₦airaland Forum

contumely2:
Are you serious about the 10m part?

It's actually just over 10M (monthly).

gozzlin:
Why do you choose to engage in an unnecessary argument just for the sake of argument? For your information 'vast' can never be used in that sense you are alluding to. Because Nigerians use it in their written English does not make it correct. Nigerians are known to commit the most atrocious blunders in their written and spoken English.

It's totally inexcusable. If you read literary works of native English speakers and listen to them speak, you'll never see where they committed the unpardonable of saying 'I'm vast'. That's a wrong English expression.

Here is Dictionary.com's definition of 'vast'.

adjective, vast·er, vast·est.


1. Of very great area or extent; immense: eg. vast reaches of outer space.

2. Of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: eg. Vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.

3. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: Eg. Vast sums of money.

4. very great in degree, intensity, etc.:
Eg. An artisan of vast skill.


Now here's the same dictionary's definition of 'versed' as an adjective.

Thoroughly knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in) something.


I repeat, you cannot be vast. A human being cannot be vast. But you can be versed in something. You can also have vast knowledge or skill but can never be vast.

Nigerians make this mistake mostly because most of them do not pronounce English words correctly. They give the same pronunciation to the two words 'vast' and 'versed' and it's really appalling. You do not use English words as you use the words in your language. It has rules that must be strictly adhered to especially in formal settings. If you're in doubt you can always consult your English dictionary.

I went to great lengths to type out this elaborate explanation so that you should desist from such atrocious errors are in your daily use of English, it leaves a very poor impression.

Please leave the Mumunat and her Mumuni boyfriend.

Simplecity:
sooooo you sucked his dick.....wondafu

Isn't the Lord good?!


Lick lick Lick lick lick Lick , like a lollipop!

lecturer50:
No i cannot do that.

He was the one that employed me as a teacher when there were thousands of other applicants.

So whatever he asked me to do,i must it shaa.

'Biriful!'

Sorry o, uncle.

lecturer50:
commit murder how?

A Nigger asks me to suck his Di.ck, imma kill him!

lecturer50:
The day a fellow man asked me to suck his prick.

He was the vice principal of the school which i taught.

I used to massaged his buttocks ,back and hand while he slept faced down on a bed.

But that day,he asked me to suck his prick.

...and you didn't commit murder?!

Aiyk2333:
by what I read I understood that only the goc in question is in custody and is been charged, the soldiers are still at large I assume.. or someone should put me through.. cuz I was praying for those guys to escape successfully

They will not catch them in Jesus' name!

Olodo24:
Who knows where I can download Lara and the Beat from?

Why do you want to watch Lara and the Beat?

It is a very horrible movie o, my IQ reduced by 50 after watching it.

Hedonisco:
My brother I have given up on Nigeria long time ago.

Look at Singapore. It became arguably the most successful and prosperous society in the world today due to a strict and fanatical adherence to three cardinal tenets - Meritocracy, Pragmatism, and Honesty.

Forget pragmatism and honesty for now. Let Nigeria start with only meritocracy and EVERYTHING would change. I can bet my life and unborn children's lives on this. Meritocracy would transform Nigeria to a beast... Almost overnight. No sentiment for that one. If you better pass me, oya get the job/contract/etc and do it well for everyone.

As much as financial corruption is a big problem, the biggest problem in Nigeria is the general hatred for meritocracy. Merit is despised. Value is relegated... Across spheres, from public to private and non governmental. It's a joke. You will see one 'lucky' idiot prancing about forming big boy or big girl in one plum job that was gotten through Nepotism....without even knowing what the organisation's core mandate is. That's the story of every 'good' job in Nigeria.

If Nigeria places great value on VALUE (meritocracy), trust me, we will not be in this mess. Things would work, even with financial corruption. Even if you're a thief but you know what you're doing and you're exceptional at what you do, you will still perform well and get things going in spite of your thievery. For a start.

But Nigeria? One Oba would carry his olodo constituent and put in NCC. One Emir would put his empty headed apologist in NNPC or CBN... even in the private sector... Oil companies, banks, Big 4 auditing firms, FMCG companies, NGOs, etc. Everywhere! That 'slot' and connection culture is rife. Value added, zero.

That's why entrepreneurship is a thing. You have to know what you're doing to succeed. For every Dangote (who had a privileged background and headstart) there are uncountable rich kids who were given millions and billions to start business but failed...Who took over their parents successful businesses and failed!

You can't fake this shit. You have it or you don't. It's at the very core, a merit based activity.

That's what differentiates entrepreneurship from the polluted and vexatious salaried employment space in Nigeria which relies on 'grace and favour' to give bread to people who don't know their left from their right.

I'm angry sef talking about this, because I am exposed to lots of these kinds of over-entitled, pompous people who add ZERO VALUE to the system but enjoy decent salaries or make good money from corruption in their offices. I mean no disrespect to the struggling underemployed Nigerians striving everyday to earn a living. God will see everyone through, I pray.

But Nigeria? The country is dead and buried. Just hustle for yourself and family. So that you will be immune to the nonsense that is unfolding and will escalate pretty soon.

Entrepreneurship in Naij based on merit?!

Every successful Entrepreneur leverages on unfair advantage(s), how much more Nigeria.

A certain man got the sole license to import cement years back and today he is the benchmark for measuring wealth.

Another man is believed to be a front for a certain former head of state-- hence his big businesses in Oil and Telecoms were probably not proceeds of sweat like you sweat.

How about the woman who was 'dashed' an Oil well?

Or the retired General that paid 20million USD for his own Oil exploration license (I guess it was his pension)

Or that Presidential aspirant that is one of the biggest employers in the Country.

You think it was all based on merit?

A certain electronic billboard in Lagos is said to be owned by the Son of a very big man. 10 million a month per Ad. and you can count over 10 ads in no time when caught in traffic-- over 10 in a few minutes!

While the tax people are hounding you for money, some businesses are 'exempted' from paying tax. They 'legally' don't pay tax!
How about those that AMCON have been chasing up-and-down? People that secured loans without collateral, nothing!

Bros, forget.
If you roll in some circles, you will wonder why you work so hard.

alphaNomega:
Many of us want a comfortable job where we can...
Whoa hol up I just saw this post..


That job she walked away from, was it in Nigeria?

If yes,

1. She made a very bad call to reject it.

2. She has not told you the real reason she "rejected" the offer,

(i) maybe was not qualified enough or

(ii) was asked to sleep with someone to secure the job. (The reality of 90% female job seekers in Nigeria)


Even if you do not like money, N3-5m a month for a legit job that adds value to your career/life is not a bad offer.

She still makes about that now, and is working on making more.

She is getting investors for a bigger project.

Since I know she is like that, I have a job that will support us both in case kasala bursts.

She is the crazy one, I am not!

P.S-- she was not sleeping with anybody, one was in an industry her faith doesn't agree with, another was to corporate for her entrepreneurial spirit, while the third was a 'been there done that' gig.

Besides like I said, she doesn't have to bother about rent, food, transport... Everything is covered, so she can afford the risk(s)

Hedonisco:
In this age of the Internet, even the risk taking aspect of entrepreneurship is overrated, especially for beginners. Trust me, the most important resource needed in new-age entrepreneurship is not necessarily capital, but INITIATIVE... Ingenuity.

Here's a short definition of entrepreneur that captures its whole essence:

Someone who exercises initiative by organising a venture to take advantage of an opportunity...

Most people are dissuaded by the fear of expending money in order to start a venture. They would ask you, 'where will I see money to start the business', or they would say 'what if I lose all my savings in the course of pursuing this business'. This mindset is too limiting and very outdated.

Telecommunication and the internet is the most important development in the history of the world. It is the great equaliser. It has made it more possible and easier then ever to minimise financial risk and launch ventures with virtually a shoe-string budget and yet watch that venture grow exponentially into something that yields millions and billions.

It is possible to sell a product you don't own, or a service you can't provide yourself, to buyers you have never met, and yet make as much profit or even more than the actual producers of that product or service.
The brokerage and arbitrage opportunities are endless.

You can even market your own product or service to specific audiences at prices that are 1000% more than the prevailing market average, with a little tweak.

In doing all of this, it is possible to start these ventures without spending up to what it costs to buy a low budget Android phone, without worrying about fixed costs (inventory, office space etc.).

There's a lot out there, especially now that the Internet has removed physical barriers to the markets and so the possibilities are endless if you have keen vision, a sharp nose, a creative mind, and a willingness to take action over and over again. It doesn't matter if you have money or not, as long as you have access to the Internet.

Anyway, the road to salvation is a lonely, dark street and everyone must walk the walk alone and find their own way. Dem no dey tell person.

As much as I get your drift, I have to say those things or thing you listed alone can not make you successful-- and I understand success is relative ( might be thousands for some, millions for some, billions for others).

I am from a family of businessmen and I consider myself one too, (even though I have a salaried job that pays me millions a month).

Most business fail, like 90% will in the first 5 years and a significant portion of those that survive will still fail-- that's how arduous the path is.

If you are wired to be an 'Entrepreneur,' all well and good, if not all well and good.
The most important thing is investments!

If I invest in a start-up or buy property, I don't label myself with the Entrepreneur tag-- at least not yet. I am just making investments to increase my Cash flow.

Business owners can make investments that can make phenomenal yields, Salary earners can also make crazy investments.

Imagine if you invested 10,000 dollars in Microsoft 30 years ago?

My Girl is an Entrepreneur, and a crazy one, tech savvy, super uber smart, well educated and the most hardworking person (man or woman), I know.

She has however 'failed' in business more than once and it was due to some other factor than ingenuity (one of the other factors I listed).

Her Father says to this day that the online store she started failed when capital dried up!

...but she still loves what she does and its not because of money-- she has walked away from 3-5 million naira monthly salaries for what she believes in-- which she is quite good at.

It's not also about passion alone either, because she has reserves to fall back on if she fails in business-- no worries about food, housing...
It is easier to make good decisions when you don't have this pressures.

When you don't have money, you stop thinking long-term, you only think short-term and your business will suffer tremendously!

If you think money is not important, you might be thinking small businesses

You realize that a certain Online store has not made a single naira in profit in 10 years, despite all the glam.
It also took Alibaba about that long before they broke even.

What do you do then when you don't have reserves or when it dries up?
The business will die!

That's why I believe Entrepreneurship requires certain skill sets.
Most Entrepreneurs you hear about-- the successful ones, and not the wannabes are not even money chasers per se... It's the deal, the contract, the product, the acquisition that gives them the kick, not the money.

Everyman should be honest with himself, not everybody can be an Entrepreneur, but everybody can and should have good investments.

If you are not one, pursue a corporate career, keep your eyes open for investment opportunities and when you see 'em don't miss 'em!

ImaIma1:
No one is importanter. Abi let all your workers resign and become entrepreneurs so that you can entrepreneur your business alone na.

Many people doing 9-5...their pension fund alone can buy the business that one entrepreneur is making noise about. People have different dreams and goals in life. Not everyone will run a business.

9-5 is different from 9-5 o!

I know entrepreneurs that beg investment (money) from some retired (no other business) 9-5ers.

Some industries are crazy mehn!

Entrepreneur means risk taker...

Not everybody can and should be an Entrepreneur, as it demands certain skill-sets to ensure success.

It's like cooking a pot of soup, you can have all the ingredients and not have enough tomatoes or salt, and it is ruined.

You need the right product, capital, marketing, location, staff... You need creativity, tenacity, vision, balls...
I have seen businesses fail because of lack of just one of these.

A friend's business collapsed because she couldn't raise capital even after being interviewed on TV and all.
A relative's business also collapsed because his worker ran away with 50 million naira worth of goods-- that asides the bank loans he was servicing. He has run away to the US naw, and says for now he isn't doing business in Nigeria again.

Having said that, I believe everybody ( even salary earners) should have multiple sources of income-- just look around and exploit opportunities. Trade, build houses, buy land, farm, anything.

Not everybody has the skill-set to be an Entrepreneur.
If by doing small gigs, you think you are one, good for you and your ego!

Hedonisco:
Which professor earns up to N6m in Nigeria? Maybe specialist consultants in dem UCH, but I'm not sure even them can earn up to that. How much does the avaerage professor earn in a Federal University?

A consultant earns more than that biko-- haba naw!

Tolexander:
What brain has Bianca if I may ask you?

Doggy style brain!

Na to mistakenly give one of them belle sure pass!

ladyGKilaBCrueD:
THOSE THICK DARK VEINS AND BIG BALLS WITH THICK AKAMU

Ishan!

ibkayee:
Other jobs in entertainment, endorsements etc. She's also kind of been 'casted', whether what was reported was true or not it may harder to clear it in the UK than Naija

Now you talking!

OAP Issa no no.

She would easily get jobs sha, so she will be fine.

AfroKnight:
Pliks, today is Sunday.

It is called 'ishan' in Yoruba.

ibkayee:
She'd probably fare better in Nigeria tbh, she was earning about £30K in the UK which isn't much for the UK

Fare better as an OAP in Naija?

Except it's other jobs in entertainment you taking about.

OAP ke!

Tonnyray:
Khafi will make a great OAP though.. She can talk for planet earth and that so energetically

She should leave olopa work in England and come and do OAP in Naija?!

How much do you think they pay them?

Ha!

RexTramadol1:
Comity

Oops!

Thanks for that.

Fallenhunter:
Pakistan cares even less about its people than our government cares about us. They won't use any nukes.

Use nuke because of looting?

How will you justify that in the committee of Nations.

The way people think sha...

martineverest:
just look at how this one is taking...with the way yeyebrities flaunt their wealth in public ,govwrn6should have been taxing them Wella....do u even know the millions American celebrities pay as tax

if average Nigerian shop owner is paying tax,who is iyabo not to pay...it's obvious she hasn't been paying tax for years just like how Linda ikeja was taxed 100m

If I pay tax, I should see the dividends...

If my tax will enter another man's pocket, I will do my best to not pay!

Tax in Europe goes towards free but quality healthcare and education; roads and other infrastructure
What does tax in Lagos do for you?

pikaelite:
Me: (praying) God help us in Nigeria!
God help us in Nigeria
God help us in Nigeria
News reporter: Italy playing foreigners to live in their village.....
Me:

I have been laughing like a mad man!!!

Mercy2006:
Anty wa,you are incredibly amazing at 55,wish am like that when I reach that age.

That's what money can do-- fillers, Skin peels, cream, food...

Better soup na money o!

As much as I like Burna, I pity him sha...

He will do this one time too many and that might be he end of him!

What vibe, what facial expression?

Except it was staged, then I fear for his career-- so uncouth a person!

MizzD:
The housemates’ look after Tacha said if not for big brother seyi would not even be close to achieving what she’s achieved at 23

In their minds--

Elo: Chisos Christ!!!

Diane: O ja mi lara je!!!

Mercy: Obara Jesus!!!

Frodd: Seyi, you see as you less yourself?!

XML33:
Lol. Na Dem get inferiority complex pas..You don't know anything.

I beg to differ!

Put a child from the west side by side with a child from Naij...

This is not South Africa o!

Khafi is an anomaly, dem suppose go wash her head throway the sponge for river.

Nsiehi:
Child adoption in Nigeria is a very long and tedious process with a very poor success rate. Only very few people succeed in adopting at the end of the process. You may wait for as much as 5 to 6years and still get nothing at the end. This is the reason many people patronise baby factories or try some other means of having children such as assisted conception and surrogacy. A single person can adopt, however in some states, the child has to be of the same gender as the adopter.

You start by visiting the ministry of women affairs in your state of residence, they will assign a welfare officer to you with a follow up interview on why you want to adopt.

It should take you like 6 months in the UK.

There is nothing like a child having a home he can call his own-- an orphanage can never cut it.

Maybe the Nigerian government has its reasons though...

Middle aged parents, instead of thinking of how to make their children-in-laws' lives horrible can pour the rest of their lives into some child or children!

I know a woman who adopted 4 kids, she is middle aged, and it's a joy to watch her with those kids. ( She has her own kids BTW)

Anyway sha...

I have also thought of adopting myself (as many as I have the means)...Did not know Nigeria was messed up in that aspect also!

...and to you people mocking her, did you know Steve Jobs was adopted?

A child is a child!

kinibigdeal:
You must be an APC member for talking ignorantly. Seyi just completed 100days and you concluded that he has abandoned previous administration project. Did you read the attached tweet at all or you are just paid to hail hypocrisy as usual?

It's only in a messed up third world country as ours that a tiny bridge will be a 'notable' achievement!

They rob us blind and put together a few shoddy things and call them projects?

Ajumose bus?
Remodelling because?
Nikola bridge?

Is that the future they have for our unborn children?

Bastards!