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The effontery to call others slave while being a bigger slave. What is a better description of slavery in a country where children, mothers are tied up in the bush and tortured for just going to school?
Instead of you guys to channel your effort to focus on solving Nigeria mega issues, na to dey write long essay on people individual choices wey no concern you.
Our country Nigeria is bleeding, leave diaspora cho cho cho, fix your own problem first before calling others slave.

Hope they are not compromising on maintenance due to cost, that is the most important thing.

Eriokanmi:
I be african man, original. I don't think I can stay up to 3 weeks in America at a go. 15days I don come back . I wonder why Americans don't ask why organic foods are much more expensive than inorganic foods at their various stores. Its as good as saying this is original, while this is baroof, or this is healthier and this is not, without explanations.
At times, i may just choose to trek a long distance, just to observe things around with my camera. You'll see some Americans dressed as if they are hiding what we call akengbe(gourd) in their lower abdomen due to ijekuje. Fats all over their body like adiye agric.

We don't seem to appreciate what God had done for us in africa. Throughout my stay, I eat at african restaurants where eba,amala,fufu with goatmeat,etc shipped from africa are being sold. It's not only in America, Germany grows lots of gmo foods.

30 years from now, GMO will take over everywhere for obvious reasons. GMO is no different from fertilizer, one is engineering the seed to maximize yields, the other is engineering the soil to maximize yield . All are product of lab design

Once upon a time, say 100 years ago, seeds grow in its natural state without fertilizer. Population was small, the world was largely rural and farming was noble. As time went on, yields became weaker, scientists developed something called fertilizer to help plants grow, people resisted but accepted it later and it became part of agriculture.
Fast forward today, even fertilizers no longer as effective as it used to be, scientists have now modified the seeds and called it gmo, people have resisted but trust me decades from now it will become accepted.
Population has ballooned, farming is now less lucrative, climate change is affecting agriculture, how is organic food going to be enough to feed the high population of today's world?

Let's bring it home. The middle belt of Nigeria is the food basket of the country but the amount of food coming out of there today is now less compared to 30 years ago despite our population doubling during the same period. 30 years ago, there was no herdsmen wahala, there was more interest in agriculture but reverse is the case today.

My point is gmo is going to be the new fertilizer. I fear for the future but it is what it is.

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Eriokanmi:
Your palaver. Nigeria is my home. I be african man, original.

The below is a summary of my story.

I schooled and came back. But before returning I had had a mindset that the west would honour me rather than me honour them one day. I came hit the sector in which I'm much more relevant and even inviting experts to help for a fee today.
Back in the days I used to hear oil spill here and there, people wailing that their lands have been destroyed, shell paying hugely on compensation, pipelines being hit at remote places which can be tackled real-time without even paying a visit to the creeks with the IIOT . Thanks to Starlink

Today, we've taken over the share of the market by 30% as an indigenous firm. By the time Dangote commences crude exploration, we'd have become the topmost indigenous company in our line of business in hazardous mgt.

As Nigerian, I had had the opportunity of meeting with the American president inside the DAAR hall near the White house, the only one from black Africa where the son of any country's president has never been. There's power in the tongue. I remembered when I said the west would honour me rather than me doing so and it came to pass. Tony Blair was the 2nd notable figure met, though years after his exit as British PM.

Those who wish to stay put in a foreign land, its ok. But If you stay there, who will fix Nigeria, Chinese, Indians and others who are busy taking advantage of us, conniving with our corrupt leaders? No way!

Anytime I come here and preach good governance and leadership devoid of corruption, their gullible followers always kick. They think they're more Nigerian than I am. It's high time we changed our mindset. America was once a super corrupt nation. Read the history of America. Kidnapping reigning today in Nigeria was once a norm at a time.

Benin republic used to be a hot bed of kickbacks and corruption. Their gendams no dey gree rest once they see Nigerians in those days. Same Benin republic is now rid of corruption. Enter cotonou you'll think you're in France. Light no dey dim, no solar panels littering their buildings as we have it in Nigeria today as a result of leadership failure. Their currency that used to be worst in africa has now left the almighty naira behind. A lot of african nations are achieving steady progress without making noise.

Vote out bad leaders who have refused to leave the space, despite falling down without being touched and seeking medical treatment every 3 months overseas. How will they concentrate on fixing Nigeria?. Ask tinubu the meaning of AI, he doesn't know anything. Their policies are archaic and anti people. I wonder if sentiments will put food at our desk. Enough said

As per your last paragraph, Nigerians don't have the option of removing bad leaders unfortunately. Elections mean nothing in Nigeria. It doesn't matter whether they want to vote out bad leaders or not, dem no fit.

Bad leaders will continue to lead Nigeria, we don't have the kind of system in the west that gives citizens power to remove a leader, nigerian citizens are powerless by design

ariesbull:
Even after paying the mortgage you still don't own the house..if you fail with property tax you will be foreclosed....

If you were a landlord in some major metropolitan areas in Nigeria, you would have known we also pay property taxes in Nigeria.


They won't call it property taxes to deceive people like you. Depending on where you are, it is called Land use charge, Tenement rate, sanitation levy, development levy etc. Due to corruption in Nigeria, some pay while some bribe their way out of paying but that bribe is also part of the payment

This reminds me of someone who said they don't pay bills in Nigeria like abroad

Don't be deceived, you pay more in Nigeria with no service than other parts of the world. Let's break it down
Your actual light bill is equal to light bill from discos plus money to buy fuel for generator plus money spent on servicing and repairs for generator plus money spent on maintenance of your inverter and solar etc. You haven't even added the cost of darkness. By the time you add this cost in a year, that would be your yearly light bill.

Your actual water bill is equal to the cost of power you use to pump water from your borehole plus amount spent on maintenance and repairs of your borehole plus the cost of treating that water so you can drink it. If you drink bottle water or pure water, add the cost of that. In a year, check how much you have spent, that is your bill. Remember you haven't even put a cost of the stress involved in coordinating and managing all these issues

Phone bill is equal to the total cost of recharge used over a period of time. I can go on and on.

Abroad, you pay bills and go to sleep. Nothing concern you with transformer blow or no blow, nothing concern you with solar panel, inverter, generator, fuel etc.
You pay water bill, nothing concern you with borehole, nothing concern you with storage tank. Your job is to on the the tap and drinking water come out whenever needed 24/7 or on switch and light is there 24/7.

Don't be deceived, you pay bills like everyone else, the difference is that Abroad, it is structured so you know exactly what you are paying and get the service unlike in Nigeria, where you won't even know you are paying through your nose until you sit down and do the math's.

Nigerians showing more concern for people abroad than showing concern for Nigerians living in Nigeria.

Can you guys channel this energy on japa issues to fixing Nigeria?

Bosenan:
So Hundeyin dey collaborate with Russia to traffic our girls to military manufacturing lines? It's okay, every hidden thing will be revealed in due course.

This is the problem with having blanket love ir hate for someone or something .You become their slave without knowing. He is 100% anti west. But the solution of anti west isn't supposed to be 100% pro Putin.

I share his sentiments on the hypocrisy of the west, it is clear for everyone to see but does that not apply to Russia too?

He looks away from the atrocities Russia commits cos he is anti west, now they are now using his credibility to scam his own people. I don't how he feels with these revelations cos I know he us a genuine person.

This is a lesson to everyone. Do not embrace anyone or anything 100% especially because of your love or hate for the other person else you become their slave defending their atrocities cos they will always commit one.
Your love or hate should be on issue by issue basis so that you can't be tied to anybody or faction. I can love or hate anybody at the same time based on issues by issue basis. I can't be a slave to anyone

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SIRTee15:
You have to give it to Putin, he modernised Russia and prevented those european hawks in collusion with their corrupt oligarch friends to finish off Russia
Putin is not a saint but he has a genuine love for his country and actually wants it developed.

after the fall of communism, Russia became a mess, the politicians were corrupt and they looted the country dry. The oligarchs embarked on capital flight to european countries aided by european banks while the hypocritical EU leaders looked the other way.
Then people use to call Russia is Nigeria with snow.

Putin ended that nonsense. He jailed any oligarch who wouldn't fall in line, he took back all industries that were privatised and revitalized them. He built new infrastructure, restructure the oil and gas industry and made sure the proceeds actually benefited the citizens.
say what u may about Putin, its undeniably Russians love him and that's why they refuse to dance to the international conspiracy tune against their leader.

What Africa needs is a leader like Putin. Firm, assertive, independent minded but also very much pro development and progress.

btw, I dont support his unjustified invasion of ukraine. I feels its unnecessary and just a steroid laden ego trip that leads to nowhere.

My brother, Putin killed Russia. The beautiful country of Russia would have been far ahead economically and politically if they had a leader who has sense and pursed economic might instead of military might.
There is no how on earth, Russia economy should be smaller than Germany, UK etc despite it's population, size,geography, natural resources, technological advancement yet see where they are.
Look at China for example, they pursed economic might for decades and now they have succeeded, they are now moving into military might, good strategy.
Putin started out good helping Russia after the cold war mess but greed for power took the better part of him and he destroyed the country's constitution to make himself president for life.

The beauty about true democracy is that it gives a country an opportunity to reverse course and correct mistakes. If Putin had allowed democracy to thrive in Russia, it is likely they would have had a leader who thinks differently to Putin and probably translate their advantage into economic powerhouse. Russia with all it has should be 3rd largest economy in the world.
Today, the only thing that reminds you of Russia is just MIG, Suhkoi, S300,nuclear weapons. They are not even that powerful militarily, 4 years and counting, can't even conquer a small fraction of Ukraine that share border with them, ran out of soldiers and now recruiting unsuspecting people all over the world. Is that one military? In fact, Russia is just an advanced North Korea yet Putin has been president since 1999

Fortissimo502:
Nigerian-Canadian dual citizens please update if you're able to travel to the US without issues vis-a-vis the US travel ban.

I don't get it. Are you traveling as a Nigerian or Canadian?

ViceGovernor:
Dangote was right.....in the last decade in Nigeria alone people have spent a mind boggling $6.5 billian dollars on the purchase of private jets.

Corruption is bad 😞 only if am not involved.

It would have been sweeter if just 1 of these jet was African made. The Bombardier and challenger that featured high on the list are Canadian made jets, others are from other western nations.

When will Africa be counted not just in terms of showing off luxury but in terms of making those luxury. Chai, Africa please make us proud

Social media lies. It is always my friend my neighbor

Relocating with family friends as what? With which visa? Maybe as adopted child. Even at that it won't be straightforward.
All these social media yarns sef

eniola1010:
I plan to take the grant only.


My income for 2024 is 0.


My income for 2025 is 0.


My course starts Jan 2026, and the program is applied for in Nov 2025, meaning I will be applying for the OSAP in 2025 towards '2026 start of programme'


However, I am positively sure I will get a job in 2026.


My course, though full time, I am more than confidence I can juggle my job and the course because its a purely online pre-recorded course. I can always go to work and do my course in the evening after I'm back from work.


The issue is this, if I file my tax for 2026 in 2027, wouldn't OSAP convert my grant to loan based on the fact that

Since I would obviously have an income in 2026, wouldn't that trigger the OSAP guys to come after me in 2027 stating that I already have an income -even though i started getting the income way after my school started - and as such I was not meant to be taking OSAP or I should have reached out to them so they could have stopped subsequent OSAP payment.

I don't think so. Benefits are based on previous year income. The only way your 2026 income will affect you is if you are applying for any benefit in 2027 then your 2026 income becomes a factor.

Since it is a Jan start date, they will approve you based on 2025 income. I think you are good

eniola1010:
(1) thinking of buying used 2020 rav4 or used 2020 acura mdx. I would have loved the rav4 but its a bit too basic and its horsepower is 203 which may not be powerful to pull through heavy snow, but i know toyotas are very reliable.
And as for the mdx, its a more powerful car and the horsepower is 290 it can pull through snow i guess. It has so many functions like heated seat, heated steering and so much others. But i am skeptical because a car like this having too much funtion and very low price might be prone to eletrical issues.
Although i plan to use winter tires in winter anyways. Which one of the two is a better option?


(2) asides copart, fbmarket place, is there a reliable auction yard one can go to to pick up used, reliable certified cars. I know most places u need a dealer license or some sort of license for this, i will sort that out, but where in ontario can one find such reliable auction yard that categorises cars into good, fair and bad so you know exactly what you are getting into.

Cc jedisco ferfer 73O9

You are comparing 2 very different cars here. Rav4 is a 2.5L 4 cylinder engine while Acura mdx is a 3.5L 6 cylinder engine so the difference in power output will be large.

In my opinion, if it's about snow, both can work. To be on the safest side with the rav4, you can go for XLE AWD instead of FWD. Your AWD plus winter tires is perfectly fine for heavy snow except probably in rare cases of unusual snow storm. In those cases, only the F150s and the likes survive.

Acura mdx is also good. My cousin drives the car for 4 years now and I haven't heard any complains from him.

justwise:
What is worrying here is the fact that you knew that American military intervention will lead to disaster in Nigeria but in an attempt to sound sympathetic you are still suggesting that military intervention is the only solution for the killing going on.

I have listed a number of possible solutions here but as that is not what you want to hear you keep asking me to repeat it again and again.

For the last time on this issue.

First of all, how did we get here? Kinsmen of the victims abroad have been crying out to their representatives abroad for help over the years but largely ignored until now Trump suddenly took interest for whatever reason hence the threats. Sen Lankford of Oklahoma is one of such senators that received this petition.

Secondly, you are hinging most of your argument on things getting worse but the question is getting worse for who? For the victims or for the rest of the country? If it is for the victims, what is worse than being slaughtered, loosing your family, ancestral lands and communities and living in an IDP camp in your own country?
I suspect you are worried that things escalate and these terrorists start attacking our peaceful communities. If that is the case, that is a selfish take. You are implying that the victims should continue to be the sacrificial lamb of the country so that your own "peaceful " communities or cities won't be at risk. How do you think this will sound in their ears?
By the way, how many times have the rest of the country who now expect the victims not to seek foreign intervention cos of the implications have held a serious protest from the east, west to south calling on government to halt these killings in the last 15 years? Every body is going about their normal businesses and just ranting online occasionally when they see headlines of the atrocities. Why haven't you led a protest in defense of these people? But you want to deprive them of any foreign intervention cos you fear that it might make things worse not for them but for you and other Nigerians who are enjoying peace. Why do you think they should care?

Another talking points is sovereignty. Sovereignty that can't protect her people from terrorists in their own country is that sovereignty?

Natural resources? Hmm, how has the natural resources helped the people to warrant using it as an argument. Are they not mining it illegally already? These arguments don't hold water.

Lastly,read Mcleo007 above, you will understand the point I'm making.

justwise:
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No you need to wake up because you have been in coma since 2003, America has never won any war on terror whether troop on ground or by air strike, America has never bring peace and security to any country they engaged militarily.

They will fail miserably in Nigeria the same way to failed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria etc. Boke haram and other militant groups will be even stronger by the time America withdraw in shame leaving Nigeria in pieces

I'll take you serious only when you or your family members relocate to those communities under attack. You stay in your safe environment and you dismiss the cry for help from the victims.

You think the Nigerian government who are thinking of winning 2027 will go hard on the fulani terrorists that would upset their base? Are you this naive? Why haven't they done it for more than a decade?

Yes, America war on terror hasn't been a success in most places but it doesn't mean it will fail in this case. All cases aren't the same. Even if it fails, the victims have nothing more to lose cos they are already being wiped out gradually. He who is on the ground fears no fall.

Something else has to be done to try to stop this madness and I don't care where it is going to come from. Saving the lives of the victims is more important than the politics of the people involved at this point. How else do you want me to say this?

justwise:
Nigerian govt is the solution, the Nigeria govt knew those sponsoring the extremist groups, the Nigerian govt knew how they get amination supply, Nigerian govt can equip our military to get the job done. All these militant groups are political tools in the hands of some northern politicians. We do not need a foreign military intervention.

Did you just say Nigerian government is the solution? Are you being sarcastic?
For decades nigerian government has been pampering these fulani terrorists while they kept killing upon killing with no end in sight. The same government crushes any other threat in any other part of the country but won't ever go hard on these special terrorists.
It is easy to sit in the comfort of your safe cities in the south or abroad and be saying no to foreign military intervention, please ask people in the line of fire crying for help for decades without any if they give a damn about foreign military intervention.
Nobody likes a foreign military intervention in their country but if your country is useless and can't protect you and will never protect you at least we have seen this evidence for more than a decade then no big deal about foreign military intervention.
If these terrorists killing Christians are also killing Muslims as claimed then doesn't it mean eliminating these terrorists also end the killing of Muslims? Will it not also benefit the Muslim community who are also victims? What is the brouhaha all about?
Two things can be true at the same time. Trump is a werey, I'm not his fan and can never be his fan. But if his intervention whether by threats or an actual strikes is going to stop these unnecessary killings in the middle belt, I'll take it irrespective of his motives. For goodness sake, there are people who have lost their families and can't go near their communities anymore cos they have been captured by fulani terrorists and we are still here debating, where was nigerian government all these while?

Story story story, once upon a time .........

MI is just trying to be patriotic by saying what Nigerians want to hear. Some of these talking points don't hold water.

1. The sense of community in Nigeria is as a result of poverty and environment. If Nigeria starts developing and getting better, communal lifestyle will be reduced.
Go to rich highbrow areas in Ikoyi, Abuja etc and see the difference. When people don't have light, water and have to buy things from aboki shop cos they can't buy things in bulk then people will fill the streets and seeing each other often and interfering in other people's businesses cos there is an opportunity to do that.

2. Nigeria care for each other is a lie. If it were so, then we will have basic amenities. You can blame it on the government but the government is a reflection of the people. We as a people are individualistic, if we are okay, we don't care about others and that is why we are where we are as a country.

3. Multiple jobs is because there are jobs in the first place and you get paid by the hour. In Nigeria, nobody pays you by hour, they rather use you for the whole month and pay you peanuts. Besides millions of people living in Lagos also don't have time even if they don't do Multiple jobs. There are people in Lagos who leave their house by 5am for work and come back by 11pm just doing one job where they are underpaid, who is fooling who?

Kaiser20:
Dangote is aware that in Nigeria his company is greater than the country.
In a country that values human lives, Dangote would have invested resources in safety, and Training of Truck drivers.
Corrupt politicians will rather collect Cash and Share It among themselves.

I think there are 2 things are working in Dangote's favor.

First, he is a northerner so nothing will happen. If for example, he is an easterner, there is no how on earth the government and citizens wouldn't have stepped up at this point to intervene on his matter.

Secondly, he operates in an anyhow country. In a sane country, lawsuits against him will be too much that he will either do something about the issue or bankrupt his business paying compensations. He will have no choice than to prevent this menace .

Rtdrektboy:
Please bosses on this platform. I need input on this situation. We have only 7days to respond to ircc

I always tell people to print out their filled forms before submissions so as to have a record of what they submitted especially for future applications. Your information must align at all times else it becomes suspicious.

I have seen people who had discrepancies on their different applications to IRCC and they still scaled through. In fact, one didn't know of the discrepancies till later years sef. Either IRCC didn't spot those obvious discrepancies or they just ignored it. However, this was 5 or 6 years ago.

Things are different today. It seems with the recent effort to curb immigration, IRCC is now more thorough in their processing as they seem to be looking for any slight reason to deny qualified applications instead of approve.

The only thing you can do is to craft a good explanation and see if they buy it. The issues are obvious so it is not in your hands now. They are already suspicious of your info now, so explain yourself and hope for the best.

Raalsalghul:
Exactly how you should play it: both sides.

All these 'home is where you are' rhetorics doesn't apply in this decade.

If you are correct then the only home you have is your village compound which is your ancestral home.This is the only place in the world where you have absolute right not even your own state capital cos there are people who are indigenes of that capital that can start their own wahala.

K865:
Like if rent is $2,500 CAD, will I have to pay the 13% provincial tax on it?

No

K865:
Okay. Thank you. Just learning about Geepay now.

Would you know about paying taxes on rent?

What do you mean by paying taxes on rent?

@Op correct ya sef

Canada 10 year passport is $160.

It is only $260 when applying from anywhere else other than Canada

walenden:
Please,I have a question: why is Canada committing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine including Mark Carney’s recent $2 billion pledge and the earlier $20 billion while Canadians are still facing unresolved crises in housing, healthcare, and affordability at home?”

I get your point. However, let's look at it in a different perspective. Have you ever helped people in need before? When that friend, family member etc from Nigeria calls you and ask for help to pay hospital bills or other urgent issues and you know they are genuine, do you ignore them cos you haven't solved all your personal life problems?
If your logic is true, then nobody will ever help another person in need cos we haven't finished solving all our problems.

Ukraine and Europe are allies under attack for years. In fact, I have a colleague from Ukraine who is now the only person alive in her lineage. Her parents, her siblings, her cousins were all killed by a Russian missile strike at their home. She was only alive cos she traveled to Kyiv for an appointment a day before that day. I shed tears as she narrated her story.

I don't see any issue in helping a friend in need. A better conversation should be how much help should we be providing and not saying we should ignore them cos we also have problems.

I'm conservative and I vote conservative. Conservatism should not mean being heartless and hateful. Don't let Trump and the far right make you loose your humanity and compassion. Those guys are not real conservatives

Movingname1:
I once met a man during my time as a visiting doctor at a prison. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of his brother and his wife. According to his account, he had long suspected the two were having an affair and set out to catch them in the act.

When he finally did, he quietly left the room, went downstairs, retrieved a knife, and returned to kill them both.

The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 24 years. I met him 14 years into his sentence—and he expressed no remorse.

He is very stupid, he is a simp, he is a loser.
He has wasted 24 years of his life cos of the action of other human beings. 24 years he can never get back
What happened to divorcing his wife and disowning his brother? Is that the only woman he can ever get?
I hate nonsense

I hope they will make Comfort aka Kwam 2 vice Ambassador too She don repent

Comfort don get luck. They had to drop it cos prosecuting her without prosecuting kwam 1 will show partiality. But they are not ready to prosecute kwam 1 as he is well connected. So they best thing to do is to forgive everyone

cr7lomo:
After asking her ti switch off her phone which is standard procedure....she refused, it was even another passenger that dragged the phone off her due to her unruly behavior and switched it off... she went into a rant with the air hostess and then attacked her with slaps. .... as the flight was in the air... they tried to restrain her, but she kept on making trouble all through the flight... the air hostess I formed the pilot and the pilot radioed control room and te incident and. Demanded for security to pick her up once they landed ... when they landed , other passengers were allowed to leave and they prevented her from leaving, to enforce the arrest , that's where te video started, the air hostess prevented her from leaving tye aircraft ... then when security officials arrived the aircraft , she refused to leave an took out the fire extinguisher to attack them , they disarmed her and dragged her out ...during the process , she held on to the curtain resisting arrest ... the airhostess tried to drag the curtain from her as she held on to it as they were dragging her out of the plane , that's why her top pulled out and her jugs were exposed ... so what wrong did the air hostess do ?? Why can't some Nigerians follow rules??

All the parties involved are all guilty and I'll yell you why

Kwam 1: He should not have escalated the issue that way even if he was wronged. He should have petitioned the airline, sued the airline for damages etc. Instead of causing nuisance and trying to prevent a plane from flying. By trying to stop a plane from flying, he has breached security and should have been arrested immediately and tried in court. Whatever caused it becomes immaterial.

The Pilot: She should be suspended. How can you try to fly a plane when situation is unclear? If she had killed Kwam 1 nko? She would have rot in jail. She needs to be demoted asap, she doesn't even understand her job. She should have called security and made sure kwam 1 was out of site before moving even if it means delaying departure. She should be arrested and charged

Kwam 2: She should be arrested for assault and causing nuisance. On no account should she be disobeying instructions. If you don't like it, petition the airline when you arrive.

Air hostess: She should also be arrested too. She has no business enforcing the law. No matter what, she shouldn't have stopped her from leaving the aircraft. The airline should have alerted the security and waited for her outside the plane. No matter what the girl did, she shouldn't have been treated that way.

In fact, all the people involved are all mad. Everybody in Nigeria just like to oppress the next person. Showing unnecessary power all the time. Bunch of uncivilized people.

AlphaTaikun:
Just a quick one. If you read his post properly, the OP was speaking based off of his own reality (i.e., his cost of living in the U.K) and those within his inner circle of influence. You indeed made some valid points about the UK's minimum wage vs the one in Nigeria. I can see from your last paragraph that you don't fully know the OP and assumed he's a younger person here which he's not.

The gentleman, [@Heaven4444] who you quoted right above is a veteran member of this discussion forum right from 2005 (just like me) and he's a well-educated British citizen (or British-Nigerian) who lived for many years in the UK, a couple of major U.S. cities, and got educated in a prestigious Uni in the United States as well, so he CLEARLY emphasized on his "cost of living in the UK" based off of his own experience as an internationally well-traveled man.

He's NOT one of these young or random people creating thread topics in order to troll or whatever.

My brother, it doesn't matter whether he is well traveled or schooled in Harvard. In fact, that makes it worse as that education is a waste.

Who calculates cost of living for a location without factoring in the wages in that location?

When has cost of living calculation become a personal thing? Since we have 200 million people in Nigeria that means we will have around 200 million different calculations of cost of living since everyone has their own cost of living calculation.

If he had said his expenses in London is 37 times higher than Nigeria that would at least made some sense cos expenses differs. However, expenses is not necessarily the same as cost of living. Cost of living is a metric to determine how affordable a place is for people living there not for outsiders.

Cost of living calculation is general and based on location and wages. For example, if a bag of rice cost 80k in Lagos, that is the cost for everybody whether you earn 70k or 10 million a month in Lagos.
If that same bag of rice cost 70k in Benue, then that is the cost for everyone in Benue irrespective of how much they earn. It is not a personal cost.

If we are to calculate the cost of living in Benue and Lagos based on a bag of rice alone, we can't simply say Benue is cheaper cos rice is 10k cheaper unless we factor in the wages in both Lagos and Benue.
There are lots of people here that are either pushing narratives or sincerely ignorant of what they are talking about. In order to do that they end up bringing examples that makes no sense. Otherwise why will someone calculate an important metric like Cost of living which a lot of people rely on to make decisions in such a simplistic way?

HEAVEN4444:
wow are you serious bro ? Burger is now 20 dollars ? That's about 40k, it's not too bad because I am sure burgers over here will be like 15 to 20 k but our local foods, with 5k you will eat good and so the burger is like 8 times more expensive than a bowl of jollof and plantain and chicken

Minimum wage in London as at April 2025 is £12.21 per hour. That means despite the high cost, it will take an hour of work for a londoner to afford it.

Minimum wage in Nigeria on paper is 70k a month. If you convert it to hourly, that will be 70000 divide by 160 hours of work a month which gives you 437.5 naira per hour. How many days of work will it take a Nigerian worker to afford the cheap 5k burger in Nigeria?

I'm sure you have a degree. Our educational system has failed us. No wonder employers will say there are lots of unemployable graduates in Nigeria, this is an evidence. If you can't make basic analysis, how can you solve the simplest of issues?