₦airaland Forum

houstonia: @blackbaron, you are definitely a blackmoron to me, @stagger, obviously you are a quarter to death, thus u are desperate. @goshen360, I'm still in search of someone more stupid than you are. I know what I'm currently studying in school, you don't expect me after all my candles, and midnight vigillance, to wake up one morning and pick up outta all kinda jobs , a "driving job" in which obviously I'm expected to risk my life by trvelling long distances that involves intra and interstate ventures. Omo I think three of you have to be blocked from nairaland entirely. Abi would he advise his own sisters son to even take up this kinda job. Dangote must be a fool. I no sabi the money wey him get seff. Common Mark Zuk don beat am without political attachment or govt interferance.

Yes, but in a situation whereby you don't have a job and this guy is hiring, why won't someone take that job for the mean time? Does it mean you'd have to work there forever? . You say mark zukerberg beat him yet he's the 76th richest person in the world and I'm not even sure your the sixth billionth

First of all I would like if someone would kindly send me the link of the advert from dangote. Secondly, that's the requirement for the job and if you don't like it, keep moving !!, it's not by force

kulyie: Am not hating here am only being a realist,its only few of dem dat invest in their brains or start up a career to fall back on afta mbgn.many of dem their world revolves around looking beautiful.am nt saying women should not look beautiful or trendy but d most important place to invest in which will yield serious dividends later is ur brain and ur hands not on ur looks which with time looks change and beauty is transient but whatever u have in ur brain stays with u 4 life and ur hands will be ur witness.being domesticated too is also a virtue african women must imbibe.it should be givin priority over looks.a lady dat is nt domesticated and educated is as vulnerable as a soildier going for war without any weapon.nobody givs a sh*t bout ur looks if ure nt productive to urself and d society.if i were part of d stakeholders of mbgn i will ask dem questions that has to do with their course of study,@ least d prerequisite 4 entry is dat dey must b graduates,no idea is highly unacceptable and they will not do run way modelling with bikinis.i am not interested in whatever ur body looks like,i am more interested in how intelligent and articulate u are.also d women wil dress in their local attire not tubes or monostrap gowns.if dey are yoruba women,they will wear iro and buba and if they are ibo women,they will wear their complete gorge,and of course they should b able to know how to cook all their native food.it is basic dat a yoruba girl should @ least know how to cook efo riro,egusi,ewedu,gbegiri,pounded yam,amala and semo and an ibo gal should know how to cook ogbono etc and ny questions like if u win d mbgn what will u do with d money.dats my take

They are looking for The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, then the Miss World and not your prospective wife

kulyie: And so what.what should i do wit their pictures? Print it out and stick it on d wals of my bed room,dis mbgn is highly annoying.fake/artificial girls with low iq.d only thing in their head is buying brazillian hair,buyin whatever name of cream and keeping up with d fashion trend.ask dem simle international politics question dey dont know,common what is d name of d chairman of ur local government u will hear no idea.notin like intellectual,mental and self development.afta d mbgn dey will go n look 4 one jonny just arrive nigeria to go and marry to kip up with their unreal lifestyle.ask dem whether dey sabi cook,highest indomie,dem no fit do amala and ewedu like a proper african girl or semo and egusi.book dem no know,food dem no sabi cook,to sweep floor nko,d thing go dey do u like say make u give am hard resounding slap 4 back,na to dey go red carpet events dem sabi.look @ dem ten to fifteen yrs frm now,money go don finish,reality sets in,they didnt invest in their brains so know money to sustain their high profile life,d man wey marry bimbo wife go don poshu am comot house as she know sabi cook or clean house,notin to fal back on,u go com dey wonder whether she actually b miss whatever.smh.infact let me just stop here

Guy, your coming off too harsh!!, do you know all of them personally? To know they can't do some if not all of the things you have mentioned? Furthermore they are building careers for themselves and chasing their dreams as well. I'm sure you have heard about agbani darego and I can state to you that she is far from broke.

shymmex: She's cute!!

However, when did naija people start bearing names like; Charles-Granville?

Ermmm haven't you heard of the Whytes?, Wellington?, Briggs?, Spiffs?, Green?, Brown?....... Sha part of the gist is that the English people couldn't pronounce the names of their slaves properly so they gave such names.

Revolva: Look mr man pls delete nigeria and kenya from that list ok I will say include libya or alheria also what's is so good about nigeria sef even do you think olympic is a concert - anyway go to abuja go and see the state of the national stadium built with such money - see how bleeped up it is - religious activity held there every big boi uses it am sure for parties yes you can't tell - pls nigeria can't host tje games ok because of lack of maintainance , security, power , and infrastructure an why don't the govt uses the money to better the lives of the citizen , is it a must we must host - yeye giant of africa

So you actually think the state of that stadium and the state of Nigeria will remain thesame until 2028? ....don't you think that's way too shallow for you to think?. The Govt can only do this much to better the lives of citizens, they cant go around giving N1m to every citizen. The betterment of the life of a Nigerian citizen lies solely In their hands and not the Govt.

justwise: Which city in the UK is your friend studying? That seems like an exaggerated figure because in many cities in the UK that is what you pay for 2 or 3 bedroom flat.

If she really pays such amount then she must either be dull not to have noticed that is a rip-off or she is trying to show-off while she is dying quietly .

She goes to the uni of surrey, so I guess it's in surrey and I said it was a 3 bed house she shares with two other people.

zubbainno123: Yes LONDON iz very expensive, but I think an average nigerian without any political connection will be better off living there than this GOD forsaken nation called NIGERIA.

What's with you people and politics?!

Its been echoing for a bit, I know UK isnt the most expensive but it's quite expensive. I know this because practically 40% of my classmates from secondary school in Nigeria are in Jand as international students, 30% in Nigeria another 20% in Canada and about 10% of us are littered in either US, Gh, Malaysia etc.... When we discuss our spendings we find out that the peeps in Jand spend a lot more. I have a friend who is sharing a 3 bed house with two other people and she pays £600 a month and for a second I was like " whoa!" that's over $1200 which is over N200k and in a year would be about N2.5m ( I could rent a full 4 bed or 5 bed house in lekki or a 3 or 4 bed house in Wuse or Garki with that). Even though the US is relatively cheaper considering that I pay about $620/ month ( campus shared housing), it's still a very high cost of living, facts still remains I can't live anywhere outside Nigeria.

[quote author=baby-boy]What has growing economy got to do with the price of tea in china? I said it yesterday and I would say it again, for example a 3rd of the funding for the London olympic is coming from investors knowing that they would make their money back, imagine the city of Lagos or Abuja goes up against New York, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Tokyo or Mexico City, do you honestly believe a Nigerian city would get past the preliminary stage of voting? No matter how much we throw at it you could only start building an Olympic village after you win the bid which is 6 or 7 years to the date knowing that the Teslim Balogun Stadium started in 1985 and it took forever to complete am sorry yes they do use the Olympic to develop an area but Lagos is too tight to squeeze in an Olympic village and Abuja is not marketable enough[/quote]First of all, I really don't care about the price of tea in china, and I don't know any Nigerian who does. Hosting the Olympics isn't the best of businesses for any city that does. CNN recently had a report about this same thing you are saying concerning Beijing because the stadium is now in shambles and places that looked beautiful during Beijing 2008 are now dreadful, meaning it may not be exactly good business for any city, but fact still remains that Nigeria is amongst the backbones that hold up Africa and if any African country is going to host the Olympics, it lies between SA, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt and I'm very much sure Nigeria would hold great grounds on that bid.

brownlord: Keep dreaming, the country is going worst, so keep deceiving yourself

The country is going worse you say?, don't you educate yourselve on the facts about Nigeria? Could you please put facts where your utterlerly meaningless words are? . Probably you and your family are going worse not Nigeria okay

brownlord: Nigeria has a lot of self made billionaires(Naira) that grew from grass to grace and I'm sure you know them....Yes, Otedolar, Dangote, Takur
(1) Yes i live in Nigeria
(2) Delta state
(3) Yes, but the government understanding the problem and importance of electricity took it upon themselves to tackle the problem, atleast they dont politians/president who award electricity contract on pages of news paper and use that as an avenue to loot, plus they dont have rich political party sponsor that import diesel, and swore that as far as he import diesel Nigeria will never have stable electricity, am sure you know him and also, they dont have politians who deal on Generator and as such do everything the country dont have stable electricity so as to promote their business, and am sure you know, no where in Ghana, they sale generator, candle is not even sold on everyshop or on hold up as it is in Nigeria that you must buy a candle while returning from work, if you cant afford fuel/diesel.
4 Its not, the reason for your ignorant

if you really think you make sense in this trash, bro try again or better still use 50/50

I would ignore some of the rubbish you wrote. You are probably one of these Nigerians witha great level of inferiority complex, let's face it.....Nigeria can't be like the US, or look like Dubai in the next two years or five years no matter what happens, it is virtually impossible!. Nevertheless I put it to you that at this current rate of our growing economy, Nigeria ( Lagos or Abuja) would be able to host the Olympics anywhere from 2028-2044.

brownlord: are you not foolish, if Nigeria is very organize and the politians are the once giving us bad name, then how are you making sense here, who are the once piloting the affairs of the nation, the common man in the street?, when determining if they country would want to venture into such a project, is it the common man in the street, would the olympics committe even be that foolish knowing how currupt and unserious Nigerians politicians are, dare to risk millions of innocent life to this jungle, why cant we accept that this country is not making any head way, when you want to determine if the country is stable or not, you dont use yourself who was probably fortunate or ur father stole money in time past to make u comfortable or you have relatives that traveled oversea to make a living before coming here to settle, please think of the common man in street, how many Nigerians can even engage in such a discussion that you and i have been opportune to if i may ask, do you know how many Nigerians are computer illitrate, never touched a computer before, never sleep with electricity, there are still people that have not thirsted bore hole water, what is wrong with you, that you are fortunate does that guarantee millions of Nigerians out there are okay? please just keep quiet if you dont know what to say

You made some valid points( frankly, I hate when people blame solely politicians for Nigeria's current state) but why do you think that anyone fortunate in Nigeria must have gotten involved in some sort of corruption or stole money? Nigeria has a lot of self made billionaires(Naira) that grew from grass to grace and I'm sure you know them. Now I want to ask you just four questions and please do answer them; (1) Do you live in Nigeria? (2)And if yes what part of the country do you live in? (3) dont you think some people in the US, europe and Asia have never slept with electricity before? (4) is it a necessity to be a computer literate in this world?. Yea and finally, Nigeria is way to industrialized and developed to be classified as a jungle Aii.

afam4eva: I don't think Nigeria can host the olympics in the next hundred years. We might be lucky to get the under 17 olympics(if there's anything like that).

I also don't think your IQ can get any better in the next millennum ( if your still alive) -_______-

cyril83: who the hell are you and who cares if you believe or not,if you have the proof what the fhuck are you going to do with it? Lead us to war or what...m.o.ron

I wouldn't batter words with you, you generally just believe whatever falls in line with your thinking and frankly i cannot be bothered.

I really don't think this post is true to the letter, but I'm not exactly writing it off. I know senators in Nigeria earn good money, heck Arthur Nzeribe is my relative. But when I see things like ; the president of china earning only $10,633 and the president of Zimbabwe earning just $18,000 annually I find that very preposterous, hence I don't believe the source of this info hook line and sinker. How come the source only detailed out the many allowances of just the Nigerian senators, how about the others? So there can be an actual comparison. Nevertheless, I would agree that GEJ earns more than Obama in general with allowances included, but I wouldnt say the same for a senator. Please in order for me to believe this, I need proof from a very reputable source.

antitpiah: NewYork, NY
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Brooklyn Bridge baby. There is nothing like this in Africa
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There is nothing this marvelous in Africa
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Oyinbo is wonderful
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Oyinbo people, may you continue to enslave us, insha Allah
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Pure class from White people. The background is hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Your level of inferiority disgusts me..... Smh. Cities in Africa also have business districts with high rise buildings, statues, an abundance of water, beautiful landscapes, taxis etc....just so you know Africa has places the western countries can only dream of having.

antitpiah: Anyway, we know you aint doing any BSC @ USF. . .

Lol, Believe what you want bro.......

antitpiah: Yeah, thats like N1600 per hour. You know, i know and we both know that you will never make that much in your life as long as you live in Nigeria, i dont care how educated you are. Niqqah, dont knock our hustle.

Hahahahaahaha, dude I don't work, my father who according to you won't make N1600 per hour is actually paying my $30,000 tuition at USF annually ( and we are very far from rich), when I'm done with my degree here, I'm immediately packing my bags and going back to Nigeria because dude, I will make a whole lot more than N1600 an hour with a BSC in Mech Engineering.

Theblessed: [b][size=16pt] Yes, alexola20, you are absolutely 'RIGHT' and on the spot.

You know what, you can say that again 110+ times, please!!

If insecurity are not gripping or felt by Nigerians on their own soil certainly, Nigerians live in 'DARKNESS'.

Where on earth would you get 24/7 electricity without sudden power cut here and there - SHOW ME!!! I want to see!

Also, where on earth would one go to bed sound and wake up in the morning exhilarated without worry and fear of who's knocking on the 'DOOR' uninvited gone midnight?? SHOW ME! And, if you survive tonight how about tomorrow, that's the query?

Imagine, some Nigerians have lived abroad for over 40yrs and are frightened to go home because of the stampede they will experience from groups of armed robber every night when no one had ever harassed them in their own homes, all their lives abroad - what a shame!! Yet, someone is here pretending all is well at home, really? In your dreams!!

Basically, this is nothing but blind patriotism!!! Call a peg - a peg and it won't change its structure, ok! It will remain a peg, right? Therefore, stand up and be counted. You see, these people are more concerned about the status and image of an already shattered country than the welfare of it citizens. I don't blame you, material world!!!

Now, let's analyze the situation in our country a bit further maybe, some of you would understand that Nigerians are living below par. Imagine, Nigeria is not even at wars with anybody/country by any standard yet, most Nigerians are suffering hardship as if Nigeria is at war with other countries as a result, we must all put on our STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT JACKETS AND CAPS in order to stave off the war effects - shall we??

Oh, kwashiokor come back, hasn't it? Some Nigerian children are so malnourished and suffering kwashiokor as ifin Nigerian/Biafran war time. Some adults go without food for days not because, they are fasting rather, nothing to eat or feed their children and high level crimes are everywhere as a result. Don't want to say any more to these pretentious backward thinkers.

That's just a little picture painted for you!

Now, I wonder, how we would all fair in this country if another country challenges our National Security now, and invite us to war - I wonder! A lot of people would perish and the thieves would run off with all they stole from us thus, leaving these bind patriots in shame and hiding away for their own safety because of what they said, at peace time!

Imagine, the thief politician James Ibori stole the heart off, his own state - plunging them into perpetual suffering and poverty yet, a Nigerian court set him free only to be convicted and imprisoned for 13yrs by a foreign court - what a shame and tarnished image of Nigeria world-wide and you lot are here blindly trying to preserve dignity Nigeria haven't got anymore - shame on you!

I don't blame you all, as some of you hadn't even left Lagos or Abuja before how then, could you have seen the world you live? So, what could you bring to the table, when you have no point of comparison - nothing!!

And for those arguing about these overt issues, I can only say - you are BLIND PATRIOTS and I rather, stick out like a sore thumb, exposing these evils in my country than glamorizing it at the expense of poor and hungry Nigerians who are out there in Nigeria streets, up and down the country this night, begging food and money to survive.

To these cowards, I will only say, shame really shame to you all, for covering evil that is already a wide spread knowledge!! [/size][/b]

Please don't flatter yourself......

Wereh kpe: Abeg jare! d whole of 9ja sulks! Giant of Africa my left asssss!

By d way d so called lagos, Y is there ALWAYS sand on d road?

Is everywhere a beach? LOL

Ugly country

Smh, i''m sure your one of these very unprivelaged people in diaspora who probably sold everything they owned just to buy a one way ticket to one of them western countries and your probably living a life of slavery making 10 bucks an hour #Sas., keep living in a place where your not a major factor and i'm sure you probably feel your better than us who live in Africa. Then again, there's no sand on the roads in US, or Europe?......are you that stupid?

Kobojunkie: Yes, middle class people in Africa live in Highrise buildings?? ROLFMAO!!!! I happen to know some of those "middle class" Africans, and they don't live in the heart of the city, more like the outskirts.

Anywho, I am used to know TWISTING all there is out there so you can sell yet another false image of your WONDERFUL Africa. Carry on!!!

dude, please tell me which "middle-class" person from any part of the world that lives in a "Highrise building"

Kobojunkie: um . . . it is not hidden from the world. Africans who can afford living in those cities make up about 0.01% of the population. Majority of those places, including Durban are occupied by the elite, and foreigners. Over 90% of Africans do not live in those nice buildings you have there. That is why the world does not focus in on the shiny parts of Africa because they know that is not where the majority in Africa really live.

Isn't that the same for even whites?, or would you say that a majority of whites live in Manhattan, the Hamptons or Beverly Hills which is why we see those places on TV most of the time to persuade our Psyche to believe that's how all of America looks like. showing of these kind of places in Africa would tell many African's in diaspora that there is a whole lot of hope and future for them in their countries, but if they keep seeing poverty, illness, and malnourished children, they would believe that there' still no hope in their homeland and would slave themselves in these western countries and keep enriching those countries rather than theirs.

lagcity: kai! igbo man , i hail ooo. see as d guy just do d whole calculation for him head.

Lol you know this!!!

Fhemmmy: I do agree with you that some of the people abroad give false info to people in Nigeria and that makes some people with great jobs to quit and come and slave in western world, however, a cup of water with peace of mind is better than pounded yam with Ogbono while a gun is point at your head . . the important thing is what can we do to make Nigeria a better place to be, cos no matter where you and i are, Nigeria will forever be home.

Swear down bro, you are one of the very few on this forum with insightful thoughts. We should learn to stop criticizing Nigeria because we all know her problems. What we should aim at Is finding ways to make the country a better place than what it already is. Nigeria has a great future and like I always say, Rome wasn't built in a day and therefore we will get there someday.

ebogentle: Different strokes for different folks.
Cost of living is low in Nigeria and high in UK. True
Standard of living is low in Nigeria and high in UK.
I hope the distinction can be made between "cost of living" and "standard of living"
Ok So u earn 1 million naira monthly in Nigeria.
1. SECURITY:You have to provide your own security. You probably live in a heavily secured estate or have a very high fence with barbed wire around your house.
2. POWER: You provide your own electricity. In addition to regularly paying heavily for fuel to guarantee your 24-7 power, you also have to live with the noise of the generator.
3. WATER: You have to provide your own water. Probably dig a borehole and mount a pump. Even then, you most likely will only use that for household stuff. You would buy bottled water for you and your family to drink.
4. BASIC EDUCATION: If you want an even average education for your kids, then you have to consider private schools only. And they dont come cheap at all.
5. TRANSPORTATION: Yeah you drive a car. The driving experience is not necessarily something you look forward to. And that includes even when you have got your own chauffeur. Pot holes, bumps, rugged terrain, totally pointless and needless hold-ups. And if you prefer to go for commercial transport, prepare for even more drama.

Now lets see the guy who is earning far far less than you in the UK. In fact lets go minimum wage outside london. So he earns roughly 1000 pounds a month. OK maybe he does not own his own flat and so he shares with someone else. Big deal.

1. SECURITY: As a matter of fact he could live anywhere he (most neighborhoods) without worry. he could be on the street at any time of the night. He could even leave his door open (by mistake) and there's little chance of him being mugged or robbed. No need for fencing and barbed wires. No need for a gate minder.

2. POWER: So his bill 100 pounds monthly. or 50 pounds if he shares it. But he does not have to worry about any ambient noise simply because he needs electric power. Also he does not need to anticipate the absence of that power. Except he hasnt been paying his bills.

3: WATER: All he has to do is turn on the tap. Hot or cold all he has to do is wait a few seconds.And it's drinkable too. ofcourse its not free. he has to pay for it. But he does not need a borehole and a pump or the need to purify his own water for drinking.

4. BASIC EDUCATION: Does not cost him a penny. His children go to a government school. Education is definitely not below average even by Nigerian private school standard.

5: TRANSPORTATION: If he does not own a car, he does not miss out on anything. Not even self esteem. There is a functional public transport system including subways/undergrounds, trams/metros, buses/coaches, etc. If he drives, he could do so even in midnight without worry of pot holes. Ok maybe some speed bumps but they are there for his and others' safety. If he encounters a hold-up, its a necessity and it will get cleared up as soon as practicable. ofcourse he has to worry about road tax, car insurance, annual MOT test and stuff.

This is not an exhaustive comparison, and this not an attempt at bashing Nigeria or playing up UK (though it would appear so). This is just an attempt to insert intangibles and make the point that sometimes they are not quantifiable. Some people may only care about cost of living and thats fine. However, others may be more concerned with standard of living. The irony is that you could earn (Nigeria)5 times what you earn in UK and yet your standard of living (based on some of the intangibles i mentioned) will still not be comparable to that in UK.

I know a certain fellow who as an undergrad in Nigeria, worked as a labourer in the local construction industry during the regular ASUU strikes. Although he went to a remote area where no one knew him in order to do that.I can understand why he went far away for that. Our society prioritizes the wrong things. We tend to denigrate and disrespect people in menial jobs. We dont appreciate the dignity in labour. How can being in a part-time job while studying be a bad thing. Or a thing not to be proud of. I dont get it. We need re-orientation.Our value system is weird.

Ok. To some extent I would agree with your post but a person earning N1m monthly wouldn't and shouldn't leave Nigeria for anything in the UK. Even for the same salary.
A million a month, thats 12 million in a year.
If he splits his salary into half, that 500k.he saves 500k and uses 500k for every thing concerning the house for the month.
In a year he is able to save 6 million, he sends his child to brookstone ( 1 million annually), he has 5m left.
He buys a nice sedan with 2.5 million, he has 2.5m left ....he rents a 3 bedroom house in lekki for 1.5m, he has a million left for all miscelliomous expenses.
Mind you it's really hard to use up the 500k from his salary that easily except he's pretty extravagant and not frugal with money,

So there you have it, I rather earn that N1m a month than earn 8,000 pounds monthly in the UK. Nevertheless, i am entitled to my own opinion .

Fhemmmy: If you are making 800$$ a month and you are paying all those kinda bills, then, you are surely doing more than you can afford.
With such pay, you could get a shared apartment where you wont have to pay that much for gas, and water and the rest of the bills, or get something that is inclusive . . . Also, if you have a job and all you are making in a month is 800$ a month, then, that MUST be a lazy dude that might ave to find another job to make 2 jobs, or be educated for something better . . . .

I understand your point clearly, but even on campus people in shared apartments still pay anywhere from 350-600 dollars a month just for rent. (Forgive my reference to campus I'm an F-1 student, I'm just speaking from the knowledge I know of). Bottom line is that some Nigerians make it seem that the UK or US has a better living cost which is greatly false.

Olalekan 0: stop typing crap,no one earns as little as $800 a month abroad!

Dude, a person earning $7.50 an hour and works about 25-28 hours a week earns that ( do the math) . You should know that not all jobs have full time hours.

swiftycool: Not true, my landlord in the Uk was a fulltime day cleaner at Shell and a weekend cleaner at Aberdeen airport and he owned one 2bedroom flat in middlefield and another 2bedroom flat in Torry where he and his wife a city mall cleaner lived with their baby

Now this is different, there are three salaries coming in and this would help boost them financially. I am talking about just a one person scenario.

ebamma: a cleaner in the uk earns an estimate of 40,000 pounds to 70,000 pounds a year,which in naira is between 10 million to 17.5 million naira.many bankers in Nigeria dont earn upto that.

BLOODY LIE!!!!!