₦airaland Forum

EmekaBlue:
You have serious issues with criminals... Some crimes are committed due to a failed government that causes poverty and hunger then the strive to survive by any means posdible set in..You should put your anger on the big heartless selfish criminals at the top class and low class criminals who especially easily take lifes.

@the bold: Every sane person should.

Mere theft is different from broad-daylight kidnapping.

The West has destabilised this region for too long. Na now I begin dey understand their animosity towards westerners.

EmekaBlue:
Do China style... Use them for hard labour factory, engineering or farm jobs that would be useful to the society.
I dont think it would be hard for FG to use a large hectares of land to cultivate agricultural foods using prisoners as labour with mechanized farming for a start in this angle... Nigeria won't lack food then

Nigerian public institutions cannot efficiently manage profit-generating enterprises. At the same time, the country has an army of unemployed youths who are willing to work and are not criminals.

Criminals should not be pitied or condoned. They should be dealt with brutally, ruthlessly, thoroughly and mercilessly.

EmekaBlue:
I'm not justifying what these men did but the way people are saying kill them kill them instead... Seems many have lost humanity. Sick country with hypocrites... Later dem go dey claim church and mosque goers... Tufiakwa

So, what should the authorities do with die-hard criminals? Use taxpayers' money to fund their stay in the prison? For instance, in the UK, criminals are being released from jails because of potential over-crowding whereas certain punishments would have reduced their numbers.

Taiwojon:
This is inhumanity on your fellow human
Must you take someone blood to prove a point!

Say no to jungle justice

What is your opinion about the death penalty?

Damn! Man! They finished them! A state I know would have had them burnt to death!

I loathe criminals!

Deal with them!

rickleye:
When you are 60 and all alone . You’d quickly discover that you have nobody to share memories with . And when your kids are all grown up and have their own families to raise , you’ll understand loneliness.
I have uncles who separated from their wives and in their old age suffered a lot . To even operate the microwave is wahala. They go down 2 flight of stairs only to forget their keys and have to climb up and down again.
He died 2 days before anyone noticed and he wasn’t sick . Died normal causes.
Nah, because a few bad eggs give marriage a bad name doesn’t mean marriage as an institution is bad or outdated.

Companionship is another reason for marriage. But to some persons who have lived a generation while single, I doubt they will need companions later in life.

That said, I think men need to start developing mental hobbies and engage in exercise as they grow older. Do it for your physical and mental health.

folake4u:
It is also possible that Op is deluding himself that the lady's into him.

I'm a friendly person and very playful when talking to people. I will even smile and crack jokes with the person. Some guys think it's "green light" from my end whereas it's just basic courtesy. They try to seize the opportunity by asking for my number and when I refuse, they insist saying they won't disturb. I don't like stress, I'd give him the number and he begins to chat himself daily.

I am curious, how do you express genuine desire to a guy?

This love thing don dey hard pass further mathematics.

pansophist:
If the girl is attracted to him, that single act of video calling will not make her ignore him. At least she will respond to chats.

Talking stage is not only about saying the right thing to a girl, it is about being the right guy. If video call is too early, what about those that nack each other same day? Lol

I think the issue is the overload of rules these days. However, I see video calls from someone I met and interacted with for the first time two days ago as a breach of privacy.

Magnoliaa:
Infact, here is LIKELY where you fell out of grace.

She literally sent "hii." That was enthusiastic (real or fake) enough.
But if I greeted you like that, and the next thing you did is to call me on video, mo ma gbe e shepe ni.

Na here the guy fvck up. A video call to someone you met two days ago and unwarranted looks very somehow. You first ask if the person is okay with a video call before proceeding to call. Even voice notes sef, you ask first "Are you okay with a VN"? Esp to someone you have not established familiarity with.

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In all of this, I no get GF sef. But try to learn to not repeat this act.

SocialJustice:
Look at you arguing for women even with their daily actions in relationships and marriage scare men away.

I personally don't see why I should be saddled with any woman. I want my kids too and that's it, she has all the freedom to fly as she wants.

I want a lot of kids too with diversity, one woman can't do it.

The average Nigerian man cannot afford a polygamous home in today's world. You are daydreaming. How many Nigerian men are solidly middle-class by the age of 35?

lol

PerfectStranger:
My parents time wasn't as bad as this generation. No one is normalizing abnormalities, these days women's orientation about the whole relationship and marriage stuff has changed and we men have also adjusted the rules too,no one wanna be a simp.

Wedlock is an abnormality everywhere. Children from wedlock homes perform poorly compared to those raised in two-parent households. As a man, raising children in a two-parent household is the only benefit I see in marriage.

Thegamingorca:
It will now make the Japa lane more competitive. what you will end up doing is create more doctors to be received by overseas countries

It is a good thing as these are educated and skilled people possessing one of the oldest relevant skills universally accepted by everyone. Their presence will further improve our diasporans' image. These doctors, nurses et al., will set up hospitals and centres and/or tutor upcoming medics in Nigeria. It is for the country's good.

We should actually establish more institutions to churn out more medical graduates (across all sub-fields) for export. Greater remittances, more avenues to learn new techniques and grasp knowledge. I betoken that more japa folks will return within a decade, with their return, they come with a higher skill-set and experience.

The Philippines, India, Nepal and Indonesia do this. We should do the same. India even has ease of work visas as part of any trade agreement it wants to sign with another country.

plaetton:
Very funny and Disappointing.
A random stranger with no credentials makes an outrageous statement, they put it on the front page, and Everyone is making silly statements up and down. The Disappointing thing is that not a single commentator bothers to fact- check her nor asks her credentials as a public health spokesperson.

Are you all really that gullible?
Sad.

As of 2005, 35% of the undergraduate student population were carriers of the disease. Twenty years, a rise should be expected.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17290376.2011.9725000

viodemus:
Why is it only blacks that are suffering this thing in SA.

alarm bells.

That is the shocking thing about the region...the disease has black people as its carriers.

eazzzy1:
I wonder who still knacks raw in SA where one in every two person is a carrier.

That is the thing within that region...if you knack, you collect. Big yansh? Yes, but na AIDS full inside.

Skooltynz:
41% that's impossible.

It is actually true. Southern Africa is rife with HIV/AIDS. 12% of Namibians have the virus. What intrigues me is how it is prevalent among the black population, but not the white population.

Taal17:
It won't be enough, it would barely cover rent in Canada.or most countries

If your goal is residency for all of you then you can not avoid spending the time to RESEARCH.
Not YouTube and viral SM but actual research to identify a relocation path that you can afford and sustain.

If you can not make the time to do this research then what ever you see you collect.

He is either unserious or ignorant. I am sure his wife is behind the decision. On Facebook, one is forcing her husband who earns 35 million naira per annum to japa. As the man no gree, she becomes angry.

Good luck to Nigerian men who allow their wives to think for them. The Lord is their strength.

Boogeymannn:
Good morning NL family. I just registered this new account to seek your advice. I am a married man with a 16 months old daughter, I want to relocate my wife and kid abroad while I stay back to continue my business. I have 12m cash right now which I can raise to 14m if necessary. I don’t believe in selling properties to relocate and I can support my family with at least $1500 every month until they’re able to settle fully. I need advice and suggestions on countries and best routes, considering my little baby. I really want them to leave this year, there’s no hope for my kids in this our country. Please help me.

Why do you want to relocate a child who is not up to two years old and a nursing mother to the abroad to live alone? It is funny how you want to move them abroad, but you have not decided which country to go to.

He has been robbing the area many times. So, this is the first time he is being arrested or what?

Well, nothing surprising from another lovey-dovey criminal condoning society, aka the Western world.

mentro:
Hello bro, Thanks for this eye opening submission. I have started making research, but i have a question. Is it a must i work with a multinational before i apply for the NIW? I work with a good construction firm, so i don't know if I'm qualified. Thanks, i await your response.

You don't have to. Provided the experience is worth it and you have a BSc with five years of experience or BSc&MSc (no experience is needed with both). The koko is engaging an attorney (US qualified) to work on your profile as you will be charged in dollars.
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-second-preference-eb-2

FitCorper:
Abeg go siddon one place. Land is land, look for any good location with potential for the future and invest there. It mustn’t be Lagos or Abuja.

So, which states have a great future and in what areas do their future lie?

BABANGBALI:
Talking as if the five and one thousand naira he was talking about that time were easy to make.
Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

Abi...The way he mentioned was as if it was plucked from trees. But I get his analogy, invest in something worthy enough.

Regarding real estate, especially for diasporans, he is right as Lagos remains the best place to generate substantial ROI. Outside real estate, there are other better states which are poised to expand in population and have bigger land masses.

Savagethe21st:
Gerrard59 please i usually tell my friend about your posts and he needs your advice. He is a 25 year old software engineer working at access bank. Last week he just got visa to go to germany to study for masters. Now please advise him which option he should take. Option A: get a software job in germany since a lot of international companies there employ non-german speakers, learn the language there, integrate and get citizenship. Or option B: get a job there and visit usa during holidays in search of a woman to date and marry so he can quickly settle in usa.

Sorry for the late reply, lots of mentions and personal responsibilities.

Option A: It depends on if he really wants an added degree not just for relocation purposes. Does he want to truly learn something new at this point in his life? How many years of work experience does he have? Hope it is cognate enough?

Option B: Getting a woman, let alone an American citizen, to marry you as a black African while visiting is so unpredictable. You are not there for more than a month, you go marry woman? Is he very handsome and fit? Tall and fresh? Can he sweep a woman off her feet at first glance?

If his search is on relocating to the US for good (live, work and raise a family), then he should focus on his job at Access, working for an extra three years minimum while garnering new skills and relevant certifications while at it. Save money (in USD) and apply for NIW directly from Nigeria. With the approval, he gets authorisation to work in the US without an employer sponsorship. That is, he gets treated as an American. While on that visa, he then has the opportunity to woo ladies and vet them from the point of his attributes. I say this as a black African man in the abroad, it is better you work for your visa and woo women rather than depend on the woman's benevolence for visa. It is self-dignity and pride as a man.

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/ghana-seeks-to-borrow-dollar500-million-from-cocoa-traders/lk3s1ml

So Ghana wants to borrow $500 million from cocoa traders by selling their future harvests. This is the same thing Buhari did with crude - sold oil ahead of time for immediate loans. The same Ghana restricts traders from transacting with the farmers but through a commodity board. As a result, they lost out on the rise in prices (up to $10K per tonne for cocoa). Ivory Coast enacts the same policy. Socialism is a failure everywhere. Nigeria and Cameroon benefitted bigly from the soaring prices. Hopefully, Tinubu does not go forward with his commodity pricing board. Regulating prices has never worked anywhere.

demo79:
France,Spain,Italy,Portugal,Germany,LUXEMBOURG, Belgium,swizertland,Belgium or Austia

Countries with stiff work visa policies for foreigners or terribly low salaries or no job opportunities for black Africans.

YoungDaNaval:
I'll be 30 next month and doing well in my career. My only fear now settling down. Imagine how all the girls that used to turn me down all want to be with me. Lol Nigerian girls always want to eat their cake and have it. No be me and Una abeg

It is everywhere, and it is very dishonest. Tomorrow, the same people will say men are cheaters! Where were they when the men were toiling? Ndi stand at the finishing line waiting for the winners. I must admit tho that such an ideology propelled men to strive for success to win the "best" girl. But not any longer as women now work in the same positions as men. Both genders are now equal. Make everybody dey their dey.

PureFace1:
Wrong country, It is not easy to be a young black man from a poor family in this country. Everything will frustrate you.

99% of Nigerians are black. Abi Nigeria don dey practice race theory?

WrriterNg:
Where is panso.phist, Appley.ard And Gerrard.59?

They haven't posted here in a while

The anti-spam bot bans me a lot in this section and the mods are nowhere to be found.

I don tire.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
at what stage will Zelensky realise that the West is just using the lives of Ukrainians as cannon fodders?

Don't forget that he is a comedian. As I told a Taiwanese, don't allow the white man egg you to fight your brother (Mainland China). On the other hand, it seems the Filipinos want to die for another man's cause.

As for Ukraine, assuming it wins, where will the men who are to rebuild the country come from?

Kdamilola:
This is a very fascinating research!

Looking at the results and the current situation of the individuals, one may really be tempted to rush to conclusion. However, as rightly pointed out by numerous comments, the dataset looks skewed. This is not to deny the fact that academic success may lead to future success, but rather to further buttress that all the individuals (data) attended some of the best secondary schools where school fees are exorbitant. It's understandable that newspaper publication was used as the basis for data collection, but it's very glaring that most of the best WAEC and UTME results come from the best (sometimes expensive) schools in Nigeria.

That is largely a Nigerian fault as the best secondary schools ought to be publicly funded, aka affordable and accessible. This is how it works in Switzerland, Japan and Singapore. Even if the best secondary schools are privately owned, the best universities should not be (an example is Brazil). For a society to promote equal opportunities, the best education should come from publicly funded institutions.

I wrote on Nairaland that the secondary schools our parents attended have deteriorated such that their children don't plan to send their children to. It foretells danger. Currently, many parents of young ones send their children to private primary and secondary schools. In the future, these people will aspire to send their children to private universities rather than public universities from which they graduated. However, this should not be the case.

Nevertheless, it is no surprise that well-funded schools produce the top academic students. This is a universal phenomenon.

This is a very good topic which I am quite interested in, and if the OP is willing to dig further, I'll suggest that more factors be considered. It's not practical to include school, but I think cost of school fee per term or otherwise (close-ended), questions regarding scholarship(s) won for those out of the country (a 'yes or no' should be ok for this), and other factors worth considering can be used to develop a model and tested to see if one or more of these factors impact the success(es).

Thanks for the suggestions.

Regarding school fees, that will be a separate study as I aim to search across the country for the schools with the highest school fees across all classes in both primary and secondary. Something like the top ten most expensive schools in each state. Lagos and Abuja would get twenty slots. Then after that has been achieved, top graduates from selected universities will have their secondary schools listed alongside to test the model.

For scholarships, except in rare cases, PhDs especially in the abroad are fully funded. For MSc, that is tricky, but I would say those who made a First Class in their undergraduate education have a strong chance of getting a scholarship. The search will be beamed on undergraduate studies, which some of the listed names got but the anti-spam bot will not allow me to link sources in peace. But it will be an added factor.

But all in all, good job, OP!

Thank you!