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Mr ECONOMIST GURU SIR, yes we know Nigeria has the richest economy in Africa yet has the highest poverty rate in Africa. You talk like a typical successful Nigerian living in Nigeria. Please use your educated mind to research about realities rather than quoting your economic figures. I know a dozen of people , living in poverty or struggling in Nigeria but had to relocate to Mozambique and they are doing fine now. Infact most of them send money back home to their struggling siblings. My uncles living in Mozambique are extremely rich doing business in Mozambique. They enjoy the life more than in Nigeria. Most of these poor countries in GDP you bash, have steady electricity, good roads, pipe-borne water security as you don't worry of being kidnapped or assassinated. Yes there are poor people, but as a Nigerian if you are hardworking, its very easy to succeed in your business than in Nigeria. Most Successful Nigerians living in Nigeria thinks that every body in Nigeria has money like them, look around in your street, village, town are see hopeless and poverty raging through your neighborhoods. Suffering and smiling thaT's what we are yet.

pocohantas

I think this is something you have to consider when people make these comparisons. When I read that the country has constant electricity, I was shocked. Fine, it is poor, but for the average Nigerian who just wants a safe life where the person's business is not attacked because he decides to vote for a party. Nigeria has the biggest market in Africa (by sheer numbers), but most people would rather do their small businesses where things seemingly work.

The same analogy held when many southerners resided in the north because even though the market is smaller, the cost of living was lower and there was a sense of easy-going life. But religious insecurity has scuttled that. Some people just want a safe place where they do their small business in peace. I understand them and support it.

Honestly, I am surprised Mozambique enjoys constant electricity. It seems many people underrate safety even when they have so much money. With what happened in Lagos on Saturday and even Sunday night, I rather reside in Abidjan as a middle-tier businessman than a big/multi-business man in Lagos. Should Tidjane Thiam become Ivory Coast leader, it even becomes the best option.

LUAN1:
LP is a party not obidient,...the youth in Akwa ibom wanted oba of ypp. But unfortunately, udom arrested him for alleged money laundry abi bribery, he was the strongest and the best candidate. He was in prison, and was released on health condition, he couldn't campaign., I think he started his campaign after the postponement of governorship election on the 11th. He would have won the election if not so much allegation by the governor and the PDP.
1) the said is an ex-convict because he was in prison for about 3weeks, the matter is still in court sef
2) akwa ibom is tribalistic , they said he is married to Igbo, that Igbo woman can never be first lady in akwa ibom
3) the said he is a cultist.
All this are allegation.
The man is the best.

Akpabio is married to an Igbo woman, and he (Akpabio) is still loved across the state, notwithstanding his being in APC. Uloma had little issues in the state. No one berated Akpabio for marrying an Igbo woman.

tensazangetsu20:
But I am not stuck and hungry in a shithole . Just googling north Cyprus alone brings a myriad of bad news. Search north Cyprus on YouTube and the first link is about how African students are all suffering there. There's a documentary by DW. I am sorry but if your brother cannot make use of these to research a country before he goes then he's a big fool. This is even a graduate not a child.

FYI, degrees from north Cyprus are only recognized in turkey so if your brother plans to use that as a springboard to anywhere it's dead on arrival. Even if he gets a Cyprus citizenship which I don't see it happening, he can only go to one country with it and that's turkey. He should end the degree and come back to Nigeria. Degrees from north Cyprus can't be used anywhere. You can't even evaluate it by Wes. A simple search on Google and even on nairaland here would have revealed this.

As bad as Abike is, she warned young Nigerians travelling to North Cyprus. He should just return to Nigeria quietly. Where God would punish him is if he is Igbo and beckons on the immigration office for help.

MeghaneMorgane:
You’re the fool! Don’t call my brother a fool.

So, what do we call a stubborn man who refused to listen to his parents and siblings after they warned him about his choice? It is not like the information about Northern Cyprus is not online - it is literally everywhere. So, what should Tensa have termed your brother? The wisest man ever liveth?

Africans studying in Northern Cyprus: https://www.google.com/search?q=Africans+studying+in+Northern+Cyprus&rlz=1C1EJFA_enNG757NG757&sxsrf=AJOqlzUE7rGKhXwu3B6JoUxzwWggIXuydg%3A1679278306789&ei=4sAXZPThL8ri2roP8I-duAw&ved=0ahUKEwj02tGXt-n9AhVKsVYBHfBHB8cQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Africans+studying+in+Northern+Cyprus&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoHCCMQsAIQJzoFCAAQhgM6BAgjECc6BQgAEKIEOgcIABAeEKIESgQIQRgAUPwDWIMhYMAkaAFwAXgAgAGGBYgB_xuSAQswLjEuNC4yLjEuMpgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Africans studying in Brazil: https://www.google.com/search?q=Africans+studying+in+brazil&rlz=1C1EJFA_enNG757NG757&sxsrf=AJOqlzV69KrVxeXaYQgJN_-ffg9GSMUe7w%3A1679278475792&ei=i8EXZJiHMN2u2roPlZSduAw&ved=0ahUKEwjY-Jzot-n9AhVdl1YBHRVKB8cQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Africans+studying+in+brazil&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoKCAAQRxDWBBCwA0oECEEYAFCvAljQCmDFDGgBcAF4AIAByAOIAYUMkgEJMC4yLjMuMC4xmAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Let's fear God in what we do na.

Nice2023:
Madam I make a little above that every month...but after I read about a Nigerian who left this country and relocated abroad earning double his income yet he couldn't save as much as he was saving while living in Nigeria.

UK has a very funny minimum wage that would shock u more.

Pls,better stay back.

That is because they always convert their expenses to naira even when they are earning pounds. Why should he measure how much he earns and spends in naira? Anyone who relocated would automatically earn more than s/he does while in Nigeria. It is simple FOREX. If you earn in pounds, you spend in pounds, nothing should concern you with naira.

As for the UK minimum wage, it is almost the same across all developed countries. The places where it is above the average (Switzerland and some states in the US) have high cost of living. So, everything comes down to square one.

bamdexfarms:
To add to your writeup above, there is a severe shortage of jobs right now in the UK. Technically they are in a recession as a result of Brexit but they don't want to announce it. Several people that left their lucrative jobs and businesses in Nigeria for the UK are currently struggling to find jobs. Even the so-called care jobs are getting difficult to find. As the poster above me advised, please weigh your options carefully. You are better off going to Canada than the UK. There are also better European countries you can migrate to with your family because there is nothing special about the UK. Their system is designed to collect from you rather than give. I pray God will guide your decision.

None offers a straight pathway to naturalisation (this should be her main target) and those who do are not English speaking. I doubt OP is prepared to learn another language. Also, those places have fewer blacks. But then, if Nigerians can be crude tribalists, nothing wrong in residing amongst racists.

franchasofficia:
You are a very smart person.

Igbos should please learn from this 2023 election.

You all have won but it is not yet over! It is time for all well meaning Igbos to go back to the drawing board. This 2023 general election ought to teach every sensible Igbo man or woman a hard lesson about Nigeria and especially the true nature of The Yorubas.

When some of us scream that to japa is the best, Seatrade would be chanting mumbo-jumbo. When we say, invest part of that money into a CBI program, una go say there is no point. Once Tinubu enters, anything a non-connected Igbo businessman sees, let him take it like that.

maasoap:
They shouldn't have tried to uproot Yoruba governor in Yoruba land They put target on their own back.

None of the contestants is an Igbo man. Even Jandor, an ex-APC member, confessed that every election time, the anti-Igbo sentiments spring up. Or is Jandor an Igbo man?

You people should be ashamed of yourselves!

emmybobo1:
You have said the truth. I have tried to convince my brother to stop the house he’s building somewhere in KETU. I asked him to sell the land and build in the east. But he refused

Building to live or rent? To live is very stoopid, but to rent, you register as a non-Nigerian entity and if possible, appoint a non-Nigerian to be the placeholder. The market in the south east/south is too small, and I understand why many prefer building outside the region. It is basic economics, but you minimise your risks at all costs.

FatherOfJesus:
Stop Investing massively in Lagos. You can see why from today's elections.

Take your investments home, people will always come there to patronize you.

Lagos is now hostile to you guys, the evidence is bold and glaring for everyone to see. The earlier you start thinking home, the better.

Your investment will always be save at home. Stop buying multimillion naira properties in Lagos. Make your money there, rent apartment or build something small, then move them to the east in droves. Don't be stupid, be wise.

Cheers guys

The investments should be minimised. The cash should be saved in foreign banks. Richer ones should start buying citizenships in other countries. They should diversify beyond Nigeria. Yes, Nigeria has the biggest market (by sheer numbers) in Africa, but don't invest in the market as a Nigerian headquartered business. You do so as an Ivorian or Ghanaian or American enterprise, as your wealth can handle. Lessons should be learnt from what happened to Russian billionaires who had investments in the west. The same would happen to Chinese businesses when the time comes.

Stubborn ones would disagree, but when the time comes, Nigeria would teach them a lesson.

DenreleDave:
We have told igbos several times, they are welcome to do business...

But one thing we don't want is; insulting us, our Kings and wanting to possess us.. We will never allow that..

We want them to go and repair their damaged South east

No one is trying to possess your property. It was purchased, most times, with the highest amount, even way more than the market value. Regarding your kings, it was the Oba of Lagos who threatened to drown people in the lagoon because they preferred to vote another Yoruba man to govern a Yoruba state.

Stop lying childishly.

kingthreat:
The only reason Yorubas are being hostile is because Igbos intentionally want to determine the politics of Lagos.
Do your business. Run your enterprise, live and enjoy the government benefits. Stop trying to change the politics of a region to indirectly control the state.
If it was that Igbos are split between APC and other parties, the better. But 97% of Igbos hate APC leaders and Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And believe that it is their right as Lagosians to remove his powerhold in Lagos.
If Tinubu's power in Lagos will wane, let it not be from non-Yorubas. Let it be determined by Yorubas. The Igbos overstepping the boundaries in the SW is exactly what they were doing in the North that led to the pogrom killings. How dare you kill the Sardauna of Sokoto?
They will never learn.

In that case, why not advocate for the division of Nigeria, huh? Why should Nigerians living elsewhere be deprived of voting, especially where they pay taxes?

As for the red aspect, none of the contestants in the Lagos election is Igbo. Is there any who is Igbo?

Aldol:
This is why you need to change your ways. You should know there is something you guys are doing wrong. You are hated in Ghana,South Africa, India, Italy , Dubai etc You are even hated in your place but you decide to misbehave to the southwest that accommodated you, nurtured you, fed you till you grew wings to say Lagos is a nomansland,

you even threaten to displace Oba of Lagos once you capture Lagos. Who does that?. You took the yoruba simple nature for granted. Now yoruba are tired and want to teach you small lesson you are now playing the victim as usual after looking for trouble.

Shebi you say we are too tribalistic even when we are not to you , now you will see the real meaning of tribalism, we don't care whatever you call us anymore, we are now proud of those names you call us with our full chest. You have beaten more than you can chew

Another bare-faced lie! You lots lie too much!!

The Oba of Lagos openly threatened to drown Igbos in the lagoon for preferring to vote Agbaje - a Yoruba man. In 2023, they are threatened with machetes and sticks because they want to vote GRV - another Yoruba man. During Covid, Yoruba youths ransacked his palace, not Igbos.

For crying out loud, don't you have a conscience?

sunray:
Unnecessary emotions and feelings. Nobody will allow visitors to take over his father's land. Nigeria is not UK or USA.
Let the Igbos focus more on bad government in SE and stop running down other regions where they are making their wealth. Most importantly, Labour Party politics of religion is the greatest undoing for the Igbos. It is a wrong strategy that cannot fly in this country

But APC fielding two Muslims in a 50-50 Muslim-Christian country is the best strategy?

Free education is not good o.

Tflex01:
Now the question is why are Igbos creating problem for themselves where they are already too comfortable??

So choosing to vote for GRV - a Yoruba man - is creating problem?

BentizilL:
No you're not getting the point, maybe because you're Igbo...
Warn your people not to pokenose in our matter and respect their host... No man's land is my only problem with Igbo, I've Igbo as friends...

So voting for GRV is disrespecting the hosts? Is GRV not a Yoruba man? Was any contestant Igbo in the election?

Perfectbeing:
No other tribe is more vocal about Lagos being a no man's land than one particular tribe.

I keep reading/hearing this, but I am yet to see an Igbo person say or write it. It is always you modafvckers that scream it every four years. Low budget Dipo Awojide!

TheUnsure:
Im a single mum of two (both under 10) in my early 30s. I make a profit of 2.1m -2.4m from my business monthly. And I just got an offer of a 9-5 job that should be paying about 600k monthly with a multinational (not sure if I want to take it in addition to my business or just face my business completely).
Edited to add: the reason I'm not sure if I'm taking the job is because it would require leaving home at 5/5:30 am and driving 3/4 hours everyday in lagos traffic, not sure I have that strength. On the other hand, apart from the extra money, it's a good way to meet more people, enlarge my circle. My business mostly online so I hardly go anywhere.

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You are better off in Canada - get the passport and if the country tire you, you can move elsewhere. That passport is very important considering what would befall Nigeria in the next decade or two. You would not want to be left stranded and say "had I known". I would not encourage the UK because of the long route to naturalisation and limited career opportunities. You enter express entry and become a permanent resident. Better than toiling for the next six years to attain British nationality amdist the unpredictable immigration policy in the UK.

As for dating, I must say, your options are limited compared to your friends and ladies you know. Have that at the back of your mind.

I am glad I left the hell-hole! I am stunned! A Yoruba couple cannot vote in a Yoruba state because they look like Igbos.


Never would one have thought such could happen. I am glad I vowed never to give birth while in Nigeria. I am glad I fled! I told my parents and siblings that the country would never move forward. All my predictions are coming to pass.

Honeydenz:
Thinking aloud all through last night, I have thought very deeply till 1am this morning on how a particular pattern Of wealth and affluence drives In a family and society expecially in this part of the world.

Studying the life of rich and influential individuals in the society, most of them seem to come from an already established or comfortable home, this worries me since I and my siblings aren't really from a well-to-do home or a rich background.
For example,
Seyi tinubu is already successful and famous and doing well, all thanks to his father Bola tinubu and understandably, tinubu himself also had a rich parent and studied in the US and With the western exposure they come back home and do great things, Obaseki of Edo state, Femi otedola's father was a governor of Lagos state, I can go on and on.
Your background and the environment you grew up in either impacts your life positively, or negatively, and could determine your future. But only if you allow it to. From the experiences of many, a humble upbringing, absence of one parent or lack of education does not mean that your future is doomed.

What's your opinion? Please no sentiments, religious or emotional comments pls, only reasonable argument is welcome.
would really appreciate if this can get to the front page for more logical explanations.

It is like compound interest. When the first family is established, invariably, successive generations would become more established and even wealthy. Na part of the reasons some African Americans say the success of Nigerian-Americans should not be used to judge the success of black people in the US because those Nigerians by virtue of going through the US immigration system, are the best and brightest from Nigeria. The same would play out in Canada compared to blacks who have been domiciled there for many generations.

It is usually hard for the first generation and maybe second. A lot of sacrifices and delayed gratification have to be made. One major way is to have few children instead of many children. That way, little resources can be managed for the benefit of everyone. Another is delayed gratification. The first generation should postpone some purchases and expenses so that their offsprings' education can be catered for properly. Education still remains the surest way to a middle class lifestyle in a country where things work and the economy is pretty good. Buhari and his cohorts have severely destroyed the Nigerian economy. Also, insecurity has rendered many people poorer than before.

In developed countries, especially those who got developed and prosperous within a short period of time, parents pay very close attention to their children's education and development. This applies to Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, China, South Korea etc. For instance, Chinese who migrated to the west during the '80s and '90s faced many challenges, but they persevered and were focused. Today, their children are reaping the fruits of their parents' labour and enjoying life. At the same time, it is very important for the first and second generations to discipline themselves not to be wayward. Again, these Asians know it so well, and very few are wayward compared to other races. Waywardness can destroy everything the previous generation built. To build is hard, to destroy is easy.

With the Internet comes easy access to information, however, this means greater and stiffer competition for scarce resources. People from less financially comfortable backgrounds should be properly and timely informed, plan their lives well and play delayed gratification. It is hard at first (nothing good comes easy), but it pays in the long run.

woginid967:
As if our president was not from them.

See, God lifts men. Methods differ but NEVER forget, GOD lifts men.


God will be stupiiiid to let any human exist whose case is totally hopeless.

Those you mentioned get offered chances to be amputated and take up professional begging and they become rich. I have met several and discussed with them at sabo. Some join herdsmen or BH..... Either way money is made.

No one, i repeat..... No one is hopeless in this universe.

Buhari joined the army, and he came from a wealthy family by his generation's standards. Please stop lying.

jesmond3945:
this sense of entitlement bro. If you guys helped in order to reap from him and not to establish him then it was a wrong mindset abnitio. He has a family and they are very important to him. When you marry starve your family and send all the moneey back home. Then dont blame anybody when your kids who are supposed to be in oxford by the age of 18 are still in ogbomosho.

It is not an entitlement, but the fairest thing to do. It is an opportunity of cost. By sponsoring him, it is believed he has greater options of maximising the returns. It is an investment in him. People invest in people so that they get a return either directly or indirectly. A grown man who got sponsored by his mother should have commonsense in paying back, especially if his siblings' progress was financially curtailed by it.

Nice2023:
I don't agree with u except where u said,his brother has his life to live.

If that guy actually wanted the progress of his family,I think his brother would have been the first person to assist knowing full well,that it was his mum's hard earned pension that was used to send him abroad.

I am a living example,in fact my father got downsized in 2001, that is 15years before his retirement, but it was his gratuity he used in training three of us at the University and I when I graduated and relocated, I got a job and immediately,I relocated my brother and got a him a job too just to make ensure I stabilised my family first.

Family first and I don't care how sweet the woman turns out to be. The major thing is,the money was mummy's pension for crying out loud.

There is no crime in helping the family to grow.

That is how it is done. The mom sacrificed her retirement for his progress. Commonsense says you pay back. It is the fairest thing to do.

martyns303:
I don’t like how you write, but I am going to reply nonetheless. I know your type, the black tax. As soon as a relative travels abroad, or is doing well, you guys will start sucking the person dry, swear that the guy never reached out or assisted you and mom in anyway, shape or form. That he never sent any money home. Have you bothered how he’s faring in Dubai? I stayed briefly in Dubai for a short course, do you know how tough it is to get a job as a Nigerian in Dubai?

So he sent his wife to Germany, with the hope of joining her. My good friend sent his wife to the U.K. while he’s in Nigeria, she went and studied nursing, and now he’s gone to join her. Your brother had a good plan, unfortunately he got a bad wife, how does that make him a simp, is he the first man to send or bring a wife abroad and the woman starts misbehaving?

As someone who’s the breadwinner, I can totally understand your brother, at some point he has to look out for himself because if doesn’t, you guys will kill him with black tax and your sense of over entitlement.

The mother took a loan and the family in Nigeria was financially affected. The best he would have done was ensure he is stable and pay back. That is the fair thing to do. My guy here sends money home even though he is on scholarship, let alone someone who was sponsored by the family.

Mstravelindiva:
Throughout my travels I’ve learned that the color many care about is “[b]Green” (e.g. cash). You’d be amazed what’s tolerated and overlooked when you’re spending money![/b]

https://www.nairaland.com/5886610/racism-against-blacks-reduce-drastically

I have been preaching it for donkey years, no one disrespects a rich person. Some people would hate you, but cannot disrespect you openly because of the economic consequences of doing so. The greater the economic consequences, the less disrespect and discrimination, and vice-versa. D & G founders learnt a thing or two about disrespecting Chinese culture. If black people want to be respected, not liked (everyone cannot like you), they should make their countries rich and prosperous. It is the reason African Americans are respected globally because as citizens of the US, they constitute the biggest black middle class and heaviest spenders. However, as long as black Africans constitute the largest number of black people globally, the average black person would be disrespected as the vast majority of sub-Saharan African countries are poor ( (sub-Saharan African is home to more black people than elsewhere)

Humans are judged by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The lowest rank has to do with money. Thus, every human being across the world likes money and will do anything to get money (legitimately) even if it involves offering a service to an enemy.

Raalsalghul:
Oga you don start. 🙄

Na statements like this dey make me talk say you dey whiteknight sometimes.

I disagree with you though.

Nigerian men and women are the same in terms of beauty.

Abi the ugly Nigerian men no be the supposed "beautiful" Nigerian women born them?

I did not make that statement because of wishful thinking. In the Facebook group I am in, I carefully analysed the pictures members uploaded during the introduction and even profile pictures and other posted pictures. I realised that women, even without makeup, are finer than the men. When I see a fine man, I even tell myself that this guy is handsome, and vice-versa for the women. Nigerian men are not handsome. Fine, being handsome is not the major way to assess a man's desirability, but facially speaking? Nigerian men are not fine. Even the men who japa'd recently especially to the UK are not handsome. Those in Canada fine pass them. Until I observe in a group where there are many fine Nigerian men, I would change. I rely on studies, hypothetical or scientific, to change my beliefs.

P.S. I am not handsome too. I worwor die.

kerny:
Good day Gerrard,
I plan on leaving the country on a work visa. I already have my Masters degree from a university here in Nigeria and a couple of work experiences here and there.After a much needed soul search, I wouldn’t want to go back to school plus I’m at an age where I need to support my parents financially and wouldn’t want to but the burden of a Phd funding on them.

PhDs are funded globally. Any school or course program that says students should fund their PhDs should be disregarded. You could aim at Japan as most Japanese students are not interested in a PhD. In fact, the universities are literally begging them to enrol in PhDs because almost all PhD students/graduates are foreigners. Foreigners run the labs. Like mine sef, na only two foreigners go remain once the present set graduate. I have asked others and checked their labs, ALL PhD students are foreigners. This means, there exist opportunities for foreigners, regardless of nationality, to become admitted into a PhD program.

Now, it is your duty to search for those opportunities.

I recently made the decision to travel about a week and most of the work visa agencies I have come across haven’t seem authentic enough.
My question is: Do you know any legitimate work visa packages(I’m not country specific) or agencies that run such packages? Thank you.

Ab initio, I have always been against using agents for anything travel. There is nothing an agent does that you cannot do. The same Google an agent uses is what you can use. If not for CBN rules, I would have booked my ticket on my own rather than using an agent who stubbornly booked Lagos as my departing point rather than Abuja. I don't like using agents as it makes me look lazy since the information is online and free.

Looking for a job is a job on its own. What do you do? You research about job sites in the preferred countries you want to relocate to. You research about the possible work visas available to employers to recruit foreign workers. You build on your LinkedIn profile and contact recruiters (companies pay them. You don't have to pay) in your preferred countries. Ultimately, your skills matter enough for a foreign company to recruit someone from sub-Saharan Africa and pay for your arrival into the country.

onihaxy:
From the beginning of my post, you can see where I asked how?, where and when? Isn't it. That should answer your first paragraph.


For the second paragraph. Please post links to LinkedIn post or university publication of the schools that pays for flight of students.

Commonwealth, MEXT and Rotary International are examples of organisations that sponsor the flights (to and fro) of successful candidates. See why Tensa20 said you should research? You already stated it was a lie, that is my issue. Because you don't know it does not mean it does not exist.

I myself schooled abroad, US to be precised so I know about funding, GA, on campus jobs, RA and the likes which I am not disputing. The fact I am disputing is university paying for your flight. Please post links and proofs.

The university will also pay for entrance exams like GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL and the likes right?,
The university will also pay for WES or any other credentials evaluation right?
The university will also pay for SEVIS or any other body in the proposed country for him right?

The United States is not the only country that offers scholarships/funding to international students. Also, those applications you listed are not mandatory or even required by these organisations or universities.

That reminds me too, the university will also pay for his visa application fees, police certificate (if required) and also lodge him in 5 star hotel too shey?

Why should a graduate applicant lodge in a five star hotel during the application process? What happened to staying in a friend's house? Again, those scholarships don't require successful candidates to pay visa fees. The process is entirely free..

The university will even do shoppings for him before boarding his free flight too I guess.

The university will even pay his passport fees at Nigeria immigration service as well.

This is where his friends, well-wishers and people he knows come in. I already stated this to him. People who have faced way worse financially went through the same process and succeeded. I know two, and one is a Nairalander. In fact, he found it very difficult to travel to Abuja. Today, he is in Tokyo and did not pay a kobo as visa fee or flight ticket.

Uncle. I am a realist and do not live in fantasy island. 150k naira savings (about $200 ) WILL NOT DO ANY SHIT in international admission. That's even tier 2 schools application fees alone in the US

Yeah, you don't live in fantasy land, but you expect a graduate student to lodge in a 5-star hotel, utilise all his savings rather than asking well-wishers and buy every clothing before relocation. It is not everything an aspiring student buys before travelling, but you the numero-uno realist on Nairaland, expect such to be possible. Again, without sounding like a broken record, the United States is not the only country that offers sponsorship to brilliant international students.

It is OP's responsibility to do his search and ask his network. There must be someone he knows who has gone the same process. I have such people and asked them. Today, others are asking me, and I walk them through the process.

jara:
The more Africans are hated in other countries, the more fascinated they are to visit or live there.

This is a country where Africans are afraid to come out in the day because they lack legal papers.

One guy from Cameroon was asked if it was worth it. He said war is ravaging his country. Pitiful.

Yet, some rogue is posting pictures to lure other Africans there. He will soon open office as agent for slave traders.

That is not Morrocco's fault but Cameroon's and Nigeria's. Do Namibians or Bastwanians experience the same conditions in Morocco? What about South Africans or Kenyans?

nonhuman:
black people are not meant to enjoy or have good things, they like leaders like buhari, and Tinubu

Namibians, Barbadians and Bahamians enjoy good things. I once like you, but I believe using Nigeria to cover all black people is unfair. Nigeria's problems are caused by Nigerians and should only be used to judge Nigerians, not every black person.

expatinmalay:
Hi y'all

This is my first boat cruise experience. It was really nice experience for me.

We left Malaysia on a Genting Dream Boat cruise to Singapore and back to Malaysia. It was 3 days cruise and it was a lovely experience.

Nice foods, nice rooms, etc. The boat has a capacity of about 3000 guests with lots of facilities like Cinema hall, party halls, conference centers, casinos, restaurants, games arcade, kids area, etc.

Worthy of note is that there was only 1 black among the crew member, shes from Zimbabwe, the first thing she asked me was if i am from Nigeria and Yoruba tribe. I also observed that lots of Chinese, Singaporeans (esp old and elderly) likes playing betting, casinos, etc

You can get additional information from their website and on wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genting_Dream

https://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=1357

Beautiful pictures.

[quote author=Gokoyer0 post=121758948[b]]If it happens to be in Europe(except UK)[/b], you may not find any black person among the crew members.

Enjoy your cruise sir.

As a Nigerian, what kind of visa do I need to acquire for the Cruise? Do I need need both Singaporean and Malaysian visas?[/quote]What about France?

Tomorrow, some ignoramuses especially blacks in the west would say South East /Asians are racists. Make dem kuku dey there with their wokeness.