities along the way - but those did not move me because I was simply looking for more, not lacking. Finally and fortunately, after 1 year and 6 months of landing to Canada, my company got our first big remote 12 months extendable contract @ 80/hr.(60million annually, sure the business will pay taxes and its bills too) with the biggest Telecom in Canada. This new opportunity for my company is super exciting for us, as it open a new chapter and gives me the pathway to start growing a company outside Africa. I already have my wife and kids as potential employees - hoping to grow and start extending the grace outside my immediate circles.

My big plan is to start getting entry level jobs for new Nigerian/Canadian immigrants to help them break into the employment market and have a great head start. Honestly, I must also say that working with Nigerians here is really tough, as I had a more difficult experience working with Nigerians in my auto business than working with non-Nigerians.

While these may sound impressive, it looks like I am doing them with a pinch of salt - Thanks to Jehovah. I hope to see myself in a position where I will no longer have to think about the fears of the next day. Irrespective of my relative comfort while in Nigeria - I always had some unbelievable fears around me, as there was proof everywhere that one small irrelevant thing could throw me into some irrecoverable crisis. Example, I once slept behind a police counter overnight because I refuse to give bribe. Since we arrived Canada, I have never been stopped by the police. In fact, I sometimes take my kids to the police STATION here to have some interactions with the officers, just to demystify my notion of the Nigerian police.

On the side note, I spoke with a Nigerian who migrated here in 2018 with his family - he mentioned that he arrived with near zero funds as his POF was borrowed. He bought a modest home last year and is living wella, with easy mortgage. His wife is done with school here, the government gave her a grant of 20k dollars, and that is the money they used to add up for their home down payment. We have not succeeded to buy a home yet, as the cost of homes during the pandemic went off the roof. I missed a pre-construction home last week which was selling for 1.1million dollars, which will be completed in 2023. God has always been on our side, I am certain he is lining up something better for us.

Summary
Migrating will definitely mean and hold out different unique things to each of us. However, in our own case, it has really been a blessing to us.
Did I mention that the government gave me a grant + loan for my MSc programme in the UK?
Did I mention that the government will be giving my wife a grant + loan for her academic programme here?
Did I mention that the government still pays my wife monthly for childcare, an amount which is far more than we need for our groceries?
Did I mention that my wife is also working and getting income bi-weekly into the family?
Did I mention that my kids are attending world class schools without me paying a penny? This will continue till they are ripe for University education.
Did I mention that we have been seeing my family doctor for absolutely free? Personally, the tests I have done so far as recommended by our family doctor will cost me a couple of millions if I was still in Nigeria - all for free?
Did I mention that since I arrived here, i have never seen a day with electricity blackout?
Did I mention that the only routine money I spend on my car is to change oil? No Kazim or Umoru to finger my car badly in an attempt to have me coming back again and again
Did I mention to you that people living in our neighborhood are always excited whenever they see us and are happy to know more about us - not to know how to kill us
Did I mention to you that our lifestyle have not changed, even with these seeming progress? Don't let little successes move you to irrational decisions, the act of discipline is an art. Our luxuries will be funded - not from personal income, but from business revenue.
Did I mention to you that I have never had a need to make payments for anything I wasn't supposed to pay for nor give any person bribe - other than tips?
Did I mention that I have not been deprived of anything for the simple reason that I do not come from a certain region? All rejections/refusals are because there is someone else they determine to be more capable than you.
Did I mention to you that I sleep 5 hours or less to keep these dreams and hopes growing?

I am sure we can all make the call ourselves. Can an unknown commoner achieve these strides in Nigeria? Absolutely no!
Canada is filled with opportunities and the potentials are unlimited. People may sometime be on the wrong track and find it difficult to realize that they are on the wrong journey and unfortunately refuse to make the needed change.

While many people may have their doubts, many more are keeping their heads above the water - as in our case.
I am neither demotivating or motivating you to immigrate to Canada ASAP. Look - Pray - Think - Act.
Our story is just to share that some people can come here and start breaking the chains with quick gains - we hope to sustain and grow these early wins. Do not be swayed by people's opinion - everybody has his own race. You can be the only success story in the journey where everyone else had failed. Be focused and challenge yourself - Do not be contented with your current status - Always push your limits.


See you at the top people!

Please I can not respond to the DMs. You can drop whatever you've got here, others may learn from those things no matter how unthinkable you think they sound. I will respond to responses I consider meaningful and worthy of my time - time is money here!

If you don't mind, can you tell us some of the troubles you encountered while working with Nigerians over there?

veramani31:
Dublin Ireland

1: house rent € 500
2: grocery shopping €237
3: electricity included in rent
4: water included in rent
5: internet included in rent
6: gas included in rent
7: car fuel I no get motor
8: phone Bill €9.99
7: transport €100
8: miscellaneous €300

Total €1146.99 monthly

Are you a student in Dublin?

Xavi2019:
Poland.

Monthly Rent - 390 pln (dorm) - (roughly 47k).

Groceries ( rough estimate 250 Pln) - 30,750k.

Internet (when I leave the dorm) - 30 zloty (3,690k)

Miscellaneous - 200zloty

Total less than 150k. Quite cheap.

Very cheap. Do you stay in a one room apartment?

PeaceIlya:
There’s a woman in my COMPOUND, she’s 33 and insists she doesn’t want children because she has “no maternal desires.”

She got a puppy, has birthday parties for the dog, claims the dog experiences child phases, and cooks meals for the dog every day.

Gonna be sad when the dog dies.

There are men and women like her. Some just don't like the responsibility that comes with getting married. It's even worse when you discover you married someone you can't tolerate.

She should live her best life cause we have only one life.

It is selfish to have children because you are looking for someone to take care of you when you are old.
In fact, when you eliminate most of the selfish and stupid reasons people get married and have kids for (everybody does it, societal pressure, family pressure, kids to finance your old age, kids to take care of you while old, wife to take care of you while old, husband to finance you and your family) there would be maybe one or two good reasons for marriage.


If you choose not to have kids in your early twenties and begin to work and save, you would have saved and invested enough money to hire skilled nurses and maids in your old age. A man can have a disposable girlfriend at every stage of his life if he is self-sufficient and doesn't need human connection to feel like a person.

That doesn't mean marriage is bad but I can give 101 logical reasons in an argument why marriage doesn't make sense in this day and age despite being a committed Christian.


Some men don't like jumping from one lady to the next. Some Financially successful men still love the idea of being in a committed relationship/marriage. Elon Musk and Howard Stern are two good examples.

Bvlgari:
As we all know, living overseas is very enjoyable but u must pay for those things unfailingly every month

This brings me to my question...

How much do u spend on your bills monthly overseas?

Pls note that it may vary from country to country

As for me, this is my breakdown spendings every month

1: house rent $ 400
2: grocery shopping $ 150
3: electricity $ 25
4: water $ 10
5: internet $50
6: gas $5
7: car fuel $ 50
8: kid school $ 150
7: miscellaneous $ 200

Total $ 1040 monthly

Pls kindly let use know yours because our people in Nigeria don't ever understand and they always demand and demand from us thinking there is a tree overseas that we pluck money from...and they pay their rent yearly o

May God bless our hussles

Wow, your house rent and general cost of living is cheap. Where do you reside?

Bvlgari:
As we all know, living overseas is very enjoyable but u must pay for those things unfailingly every month

This brings me to my question...

How much do u spend on your bills monthly overseas?

Pls note that it may vary from country to country

As for me, this is my breakdown spendings every month

1: house rent $ 400
2: grocery shopping $ 150
3: electricity $ 25
4: water $ 10
5: internet $50
6: gas $5
7: car fuel $ 50
8: kid school $ 150
7: miscellaneous $ 200

Total $ 1040 monthly

Pls kindly let use know yours because our people in Nigeria don't ever understand and they always demand and demand from us thinking there is a tree overseas that we pluck money from...and they pay their rent yearly o

May God bless our hussles

Wow, your house rent is cheap. Where do you reside?

I predicted this last year that she will be the first to buy a house among all of them including the one who got over 30m from her followers.
Congrats to Nengi. Bab is very focused on her goals.

RealGboy:
broke and poverty stricken kill you there .I know that's the first thing you notice in a man ",broke or rich ' that's why your destiny has been stolen







..if I'm not the finest male on Nairaland then I'm definitely the cutest... can't say richest but I'm not poor .....



Modified... Below is my pic

Oga, next time put graphic pics in your caption for those of us who might be eating

Many of these mature men who goaround specifically looking for 18 and 20 year olds to marry immediately are evil and wicked men in disguise. Most of them know older women will see through their controlling and wicked nature so they look for innocent girls to manipulate and tie down.

He has figured out the bobrisky strategy.

Neddstark:
This nauseating lady keeps trying to use the fame of her family name to force horrible music and entertainment on Nigerians.
She can't hit a note, she can't dance, she has a poor fashion sense and is not model-like but considers herself a Diva like Tiwa Savage. I dont blame her. I blame all those people around her who refuse to tell her the truth about her quack music because of the money they want to get from her. I swear poverty is a bad thing. It will make you see red and call it grey because your next meal depends on it.

Donald Trump

Why don't you advertise your shoemaking business here? If you can target the front page with funny comments and reactions and under advertise your slippers, people will notice you and patronize you. But you have to first perfect your skills cause no one will buy a bad product.


Even graduates with good grades are looking for government jobs. If you are too desperate, you might meet someone that will scam you.

If Mc. oluomo can make it, you too can make it

weedfada:
That one shock me o... Gist finish ke?! In this life wey we dey so. Hell no! Of course the success of a union ain't solely based on gisting... but just to buttress that part.

Yeah, you are right.

Tina4yes:
Please I need answers. I recently started noticing strange three line marks on my body. Like scratches but this is deep with normally three lines and sometimes one line ( I have attached pictures). I do not drink, I always read my scriptures and pray before I sleep. I don’t have any pet. I live in a very clean house (abroad). I do not sleepwalk or have any health issue.

I noticed this before but recently started seeing more of the marks. Please does anyone know what this marks mean, how I can stop it, or any solution? Please don’t comment nonsense answers because I am very serious and need honest answers and solutions. Thank you so much.

If you can afford a CCTV get one and mount it facing your bed.

Amiteye:
So my kid can walk out on me while am still speaking, make stupid decisions and ask me to mind my business under my own roof, wouldn't feel obliged to say MIGWO when they see elders and absolutely become spoilt brats without them knowing. All that while shielding them from the reallity of the Nigerian way of life, making them smart gullible dumbasses as soon as the step out my door and most importantly from under my wings........

No thank you, africa way it is. Afterall I did not turn out too bad

Lol, have you ever watched supernanny? If not, check it out on YouTube. Do you see how the lady teaches kids not to be disrespectful without beating the child or emotionally abusing the child like Africans and it actually works.


All the beating and so called discipline we received in Africa, why are we the most corrupt? Why can't we make use of our natural resources for development?
The beating and so called morals did nothing to help children of yester years who are leaders today have morals. They turned out so vile and evil. The worst set of people on earth can be found in Africa and among African leaders. Very wicked and vile yet they go to church/mosque every Sunday/friday and pay tithe. Only African leaders oppresses her people. Whites make their people superior to others and use the resources of other continents. Same with Asians.


Discipline my foot.

A white man will talk to the child letting him know where he went wrong. Most white kids have already started working from the age of 13 earning minimum wage which helps them grow up fast. The system is better for those who are more athletic, brilliant, etc. But you think we have better morality and discipline? Discipline that is not moving the continent forward, lol.

White people are eons of years ahead of us, they are technologically advanced, medically advanced, development in first world countries gave way to human right laws, women right laws, laws that protect children and make it possible for them to have a good education in love, laws that protect the old, order, development...

And you are still asking if you should raise your kids like them

RealGboy:
Why not get married first before dishing out advice ?.... easy to just spit trash .... like all football fans saying a footballer should have passed the ball .... why not be on the pitch first

So which part are you screaming about? The first part where I only asked questions but you were quick to type your pre-thought out garbage or the other part where I called out for more awareness for intending couples on the issues of sex in marriage?

You people don't read and comprehend well, before screaming.

justosee:
You see... cheating on both sides maintains the marriage and happiness of both party codedly. Argue with me all you care...that's the reality..
Meanwhile, the stupid couples when they start the cheating game, they transfer the bottled anger and aggression on their partner which usually cause breakup......While the coded smart ones maintain their marriage and we keep praising and complimenting their marriage as the best thing that ever happened since Adam and Eve.
May God give us wisdom in all we do.

While I agree that so many marriages are not what it seems to be on the outside (maybe 60%) any marriage that requires cheating to maintain the "happiness" is a farce.

There are many old people who still make love to each other.

This thing about gisting all the gist really baffles me?

Do you people really marry your intellectual equal or someone you flow with on the same level or do you marry people cause of looks and shared external values (like being a Christian) cause gist no dey ever finish o.

As for the sex part, there should be more awareness for intending couples especially those who marry based on looks which is about 70%. Looks are important for sexual arousal but there are things that can turn one off after a while no matter how sexy the chick is or guy. Will you be sexually attracted to a man who lies, a dirty woman, a man who is lazy, etc Pregnancy can reduce a woman's sexual desire. Stretch marks, weight gain can make a man lose interest in his wife. These are real issues no one wants to talk about because we don't want to think about the negatives while planning.

Rhodaogunpeju:
I relocated to Canada through the express entry mode 2 years ago, one major advice I give everyone is follow all the steps laid down by Canada and you’ll be fine. When they say come with proof of fund of 6million naira for a family of 3, please try to get at least more than half of that money when landing, it’ll make life easier for you. I’ll be honest with my story by sharing breakdown of life and how we survived.


One important thing to note when relocating is give yourself one year to build your foundation, I can assure you that you’ll be fine. Another is not to be lazy or proud to do any odd job, as there is dignity of labour here.


This is my story from the day I landed:

We came with more than three-quarter of the recommended POF for a family of 3. From that money, we got an Airbnb where we stayed for 2 weeks, started house hunting, found something we liked and paid 3 months rent upfront (this is to reduce the tension of looking for job to pay bills).


In Canada, most times your experience is disregarded, so people go back to school, do certifications or anything to make your credentials equivalent to Canada’s. So we knew this and gave ourselves one year to work on that while we take up minimum wage jobs. We landed in October, my husband got a job at a warehouse In November, I’m lazy and didn’t have strength for all those tasking jobs of standing especially for cashiers in Walmart and malls, so I was searching for customer service job, and luckily I got a clerk job. My husband made 2,500 while I made 2,200. Together we brought in $4,700 monthly.

This is a breakdown of our expenses:

Rent – 1250

Home internet – 65

Power (NEPA) – 59

Phone bill for both of us – 110

Insurance for our car – 145

Total – 1,629.

We budgeted 1000 for groceries (this is a lot, but it was our budget). Our total expense came to 2,629. From the $2,071 left, we saved 1500 monthly and left the rest for miscellaneous (mostly for bulk purchase or to send money home to our folks, hang out with friends, shop once in a while etc.). By the way, there’ll hardly be any emergency where you have to spend your money on hospital bills etc. as medical is free here, education is free up till secondary school except for daycare.


We enrolled our daughter in a daycare that cost almost $1000 monthly. Govt of Canada pays kids up till 18years depending on household income something called child benefit. Our daughter got 560 monthly and another quarterly payment. The govt also pays daycare subsidy for each eligible child for 640 monthly. So since the govt paid 640 to the daycare on behalf of my daughter, I only paid the balance of 360. This was funded from her child benefit of 560. She had change of 200 which was paid into an account we opened for her.


Now this is our life as newly landed immigrants, while we were doing this, I was working on my HR certifications (I’m a HR professional), while my husband was studying online for his diploma. We were both studying and working.

While in naija, we earned well, we had savings of more than 300k monthly which we put away, in a year that gave us 3.6million. After house rent of almost 700k, hospital bills, (my daughter was a regular hospital visitor, sometimes we spent 50k, 100k in hospital bills). At the end of the year, we may have about 2m left in savings. Now go back to my monthly savings in Canada of 1500 per month which is about 18,000 Canadian dollars in a year, converted to naira, that’s almost 6million naira.



This is from people doing minimum wage jobs that included overtime o. it’ll be hard and stressful, combining studies and working is stressful. The stress from a physically demanding job can get to you, my husband was stressed for the first 3 months, back pain, neck and muscle strain etc. but we persevered, he was taken care of, he had regular massages, pain killers and ointment for joint pain but overtime he got used to it, he even moved from that role to a less demanding role.

Today, we’ve completed our studies, we’ve transitioned to professional jobs, and we have more than 4k monthly in savings from our income. You can actually have same expenditure every month as most bills are fixed, you can plan well, medical is free, nothing like emergency money for hospital bills. Unlike in naija, where we bought fuel everyday as per minister of power in our house, had 2 gens, repaired gen almost every 2 weeks, spent money on mechanics due to bad road and crazy drivers etc.


I have a friend earning more than a million per month in naija, he had an accident, had to be flown to Germany for surgery, sold some of his properties as the bill was mad, he lost that job because he was away for more than 2 years, his life never remained the same, he took the money left and relocated with his family (this is for people that keep saying if they earn millions, they won’t go anywhere), remember that in naija, an emergency can send you from grace to grass. If he were in Canada, his bills would have been free, he would have had employment insurance and be able to return to work.



The reason for this post is, please if you have the means and are eligible for express entry, please don’t be discouraged, I had friends that did security work, cleaning jobs while they were writing their bank certifications exams, to Nigerians, the jobs are degrading, but here nobody send you, our cleaner for office de drive range rover sef.


Today my friends have all transitioned to professional jobs. By the way I stay in Alberta where minimum wage is $15 per hour, so anyhow anyhow you must see like 2k take home job every month, and these minimum wage jobs are not hard to find, Walmart recruits everyday, stores, customer service jobs plenty just keep at it you’ll get one.

People are losing their jobs because of covid bla bla, very true, but like I said, are you lazy? My friend in HR was laid off in April, he jejely went to get a warehouse job and in September he got another HR role. Plenty things to do if you don’t get a job easily. My husband was doing something like uber, but this was like for food, you get to deliver online orders to people, he made like $200 every week (he didn’t do it full time, only on his off days). The money we got from selling our car in naija was kept differently for a car here, when we landed in winter we didn’t want to be carrying our then 1+ daughter up and down in the cold, so we got a car immediately (a small car of about $3,000).


Today we live in our home, doing far better, infact while on minimum wage we did far better than naija sef. Baby number two is on the way, everything is free, I’m getting the best medical attention, lots of freebies for pregnant mum lol.


To conclude, don’t let anyone discourage you from relocating, but do so legally, forget pride and take on minimum wage jobs while you look for professional jobs in your field. Don’t just sit around to wait for it to come, it took some people more than a year to get one, get busy, get certified and you’ll land one. Good thing is to be eligible for express entry, you must have relevant qualifications and experience so it’s easier to search for jobs with your certificate when you land.

By the way, a lot of people live comfortably on minimum wage jobs and never transitioned to professional jobs.

I saw this story on SDK blog

How can you call it righteousness if you didn't know whether saying yes, would make the people reject you?

It's not like you knew that the banks policy is against referrals or man know man and you still said yes to the question. That's righteousness.


I doubt that was why you lost the job. You just don't want to be accountable for the reasons you might have failed. That's the difference between a religious and none religious person.

How do you even know those who got called in didn't get there through connection?

There are so many possibilities. Keep trying.

So much for blood being thicker than water.

Harry has always been the black sheep of the family, I'm sure he'll be fine.