₦airaland Forum

uchman:
Please Gerr.ard59,
Do you mean that English proficiency test result is required from we Nigerians?

Apologies if asking too much

Yes. Alternatively, you can tell the school that you can submit a letterhead from a lecturer or professor stating that you received your undergraduate degree in English.

But bros, this is almost four years, and you are still on this matter. Within this period, laws have changed, and tuition fees have increased. More immigration laws will be introduced between now and 2027.

In the Western World? YES. The data shows it - fewer people are marrying and at a much later age.

However, in Nigeria, I doubt as there isn't any conclusive data. Traditionally, many Nigerians look forward to being married. Social media isn't a true representation of socio-cultural lives in Nigeria.

JuanDeDios:
That surprised me too. It's a rich country, but they're very conservative. Must be a cultural shift has taken place there - with young men reportedly not knowing how to approach women and all.

Please what do you think when you mean "conversatism" by Japanese?

Those people are liberal in their own way and practice what most Nigerians will categorise as "people wey don spoil". Their girls dress in skimpy wears, both genders smoke at will, drink alcohol every now and then, clubbing till the following morning etc. School girls' uniforms are above or just slightly below the knee.

CheedyJ:
Na the
physical/real ones we dey like for here

There is a Nigerian version which generated 2BN in annual revenue in its first year. There are Nigerians who love online sex chats, videos and pictures.

LordAdam16:
yell into the void

the rest of the world has been complaining about this for decades
how does it feel to be on the receiving end of a boot?

-Lord

Lula of Brazil has warned that if the MERCOSUR agricultural trade agreement isn't ratified by the Europeans, he would not sign any trade deal with the Europeans. Meanwhile, European farmers, especially in France, who lamented increased food imports, are angry that cheaper food will be imported into the continent. The Brazilian just as the Argentines, Uruguayans, Peruvians, etc., are unfazed because they have China to consume their agricultural produce. Argentina exports soymeal to China, and Brazil supplies more than 50% of China's soybean consumption. Then, there are fruits and other agricultural produce from neighbouring South American countries.

South Africans are now turning towards China since the US has become bellicose.

The rise of China has been a force for the greater good of the world.

Chidimercy:
Yes k have read through the thread, what I meant is this, the requirement as a Bsc holder. The documents I am meant to have to be able to apply. I have read through the thread but have not rally understood very well. So I want to know the specific documents I need to apply with.

Someone will come here to ask this question again.

Here:

- Transcripts
- Bachelor's Degree
- Letter of Recommendation
- English proficiency test result
- Research theme (very important)
- and whatever the school requests you submit. Each school is different, so inquire at each institution.

ultraviolet27:
Teak plants even yield more quickly than cocoa and coconut plant,it's more viable,and can be harvested forever it never declines you see cocoa before it matures,start flowering,and even after fruiting fulani bandit/herdsmen can set their cattles to the farm it(cocoa)is grown once they devour the trees and even with the cocoa pods the rest they set fire on it(that's their modus operandi in ipoti,ikoro,Ijero,epe axis of ekiti here)and the cocoa will never grow again until you replant it.But you see teak it's then it will even grow robustly the more it's like fire or ashes is a fertilizer to it.

mir is no boom in price again it will be a wasted efforts

I am just giving a piece of my advice the op should do what will suit and work best for him though!

If that is not wickedness, I don't know what else it is. But then, Tinubu denied their existence in the region and famously asked, "Where are the cows?"

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The increase in cocoa prices was a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. We might not see it again because weather conditions have improved in both Ghana and Ivory Coast. Also, other countries are cultivating cocoa like mad. Brazil will surpass us very soon, as we are only slightly above Cameroon.

brain54:
They are governments that run successful businesses...
And they is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
You can't keep depending on and keep running the same old wives tales. The world is evolving it's best to change old narratives and evolve with time!

That is not the Nigerian government. Nigerian governments cannot efficiently and competently manage profitable corporations.

InMyOpinion:
Was it really a "surge" or is it because our currency is now badly weakened?
for instance, if before this admin our exports were worth $1m, that would be N47m (at Fx rate of approx 470). This year the same $1m exports would be worth about N1.5b. (at Fx of approx N1500)

I'm happy things appear to be looking up but we must look at these figures in relative terms

You are right. The Lagos Chamber of Industry and Commerce noted the bold - the figures increased largely as a result of the devalued currency, not because of an increase in volume. However, that of cocoa increased in volume as many got into the trade due to the historical price per tonne for cocoa.

We have to know:
- the size of the land you are getting
- where are/is the land situated
- your technical experience of each crop
- how much capital you have
- and how long are you willing to wait before harvest

Just so you know, if you want to make money out of any crop-based agricultural venture, you need to be involved in the processing, and if you cannot, you need to be close to major off-takers.

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Your thread reminded me of this one: https://www.nairaland.com/7507413/oil-palm-vs-cocoa-vs

wonlasewonimi:
Trump/Vance has wrecked US politics & economy, they will never allow such idiocy to happen again. Elon will be sent back to South Africa.

As if the opposition party has someone reasonable to replace them.

I would rather wait till the polls, as the same was said for Kamala to win.

wonlasewonimi:
Yeah I understand your point. But the way he has dealt with the dems, he can never be trusted again. They would probably use Google or Amazon to handle the same services. All his clearances will be withdrawn. They can revisit how he got his citizenship. His companies can be taken over easily. They can allow china to sell electric cars in the US. See what they have done to Tiktok and Huawei. He is easily dispensable!

Interesting POV.

I wonder where he would run to when such happens, certainly not Western Europe. Maybe Chile or Japan. He should hope/plan JD Vance wins so he gets another four years of influence.

wonlasewonimi:
He would go broke when Dems takeover.

Fair argument, but I don't see him allowing such to happen so easily. Either he and Peter Thiel buy their way into the party or keep on influencing elections. But without his companies, the US-led West will be behind the Chinese. So Elon is needed for continued Western dominance.

KingDashx:
Baba no dey talk like that oh
Them dey oh.. them no won show themselves.

lol

They don't exist. If they do, they should be as rich as Elon and others. At least, the Saudi Royal Family is recognised for its wealth. Tell us the wealthiest native doctors/ritualists you think we should know?

Only patent medicine sellers make money out of our traditional practices, not fugly-looking and dirty ritualists.

fineboynl:
I still believe that America are overestimating and over stretching their billionaire. All those figures doesn't really add up.

Could you explain how publicly quoted figures don't really add up?

I watched the act live on CNN then.

Chai! I don dey old o

kpankpangolo:
Last week, I wondered when out in a supermarket “who is knacking all these beautiful women I’m seeing everywhere?” The truth is, not many men. If men and women were as active knacking, one wouldn’t come across social media trolls of both sexes disturbing our peace. A pocketful of people knack many and each other. The rest settle with porn and toys. Frustration from their incel lifestyles cause all these many opinions and debates one comes across online.

Agreed, including declining living standards and a harsh economic climate. But how would they have adequate sex when they have brainwashed themselves that sex is bad? You have men refusing to sexually satisfy their wives because of so-called tradition, and women arrogantly asking their husbands, "If sex is food?" Some, if not most of them just married to fulfil societal rites, but continue their sexual affairs with people outside their marriages.

They deserve whatever they get.

seppuku:
you forgot to add a good part of the country is desert and the cities are small with sparse populations.

I mentioned that in my comment.

To me, there is nothing sparse about Namibia's population, considering its size, as it is slightly higher than Bayelsa state.

Just to put it here: if you want to run a thriving business in an African country, target the export market. Moving to Namibia to sell to Nambians does not make sense to me. Someone living in Yola but sells to Lagosians will make more money than the person who lives in Namibia trying to sell to Namibians. The alternative is moving to Namibia as a remote worker, or you want somewhere safe where the majority look like you to reside, but have your investments elsewhere. Don't move to Ndi Namibia or Seychelles because you want to make money o.

Two, before moving to an African country, ensure you have sufficient funds to establish yourself, as most of these countries lack adequate job opportunities, even for their own citizens, let alone other Africans.

Lastly, please behave yourself to avoid unnecessary animosity because a significant proportion of Nigerians are noise makers and troublesome in nature.

Entanglement:
oga forget those people. There are just showing you the outside clothes but deep down, they are facing seriously policy issues!

I know many have closed down and coming back to Nigeria to re establish.

Why did they close down and move to Nigeria to reestablish their businesses? Also, what kind of businesses did they establish in those countries and what are these countries?

Apologies for the many questions

writeprof:
There are many many Nigerians making it big time in African countries who don't announce it on social media sir.

I used to know a Nigerian making about 20k USD profit every month in his business in a country in West Africa before fear made him to shut down the business after he faced some threats from indigenous rivals.

Do you know that there are Nigerians with companies making millions around African countries?

Which country is that?

Bullman:
Let me tell you something ,come to the Gambia ,find a problem offer a solution. You won’t become a wealthy overnight sensation but you will be very comfortable. I have lived in the Gambia for about three years now , I am into second hand electronic gadget , I started with one car wash location, business got better and I opened three new locations on the high way. Got 12 plots of land big lands that are measured the way they use to measure one plot of land in Lagos back in the 70s (each plot was measured like that ). 5 minutes drive to an estate.. I have started building already .i intend to start a low budget ranch type of thing . Full scale animal husbandry. Goats sheep’s pigs ducks chicken probably even cows .
I sleep with two eyes closed no banditry.
I make enough to help my people back home.
I won’t have achieved nothing if I was still in Nigeria .
Nigeria made me too comfortable with mediocrity , your comfort zone is where your dream dies .
For those of you that keep looking down on other smaller African countries , you should leave Nigeria and visit your neighbor benin republic tears will gush out of your eyes when you see how well organized and clean almost everywhere is . Your country gives them electricity, but they have much more stable electricity than the full Nigeria .
The Gambia offers you security,
Ease of doing business
Low tax
Stable electricity
Stable democracy
Loyal women that are way way less materialistic.
Cheap feeding , accommodation is kinda costly

I applaud these small countries for their peaceful nature and safe environments. But they are way too small in the grand scheme of things when compared with most states in Nigeria. The Gambia, for instance, could be just a small Taraba or Plateau. However, and unfortunately, religious bigotry and incompetent elites have ruined what could have been a thriving but peaceful state.

tnerro1:
Namibia , specks English, high quality of life, agriculture or commerce is ok, have whites and blacks, so easy to assimilate into the culture. 1000 Namibia dollars is equal to 86k in naira. 3rd safest country in Africa. Reach there, find one oyibo white girl marry and enjoy your life, visit Nigeria once in a while and run back

The oyibos in Southern Africa aren't interested in marrying Black people. Dem never finish marry Southern Black Africans who are culturally similar, na West Africans dem go marry?

The only viable agricultural industry in Namibia is cattle rearing. The country is too arid to grow cash crops, and any other agricultural venture gets intense competition from South Africa. Namibia is just a peaceful Yobe that has now discovered oil. So, if you have experience and skills in the oil and gas industry, it is going to be a good place as the Black version of Kuwait.

nedekid:
Loyal people, not people that will rundown your business for you as most Nigerians will do. If you check you will see 90% of the recepient of the money from this billionaire are northerners, those that have not "spoilt" or oversmart like our people from the south, people that will be loyal and not chopping you like ants. Thieves that no matter how much you pay them, it is that 10kobo they steal from you that is the sweetest, the fact they feel in their heads they over smarted you.
Our buses, the drivers will siphon half of the fuel to sell at below price after their tanks are filled up for the week, the other day we wanted to fix their a/Cs only to find out all their compressors had been ripped out of the engines, all of them claiming they met the buses like that. One replaced his battery with an old one, they will plan with valcanisers to rip off money. Our generators nko, last time we caught a buyer at our estate gate with 7pcs of 30liter kegs of diesel stolen from our premises, they had been doing that for ages, infact we were buying 1000-1500L of diesel per week, immediately we caught and sacked them, we started buying 1ce monthly or at worse 2ce. Supermarket nko, recently sacked some cashiers for giving customers personal accounts, I hear one even had a pos machine.
To be an employer of labour in naija takes guts, Nigerians from over smartness are the most difficult and criminal people to work with.
Kudos to alhaji for rewarding loyal staff.

I have read and being many times that on average northeners are way more honest than southerners. It is good to know. I always reward honesty and will do everything possible to employ more northerners than southerners. Overall manager go be Indian.

My previous experiences have taught me a lot when employing southern Nigerians.

tosyne2much:
Honestly, the man is really trying just that this country has been so damaged to see his impacts in recovering the economy
The man might be an asshole in certain aspects but that doesn't change the fact that his efforts are highly commendable.
To fix something that has been in shambles for decades no be child's play especially a country like Nigeria
Look at how Buhari and Emefiele ruined this country

Tinubu supported Buhari in 2015 and 2019. Why exonerate him?

grandstar:
This is very good news. It would be great if FDI can hit at least 3% of GDP. 5% would be fine but Charles Soludo said that such a consistent rate over a 5 year period would lead to overheating.

Did it overheat in China as well? How can FDI at 5% in a poor and populous country result in overheating? What does this term mean contextually?

Well, I have stopped taking many so-called credentialed Nigerians' words seriously. All they know is to blow big big grammar.

akaahs:
U just describe my path of life.
Before I got married, I told my wife I only want to have 2 at most 3 children left to me one is even ok because I no come this world to pay or carry so many responsibilities beyond my capability after the shege wey I see as first born of 7 children.

I can imagine.

Trymeee:
Well said, I'm single and from most marriages I see, only 2percent of married men really enjoy that happiness, all they do Is lie to theirselves and the camera.

A woman can easily manipulate and dissuade the love of the kids from their father. This is supported by nature as an average man spend more time working than living. Reminded me a lady I met who had this bitter hatred for her dad. I asked if the man paid her fees, she said yes. I asked if he provides, she said yes.

Her excuse was mum said this mum said that. The man unbeknown is working his ass out for the so-called family not knowing the wife already poisoned the kids mind and he's only still tolerated because he's the provider. When he's weak and can't work again, they will ostracize him like the plague and epidemy they see him as.

Unfortunately, a significant proportion of women have this forgetful character where they don't remember what was done for them, but only what is being done at the moment.

To counter this as a man, have fewer children. This gives you free time to spend your money yourself and wellbeing.

So, how do you take care of yourself?
- Buy those clothes; eat those dishes and items you have always desired provided the money dey. There are many nice restaurants these days which offer delicious meals. Treat yourself at least once or twice per month.
- Embark on trips either solo or with your friends. Create geninue friendships across professions, ages and walks of life.
- Develop a new hobby or hobbies. It could be volunteering for a cause dear to your heart or anything, but the hobby that keeps you mentally fit, and physically too if possible
- Learn new things/enrol into new courses to broaden your knowledge in a particular subject. It could learning how to invest more profitably even if you studied economics or finance in school.
- Diversify your investments. The Internet has offered everyone the opportunity to learn and implement new ways to invest and build one's nest without leaving his abode.

What I've observed is that too many men stress themselves largely because they have too many children than they (mentally, emotionally and physically) can take care of. So they go the extra mile just to provide whereas their bodies aren't fit for such. Meanwhile, if they had few children, they will have more time for themselves, even if na to just dey sleep.

You see men doing what I describe as "ten man load, one man carry". Taking up projects bigger than themselves and mental capacity.

So many tales of being "used by yahoo yahoo boys for ritual purposes".

You people don't know the consequences of this diabolical practice you lots support in the name of yahoo yahoo. These are damaging effects of illicit crimes, especially when they involve so-called rituals. The other day, in the same Owerri, a so-called hotelier was found to be waylaying people for ritual purposes. The effects in the coming decade will be catastrophic. And this cuts across southern Nigeria. What this means is: both genders, especially your daughters, nieces and female cousins, are at risk because of the prevailing belief that "using" a girl will make someone rich.

pansophist:
Which promise be that? Remind me abeg, make I hold you accountable

A nice wristwatch.

RodgersAkpafu:
You are still saying this wrong thing by skewing it towards women
Like I told u before, it takes two to tango

Most Men AND Women do not want to have large families here in Europe and other more advanced places of the world

Its not just the women
Haven't you heard of the MGTOW movement?

Since we last spoke on this topic, I causally ask men of all races that I could without sounding weird stylishly how many kids they want, and it has always been between 0-3 max

The lifestyle metamorphosis has made Gen Z and below see many kids as a burden

I agree that men are involved, but women, now highly educated and financially empowered, hold the aces more than men.

Saladdin:
Outstanding! One question please, what do you think about the entrepreneurship/investor visa program particularly for Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey etc.
Also, why is it not being explored by comfortable Nigerians? Since it's clear that most visa programs now are targeted at scooping the best talents across countries?

Any Nigerian who can afford at least $400K (Turkey's price) using his/her assets isn't opting for Turkey. Australia/New Zealand are too far from Africa with few Black people. The holy grail is the United States and, to an extent, Canada. The UK Innovation visa got a lot of applications from Nigerians.