yesloaded:


Sir, you need to understand my post

I am aware it's not cost price but total expenses

I followed his first thread and even advised him to return to PH and buy his car

Thanks

U gave him good advice but he won't listen

Ppl are now wise

Germi9:
Oboy!! leave savings, world wan end you dey talk savings

AfahaAbia:


It's that bad. The inflation isn't helping at all

Sorry bro ..
It is well....

I understand...
My biz kept me afloat...
Wish u d best

AfahaAbia:


What!! U mean u saved that with a wife and 2 kids? I earn close to 460k monthly and I don't have any savings. I am divorced with a 12 years old daughter. I duff my hat for u bro.

Why?
Why wont you have savings when you earn that high?

abobote:
Thank God and move on.

Wish my wife had broken with me while dating, it would have saved me all the stress I'm passing through now

What stress?

Chimera30:


K

What he said is right....
Consider his candid, Frank and honest suggestion.

Politicians are the same especially those who adopt this sort of emotional campaign strategy".

I had no shoes : GEJ

"No one will steal a kobo under my watch" says Mr. Integrity.

I'm not for any Politician especially Nigerian politicians.

Once again, they are all the same.
I sincerely do not expect anything from anyone of them lots...

Camera camera camera
The effect of woke generation....

Who are they and what's their contribution to advancement of humanity?

etrouble:
Sex sells. Even I and several of my Niggas here still buy SEX

I don't and I'm happy I don't....it gives so much joy that I don't condole in desires many ppl can't control tnemselves of....

I'm happy...
I have every good attributes the opposite sex admire me for.
Height (above 6"
Looks
Packs
Morality
Successful career progression.
I love my life so dearly that I can't stoop low to immorality.

You most likely won't see a glimpse me in clubs and night parties...

He will eventually cross

Dunces running the affairs of this country

So what?

Faber:


The one I dey with now, her eye dey hook up, I don try my best to calm her down, but the girl need the hook up badly so anytime she show sign of it again...I will break up and let her go. I don tell her papa

This is funny?
Is this for real or a joke?
U already married her and done the necessity and she's still displaying such toxic traits?

Wickedness

othermen:
As a young fellow getting started in his career, you are doing great observing what may be prevalent.

I think young people should try to get some education about their chances- as you have or as you desire before going to the university to study any course.

You have to consider which is foremost to you- is it to have a successful career in whatever endeavour or to become a successful engineer; if it is the former, such that you are desiring a career for the success output, you may need to assess other courses aside Engineering that may provide readily available opportunities for you.

Increasingly, renowned courses like Law and Engineering needs to be re-assessed by those aspiring for a career in either. Most people are rather desiring for paid employment, when the fields actually has several opportunities to be self-employed, becoming a consulting professional or getting into some start-up.

Engineering is a wonderful course- however the formal labour market in Nigeria may not be so much great or wonderful for the discipline.

While there seem to be far limited formal opportunities for engineers than there are engineers, for those that persevere, and got opportunity to practice in their field- they often have the best outcomes in terms of prosperity when compared with other disciplines. (Check Aerospace Engineering).

There are some engineering courses that gives you significant edge in the informal labour market. Such that you can start your own enterprise right away and become an employer of labour as well. Now, the difficulty with this is the cost of start up and the competence we have instilled which is not geared towards self sufficiency or entrepreneurial spirit. Engineering, accounting or finance, medicine among others are all professional courses that don't require additional post-graduate degrees to maximise the opportunities they may afford. You just have to have right mindset of problem identification and solving to being a structural analyst.

Most engineers that went through Nigeria universities have had little exposure to practical training in Engineering. The universities have focused more on theoretical engineering- when engineering is mostly a practical course. The faculties could have been innovative in building massive workshop that can help instill the requisite skills that would propel a desirable career in most of their alumni; however they are frustrated by the nonchalance of the FG which has crushed what should be the faculty imagination.

What then is the option left to the engineer who can’t get a chance in the formal engineering labour market or who don’t have the resource for a start up?

So a civil engineer for instance could personally take on the supervision of construction or re-construction of housing units or other building structures- massive ones and the small residential ones. In many residential areas in Lagos, you have civil engineers approach owners of old building structures with great plans to pull down and reconstruct the buildings at their own cost, while such arrangement gives them some form of leasehold on the newly constructed building say a two flats now devolved into a six flats. They could have a long term leasehold on 2 of those flats. Now you don’t have to be a civil engineer to do such, you just need to have the requisite skills. However the Engineering discipline gives a confidence in such prospective customers that non-engineers approaching can offer them. Some civil engineers have made more money more than those working in Shell BP by exploring such.

Mechanical engineers on the other hand, also just need a little support to get started in the informal labour market; in sane schools- they are taught the competence to be able to design about anything. As at today, the universities may not offer as much technical skills as you may see in a polytechnic or some technical schools. The mechanical engineer must be humble enough to realize this. After getting around such, the issue then may be the cost of designing whatsoever they desire designing which may be highly demanding and in a nation that don’t support innovation, you have to look elsewhere. I know mechanical engineers that specialize in plumbing for very big building construction firms - designing and supervising the plumbing. Now, some ignorant mechanical engineers sees plumbing as a mere apprenticeship exercise, but with one’s credentials- you become even more feasible for opportunities. This is aside those, that are probably into constructions or repairs of factory machines and intensive trucks such as drilling machines.

I think ultimately in addition to what you may acquire from this thread - you have to understand that becoming successful as an engineer is a function of your own mindset. And for some people with the right mindset, it is in a place like Nigeria where several things don’t seem to work- that there are opportunities. There is no electricity / then there is a market for affordable power plans such that an electrical engineer who is innovative and adaptable can provide affordable solar energy technology to people. Get on LinkedIn, take a look at the profiles of engineers working in great firms, look at the unique skills they have, look at the career choices they have made. It could help you create your own template.

Don’t make costly assumptions based on what you may find in your immediate environment. Many of those people are products of a dysfunctional mindset or of a mindset compelled by the tragic realities of Nigeria. However if you have incorporated such reality in your methodological mindset, you should excel well in engineering or in any discipline you so choose. Those working in the manufacturing that you have interacted with are mostly products of technical education, and they provide supports and take instructions from the engineers, while those who attended universities that you interact with have little to no technical expertise. Again, if you build a methodological mindset towards your career, engineering can give you so much.

You are so knowledgeable.
I love Ur composure in this write up.
Well-done

Fadoria:
Am a lagos based , i served in benin that was year 2016 recently i visited benin for a business trip ,well let me share my experience and air my opinion. people living in benin can aslo witness that the cost of living in benin is quiet expensive base on the feeding espect compared to lagos,90% of your salary will be spend more on feeding

So, what's Ur point..
Benin or Lagos?

MyVILLAGEpeople:
The lady talking looks like olosho herself

Is that the point/message in there?

LibertyRep:


Why should they?

Cos they always have

LibertyRep:
Toxic waste must have been dumped into the river. Further checks at the laboratories should reveal the cause.

Hopefully these dead fishes won't find their way to Africa.

They will

Moshybear:
there are many things that make a relationship work like compatibility, commitment, etc. Love as a stand alone factor for going into a relationship is just not enough. Tankio

When she says this what exactly does she mean..?
Like what other factor is so important than love?

Moshybear:
Love is not enough

What does this actually mean?
Please tell me..

InfinityFabric:
Girl made SIMP her friend, and actually puts him friend-zone.
Simp actually thought girl would marry her him.
Girl used SIMP as emotional tampon every time there's heartbreak.
Girl got knocked up by the Tyrone.
Girl has a kid for the Chad.
Girl got battered by Tyrone.
Now girl remembers the Simp she left.
SIMP gonna become a cuck and step-daddy .

Don't be Mr SIMP.

U omitted pookie
...lol

plsdisvirginme:
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Port Harcourt

Top far away bro

plsdisvirginme:


Sir thank you for your help.
All i am asking is a job to stop staying indoors..
100k will never make me forget my pains but getting a job will given me a sense of belongings.
Please help no how matter how small the pay is.

Where is your location?

Bruno3000:
Nice write up.
In addition, intelligent people are men of few words. They don't just talk for talking sake, think b4 making each statement and the effects they would create on their listeners.
Intelligent people are people who display humility and are ever willing to learn from anyone; they rarely show off.
Intelligent people are flexible in nature. They possess and display adaptation skills whenever and wherever necessary.

God bless you

AbelAbdul:
I was deceived by Lagos online price.

I followed your first thread.
A lot of people advised you to cut your loss and return to PH but u were adamant.

Nig is in soup... hot soup

Ikenna351:
I hardly visit Nairaland these days. Sometimes it takes weeks or months to visit. But this afternoon, i got this impulse to visit. This thread was the first that got my attention. After reading through, I now understand why my Inner being wanted me to visit.

I know the feeling of knowing what you want and focusing on it irrespective of distractions. Once you understand the working of Universe, the clarity can give you goose bumps. Life experience is what teaches and not words.

There was really no nead for you to state limitations on what you are reseacrhing or asking of, because the moment you do, Universe will match you with circumstances or people that line up with your asking or frequency. You meant well for your friend's neighbour, but at the same time pointing out what you called limitations in his reality, like his low monthly income. Universe doesnt hear what you say, it hears what you mean. Because what you are saying is, "I want this good thing for my friend's neghbour but....." That "But" is what you mean and that's why you got responses that were negative. What you put out is what you get back.

If your friend's neighbour's defines owning car as a liability because that is other peoples belief, it will become his experience whenever he chooses to owns a car, this year, next year or next 5 years, it doesn't matter unless he change that belief. But if he/she defines his/her strong desire owning a car as something positive that will lead to more good things for him to experience, then let him rejoice for more gifts lined up in his path are on his door.

The 50k monthly income is a condition, a past condition. Because it can change the next moment, same way one can seize to exist physically the next moment. Moment to moment appreciation is the greatest gift you can give to yourself, rather than seeking for your value from conditions (people, wallet, circumstances, etc) that have no idea what your path is. Your Inner being knows your path to what you want and who you want to become, and leads you to those desires born inside you through paths only He understands. But when you make other people around you your Inner being, well, you disconnect yourself from your power to enjoy life you came to experience. You are WORTHY at every point in life to have and live all the best things in life you want. There are students, NYSC corp members and some people that own cars that don't experience that amount of income monthly, yet they are happier than some that earn more than that 50k. No matter how much you save monthly, if you are not happy and don't find a way to make & keep yourself happy, things will come into your experience and take those monies away to keep you unhappy because that's what you mean. Clarity is the understanding that desires manifest non physically or spiritually before they become physical. It's not the other way round.

If your friend's neghbour feels afraid or have a belief that he is not worthy yet to own a car, according to others beliefs or definitions of his condition, then let him do himself a favour: stay away from owning a car for now. Because that fear will manifest if he ventures. But if he always have a feeling of joy whenever the thought of owning a car crosses his mind, then it's time for him or her to own a car, for that is his highest excitement now. How you feel is how your inner being tells you what next. Not how i feel or how they feel, but HOW YOU FEEL.

I didn't come to this thread to tell your neighbour's friend what car to buy. I came to do what my Inner being guided me here to do: to inform you that things are always working out for you no matter what, because you always make the right choice, if you are reading this.

Ikenna, Lion King.

Wow.... I stumbled upon this thread for some unknown reasons. Funnily, I'm not even shopping for anything really, not even a car.
All I can say is "wow".
This comments of yours will continue to make sense for many years to come so long ppl have get a view of it ....

Serial48:


Completely broken\ shattered. But the bulb dey there

A bad driver probably in a hurry hence making ridiculous driving....or d driver is a learner