₦airaland Forum

4 Play: 99 percent of Nigerians can't afford air travel. What we need is investment in transport infrastructure which can be utilised by the average Nigerian - rail and road transport. This is another monumental waste of money.

Are you okay?..... Just say you cannot afford a plane ticket.

bank2k4real: Yeah...our 37th state, Germany don finish our money.......God help us....remove sickness from naija

stop talking nonsense and shut up how would you remove sickness from a country you dumb f u c k

zo3184: Africans grow up there is no God, hell is Ajegunle and I don't even think heaven exist in Nigeria.

S t u p i d people!, S t u p i d people everywhere

[quote author=Red-Light]yeah my life is more blissful than yours[/quote]noted

[quote author=Red-Light]we are both in hell son[/quote]Nahh my life is bliss

[quote author=Red-Light]heaven and hell is on the earth.... if u rich (u are in heaven)even bible said if u are rich u will inherit the earth, but if u are poor and broke, walahi na hell u dey... if u are a citizen of america or any european country (u are in heaven) if u are a citizen of any african country especially nigeria.. omo na hell fire u dey o

there is nothing like life after death or endless heaven or undending fire cos no one has being able to proof it..they are all fabricated lies to make m0rons looks more f0oolish[/quote]Obviously you are in hell

umar745: if those poor members don't give from their poverty state they'll never get of out poverty. Take it or leave it. See, pray that your pastor is rich else you won't be rich yourself and eventhough you were rich before joining the church you'll be made poor 'cos your poor pastor now is your spiritual head and he'll influence you spiritually with his own poverty. Don't argue, just take it. «=== So its giving to Pastor that takes one out of poverty not hard work? U be mumu o!

So every winners member is rich? Are you that f u c ked upstairs?

The guy has 3 private jets, there's no explanation whatsoever. Someone would say it's church owned but then I want to know if any member of the congegation can use any of the jets whenever they feel like.....if the pastor decides to stop being a man of God today and close down his church, no one can stop him from claiming all the numerous things the congregation helped him acquire.

[quote author=Mr. Globe][size=16pt]Can we all accept that Niggeria is a failed country. Giant of Africa my foot[/size][/quote]we can all accept that your father is a he goat

SlyIg: hunger can motivate one at times sha.

stupid f u c k do you know how much they are paying them

[quote author=bbpreye.]What is Dangote?[/quote]your dumb as f u c k

man119: I graduated in 2006 with a second class upper and completed my youth service in 2007.

Knowing that I came from a poor background,I started preparing for aptitude tests and interviews during youth service, learning vital softwares within my financial capacity.

From 2007 till date,I have written so many tests and have being invited for several interviews,but at the end of the day, the" man know man" issue crops up (don't want 2 name firms) and those of us that are children of nobody get thrown into the gutters we came from.

The issue tearing me apart right now is my mother's health. After loosing my dad in the Liberian peace keeping mission (He was a soldier @ 342 field artillery brigade, owerri), she went through a lot of trauma and was diagnosed of a heart problem.

The little money I make from daily construction site struggles (instead of staying idle) is nothing close to what is needed for her surgery. Apart from looking for daily bread, I write stories and songs to take my mind away from all I'm going through.



Click the link below, scroll down to download to listen to one song I did

http://www.mp3upload.ca/music/view/83737

A friend that has always being there for me suggested that I air the song, that it might be the breakthrough.

Considering my situation, all the years gone, the humiliation, insults and above all, my mothers health, should I keep applying for jobs or go ahead with music?

Please I need your advice to be strong. I see every one here as my strength. Your advice means a lot to me right now.

Thanks for your time.

dude u graduated since 2006 and u graduated with a 2nd class upper and u dont have a job, see eh there 2 things involded in this is your post is either your trying to advertise your songs or your just f u c king lazy. and stop telling us about your mother so many people have mothers who are in worse conditions than your mom eh.

Toks2008: I hope he has has a mansion in Heaven because that is what counts the most. Earthly possessions are good but are mare vanities.

You people take this vanity thing too literally ahhh like WTH tho

acidtalk: And you had to copy this whole write-up just to right this?


Your own don Finish.

yes, yes I did

saxywale: Nigeria is not a nation jor ... You and I know that it's just a geographical location around the river Niger.

oh my s-tu-pid people......s-tu-pid people everywhere

chosen04: You sound like a PHD holder in the catergory of GEJ.

Nahh i'm just an Undergrad, but thanks for comparing me with GEJ tho, its not everyday you get compared to the President of Nigeria

50calibre: Akon must be really struggling to pick up the pieces of his shattered career. He now features in noises these people call music.

I can't believe it Akon who made hit with the likes of Eminem, 50, Dre, even MJ is now mingling with guys who can be best described as street urchins. I don't care if they are rich or not.

But do you know that your an I d i o t.....

ZUBY77: And so what? How many of you did i tell when i built a mansion in Onitsha?

K

acidtalk: After I saw this thread, I put a call through to the President to find out his plans to curtail such in Nigeria.

Acidtalk - Your Excellency sir, Goddday.

Jonathan - Yes, What can I do for you?

Acidtalk - Just called to greet you your Excellency.

Jonathan - Don't greet me Acidtalk. I see your comments about me and my government so don't act like you like me.

Acidtalk - Sir, I am only stating the obvious truth.

Jonathan - Now what can I do for you?

Acidtalk - What steps are you taking to avoid an occurence of Hurricane Sandy in Nigeria?

Jonathan - Well, as you can see, it will have no effect on us.

Acidtalk - Who are the us?

Jonathan - Me, Babangida, AbdulSalam, Obasanjo, Danjuma and others.

Acidtalk - What do you mean sir?

Jonathan - We all reside on Hilltop. 50-120feet above ground level so no way the water can get to us in our hilltops.

Acidtalk - What of the common man sir?

Jonathan - What else will they expect us to do than to setup relief and rehabilitation camps. Tell Aki and Pawpaw, Genevieve, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid, Obesere, Pasuman, Daddy Showkey and others to visit them. We will also send few bags of rice, salt, cartons of indomie and soap to them.

Acidtalk - And?

Jonathan - And what? Of course in no time they will forget their predicament especially when we tell them we have Setup several committees to look at the causes of the hurricane. We will setup committess to go to Heaven to find out why it happend, Committee to go to hell to do its own findings, Committee to discover how much profit we can make in the reconstruction and others.

Acidtalk - Is that all sir?

Jonathan - What else do you want to hear? Okay I and the 36 state governors will relocate our offices for that period to the Bahamas.

Acidtalk - Hmmm!!!!

Jonathan - Hmmm your head. Una never start.

RUBBISH!

chosen04: Who wants to be a nIGERian?

I dont even recognise the cursed country. Thats why i spells it as niGERia . . . .

WE ARE PROUD BIAFRANS (I & my family) . . . . . . Never niGERians.

Your English and Grammar say a whole lot about your low intellect.

LOL, some people will now feel that the whole Abia stae looks like this.....smh

TheJourneY: Once again, I believe the point is eluding you. The point is not who is considered upper class, middle class or lower class, neither is the middle class synonymous with the average citizen. Average citizen in a sense is as simple as it sounds, its a matter of numbers. When you view the entire population (outliers excluded) as a whole, numerically what is the average income? To get an even more precise estimation of the true center point, you would look at the median income. This is how one can arrive at the conclusion that the average nigerian lives on less than $1 a day. An yes all those professions you carefully listed are not in the upper class because the upper class is typically comprised of the wealthy (top 1-2%). That does not mean there are not in the top 10% from a population stand point. Keep in mind we are talking about Nigeria where the rich are filthy rich and the poor are extremely poor, a middle ground barely exist.You can't make generalizations about the entire country based on what you see in your gated estate.

Yes your gateman is making 30-45 thousand a month but you must be truly naive if you believe thats the norm across the country. Do you really think salaries in places like lagos and abuja are comparable to salaries in nasarawa and bendel? or do you think a gateman in VI or Ikoyi is making the same thing as one in Mushin or ajegunle? Or do you think food prices and accommodation does not share the same variability across lagos talk less of the country as a whole? Omo rethink am....

Going by this you might as well say the same for every country, even in the US 47% of the population solely depend on food stamps to feed. If you add up the wealth of the top 2% in the US, it overshadows the combined wealth of the bottom 40-60%. The "average" American can't afford to pay their kids college tuition, hence student aides/ loans etc. In my explanation i take "average" to mean "middle-man", "the average joe", and I still insist that the average Nigerian does and cannot live on $1 a day. Its not possible man.

Then again, I know there are gatemen earning 5-10 thousand Naira monthly and i can't speak for everyone but my main point is that a gateman, cleaner or driver is not the "Average" Nigerian.

It's almost a tune to everyone who wants to post something concerning the wealth gap between the poor and the rich in Nigeria: " while 90% of the population live on less than $1 a day..........." . I'm not in any way disputing the fact that maybe there might be people who live that way but I strongly believe they have another means of getting food ( farming). I tried hard to reason if its possible in any way but It just doesn't fall into place. $1 a day is about N160 or less ; if someone can explain if this is truly possible, I would appreciate it..... It would be really informing.

TheJourneY: I think we might be getting this whole $1 a day figure mixed up. The average nigerian does not translate to the average Nigerian that you interact with. The average nigerian is not necessarily an accountant or engineer, rather the accountant or engineer most likely represents the upper ~10% or less of society though they might not feel that way when the upper ~.001% deem purchasing private jets a casual affair because they can afford to do so. Lets remember that there are huge population of farmers, laborers, fishermen, cattle herders, in other vast regions of the country that don't have the access to the internet, talk less of nairaland to represent their point of view. When you take that into consideration, it doesn't sound so far fetched that there are people living on less than 1,000 naira a week

A just graduated accountant who just got a job at zenith bank is not the upper class!, an engineer who started working at Julius Berger is not upper class, a teacher, principal, nurse, doctor, electronic shop owner, lawyer, judge etc are not upper class!!!!!..... A member of the board of directors of Zenith, FCMB, First bank, or a Manager of an international conglomerate, again a senator, governor, highly placed government worker are upper class or Elite class. People who are lower class are the working class people; gateman, maid, cleaner, teacher in a very small institution, bus driver, taxi driver etc.

Built2last: All these happening is just a pointer that the end is very near. I simpathise with all affected.
i just wonder why all hurricanes are named after women

please shut up

R

jumobi1: So are you denying the fact that some Nigerians live on $1 a day?

No one is denying that. First off...its virtually impossible to live on $1 a day....impossible!!..secondly, the poster stated that the "average nigerian" that is any working or middle class person, are you trying to tell me that accountants and engineers live on $1 a day? What rubbish

eyantotipe: mr man you only speak for urself and say what you see around you,here in alagbado most gateman earns 10-15k per month with wife and children,please be a good Nigerian try visit places like sango,agbado and iyana-ipaja to investigate urself instead hiding behind ur pc showing ur ignorance mr man you only speak for urself and say what you see around you,here in alagbado most gateman earns 10-15k per month with wife and children,please be a good Nigerian try visit places like sango,agbado and iyana-ipaja to investigate urself instead hiding behind ur pc showing ur ignorance

That gateman's wife is probably doing some sort of petty trade and her children might also hustle because it is virtually impossible to feed your wife and children on $1 a day, that's $30 a month, nahhhh except they have a farm and they don't need to buy food that much.

[quote author=ik d pal!]Our integrity in naija lies strongly in that poor mentality strievd by our Colo master 2 upgrade...imagin how so calld great men here enjoy products made by great minds...Mentality! just purse nd concider the polarity btween the rich nd the poor! at the end of it what else...vanity! great men of integrity!!![/quote]STFU about that vanity ish. Your broke they are rich.

Nonybb: stu.pid country with stup.id people

How can I put this nicely...... Your family (if you have any), your children (if you have any), your mother, father and your lineage are filled with complete bafoons and R E T A R D S, you poverty stricken ANIMAL.... Sorry I couldn't put it nicely

jumobi1: Isn't that a given based on population


How many children does ur gateman cater for? How many wives?
You have a gateman so chances are YOU DON'T KNOW how rough life is for some.

Dude calm down before you start saying rubbish, my gateman is just 23, no wife, no kids and he earns 35-40k monthly and we also feed the guy, hence that one dollar a day shi is plain and complete utter rubbish

I just don't know who the I d I o t is that came up with this "1 dollar a day crap"...like even my gateman lives on well over $8 a day and he is lower class and not AVERAGE!.....Utter Rubbish