Reference:
African's are always behind the curve. All those years ago the 'whites' were viewed as stingy or irresponsible for having just a single child, a couple or just the number to fit in a 'family car'.

Guess no one is snobbish but sober now. That the world is full of uncertainty and no position is safe enough to risk unmitigated liability. And that even all the resources are present today, the complexities of the world makes the average traveller aspire to journey 'light'.

Quality will always trump quantity.

But "quality" does not always necessarily mean few, i think you need to understand this. Solid 5 may trump 1 or 2. In the case of having kids it largely comes down to the million dollar question; Can one afford it?

thebosstrevor1:


Like you aren't living in Nigeria.

There are many graduate out there with good education but no job

With an unemployment rate of 33%, opportunities are scarce. This is why i emphasized on "afford". The elites are sending their kids abroad for greener pastures in droves. Plus their parents invested well to ensure they acquire good education and relevant I.T skills, thereby making them highly sought after wherever they go. Poor people can't afford this. This phenomenon is observed in many countries across the world.

thebosstrevor1:


There is everything wrong with giving birth to much children.

It is not good financially, emotionally and health wise on both couple.

If the bread winner dies, that is the beginning of suffering especially if no savings were left by the dead man.

This largely depends on what you mean by "much" - 2,3,4,5? whatever the case, bringing a child to this world is expensive as many are realising. And more importantly, there is little reason, if any, to suggest one shouldn't have "much" children as far as they can afford it. However, there is little evidence to conclude that people with "much" children are less happier than those with less.

Ishilove:

Guy, I once worked in a place where one of my clients had 7 kids and all 7 were attending private schools, from university to the secondary school. Babcock Uni, Covenant The kids were well behaved and responsible and the man was meeting up with his responsibilities.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having many children as long as you can meet up with the financial responsibilities.

Apparently your parents cannot, so it has become a problem to you, your siblings and them. Give birth according to your capacity. The person I work for has just two kids even though he has the capacity to have up to five, but he said he wants to give them the very best quality of life so he stopped at two. Your parents should have stopped waaaaaaay before the eight child popped out

Just a thought; For a mid-class quality of life couples who earn less than 500k should stick to one child and due to economies of scale,100k for every subsesequent child, your take?

tensazangetsu20:


Rich people aren't also allowed to have kids indiscriminately. The carbon footprint won't reduce If rich people have plenty kids. People should reason before they do things

Carbon footprint has more to do with the choices people make(e.g whether they use renewable sources of electricity, cleaner meaner of transportation such as adopting EV cars , adopting a plant-based diet and so on) than the number of children they have. To make my point clearer, African countries combined contribute less than a tenth of global warming despite their mammoth and burgeoning population, while the US with a quarter of that population generate far higher.

NaijaCowFarm:


Thank you. These are obvious facts, so I stick to my guns.

Opinions are just that. But know that you have little,if at all, understanding of what you are talking about, by reading your first point one need not go further.

FromZeroToHero:
I just finished eating rice / beans with banga soup. Enough balanced diet.

Rice= carbohydrate.
Beans/Fish = Protein.
Curry leave & pumkin leave = Vitamin.
Banga soup= fat and oil
Salt= mineral.
Water=water.

Good. If only you added some serving of fruits, say, a mid-size orange and 3 slice of banana as a desert, that would have been near-impressive.

Candbud:
Ratio your diet, its actually cheap if you know a thing or two about th role of hormones in satiation .
For example, you can do small tofu, plenty veggies & kpomo or beef, now fufu has a low GI index in the family of complex carbs, triggers leptin & keeps you full without the cravings, or you can do eggs and tomatoes sauce or you can do meat cooked in natural spices like turmeric, ginger, black pepper et al. You get ? Eating a balance meal is really easy just choose what works for you & stick to it, plus you can always so Omad or 2mad. Ps: no be everything you must chop. Some food(s) r not particularly good for your health like junks, refined carbs,sugar,soy,wheat & its derivatives e.g bread,kpof kpof. When the food you eat doesn't makes you feel better it eventually makes you sick.gbam

Fufu is derived from cassava - a starchy vegetable, which is typically high in the glycemic index.

dangoteinlaw:
2m you are free. A dude I know made 2m transfer plus they collected his C-class.

interesting... Was the Benz later given back to him?

lagonovo:
My preference was Prof Yemi Osinbajo and his message of hope last night reinforced my faith in what is possible in Nigeria.

Someone gave Prof Osinbajo the political platform to showcase his depth. That person is Bola Tinubu who was never my type of politician.

In choosing between Atiku, Tinubu and Obi, I will go for Tinubu. His records show clearly that he has vision and he assembles great team of technocrats without necessarily leaving the less cerebral behind. Politics is all about numbers, built on a structure of alliances and trust, and he fully understands it.

That's how I am consoling myself with opened eyes, not emotion.

Preferences are one thing, reality is another. Despite what was said prior to the primaries, the odds clearly favoured Tinubu, i saw it coming. And do i need to tell you that he will defeat Atiku come next year election?

Dannieln1:
How about security as a foreigner

If you live in the not so violent parts of the country like Bogota you may not have much to worry about. However, FARC violence, despite a truce with the goverment, is still a problem in some parts of the country.

AVECDEO:


The destination is nearer than where you're coming from.

Hold on and finish the fight.

You won't regret it.

Besides going by your age you're still a youngster on the right path.

Well Said.

ednut1:
Branched the UK on my way from Canada to Nigeria. The level of technological advancement was quite impressive when compared to Canada. . Enjoy

Birmingham

Do you mean the UK is ahead of Canada technologically? Could you elaborate!

Dreal1247:



It appears there are many kids on Nairaland.

More Like Sex Starved Adults.

GreatAdvice:
Why not both? Build a poultry and use the eggs for your bakery. Think about it. You can later expand to include cows and goats; now you can have eggs, cheese, butter and magarine for your bakery. Saves you a ton of money and also increases your revenue. Good luck.

Cheese, Butter and eggs, in a typical Nigerian bakery product? highly unlikely. This is an abroad stuff and hardly applies here. However, reasons as to why is a topic for another day.

SeriouslySense:
Agreed its extreme, it never attacked him, never posed a threat, and was on its own, it never asked to be created like that, yet, like us it had life and it was a being.

How can you kill a crocodile and proudly show the public.

It depends on what constitute and how one defines "threat". However, in this case, the animal is clearly a threat, left unchecked it may do harm than good. I doubt if the same could be said if it were a stray cat, rabbit, tortoise, dog, e.t.c In as much as i care about animal rights and the enviroment, there are limitations to it.

Kennyg290:

This is the major problem I am having learning languages at my 40s, common to learn Hausa here in KD since I have been here na problem lest alone German. Germany is my dream land.

I Live in KD and also share your sentiments. However, do you have any access to job opportunities? do you mind sharing that?

shinealight:


An apprentice who works for seven years under a failed leader/mentor does not have much to recommend him.
If he knows better than his boss, he should have been whispering it into his boss’s ears all this while. They have both failed the Nation as far as I’m concerned….they have both been charting a course to nowhere ….as in $1 to N600. Phew! Qualified indeed!!

Apt! unfortunately, these people are too blind to see the light, don't be suprise if they call you names for disagreeing with them.

Oogway:
As a fan of Osinbajo and Resident of Calabar, Cross River State. It saddens me that Calabar has been without electricity for over 1 month and Osinbajo visited the state and never commented on the electricity problems of the state, as an incumbent Vice President and Presidential aspirant. It goes a long way to show the kind of President he’ll become

He is not an outlier, this is characteristically a feature of most Nigerian politicians. Basically, most are charlatans out there to enrich themselves. Unfortunately, You can see on this thread how gullible some folks can be, pathetically cheering for a man that only need their vote and may subject them to hardship for 8 goddamn years. Naija Which Way?

[quote auto=shogsmaost=112582680]The news I get from home on this rising cost of living in extremely worse, the Money I used to send that last my people a month now doesn't last 2 weeks again,so it affects both parties living abroad and home. Instead of addressing this issue and holding our corrupt politicians who has refused to regulate this madness accountable we are focused of nazi Ukraine.
Infact things are more costly in naija compared to the west sef,cos I doubt $10 can feed someone for a day I Nigeria now [/quote] The reason the goverment dosen't seem to care is because most civil servants earn jumbo pays and live in estates and GRAs, hence they are oblivious to the predicaments of the common man. Ordinary Nigerians on the other hand are deeply divided along ethnic and religious lines to unite for a common cause, not to mention severe poverty and the fact many are constitutionally ignorant. Nigerians are likely to gullibly vote an unfit president next year and the bumpy continues for another 8 Years.

WiszyFraud:
Did you know??



10, 20, or 30 years from now you will be laughing at most of the things giving you a headache today.
Be positive.

Stop regurgitating whatever crap you see on the internet... 15 YRS down the line and some of the nightmares that bedevilled me then are no joke, and will never be one, infact, not on this earth. Am pretty sure alot of people can relate.

BabaIbo:


I am telling you, "More like I know this is not advantageous OR beneficial but lemme just do it anyway."


Are you saying other kids are not raised responsibly?
I mean kids in Mikel, Ronaldo, Techno, Patoranking etc kind of union.

Moreover, is it every kids in marriage that are responsible?

Let me be clear with you on this, you may choose to belive what you like but, marriage has alot of benefits and advantages, and few, if at all, downsides. Infact research suggest married people on average tend to be happier and live longer than the unmarried. However, you tend to be, as it seems, not to be a fan a fan of it, and that's fine and totally acceptable, as marriage itself ain't for everyone (and it dosen't determine ones moral compass). No one should be pressured about it since as with almost everything in life its a matter of choice. Besides, With marriage comes finacial obligation and other responsibilities .

MDEWOLE:
100k is too much to spend monthly for 3 of you. Osogbo is not too expensive to stay like Kd.
I left Kd to Osogbo in 2017 and it has been enjoyable all along.
Am very sure you will be adequately okay since housing is not a problems for you.
Things are relatively okay here I can assure you it is my home town.
You will be highly welcome because Osogbo is highly accommodating to all different type of people.

Are you sure Oshogbo is cheaper than Kd? I live in kd and things are very cheap( though to some extent, it depend on the part of the city), even i relatively cheaper than kano, this i found out to my suprise. By the way, enjoy your time there.

ezenwajosh:
After living in the north you will realise it will be difficult for you to survive in any other part of Nigeria


My advice don't settle in the north first

Why did you say such?

emmykk:
I swear with my life there is nothing true in what the custom office is saying.


Las las these bags of rice will be shared among custom officers

They are just been hypocritical

More annoying is some Nigerians are quite gullible enough to take in anything the goverment tells them... little wonder Why we are where we are as a country. That Said , at the end of the day, the goods may have been unlawfully confiscated, or just an arbitrary abuse of power. Either Way, these sort of things are nothing new in this country.

brosom:
The hearts of men are dark, mean and desperately wicked.


Imagine u buy one bag of rice for ur family with ur hard earn money in this hardship only to discovered it was poison after consumption.

If you truly belive what this report says, then i suggest you think again. That said, Nigeria which way!

subsidywise18:
Hmm

A lot of people don't know, but maintaining six pack post marriage is hard work

You have to work dobule time once the kids come along. As seen in the comments below.

Yes,make time..but some jobs don't allow you make time.

And preparing healthy food takes time too. Time one does not have when you come home at 7pm some nights..

These are all covenient excuses meant to console the overweight and obese. In truth, eating healthy and excercising are doable and actionable goals if one makes them a priority. Intent is key. No matter how busy you are in 24 HRS, its possible to set aside 10 - 15 MINS to excercise ones body, it ain't that hard,the benefits are massive . Also, limiting junk and calorie-densed food dosent cost much time, money, nor effort, instead of that bottle of coke take a fruit instead, also swap fried foods for decent meals filled with whole grains, legumes and fish. Like the saying goes "if there is a will there is a way".

vis2change:
Last year.
That should be before summer semester last year.

I explained the situation to the school and took a leave of absence... So I think applying for a leave from school can help anyone cover up the 1 year waiting period.

A big congrats man. which uni?

olaztek:

There's a thin line between SUCCESS and FAILURE. Things can change within a blink of an eye.
RealMadrid just proved this tonight.

No matter how long it takes or how far you've gone, never give up.

yeah, but it's harder than it sound. By the way, i was completely astonished with the dramatic turn of events at the Barnabeu, its incredible and perhaps no one saw such a comeback coming. Credit to Ancelotti and his players.

WowSweetGuy:
There is something i have been noticing. Pics taken abroad is always sharper and clearer than the one taken in africa even in the finest places in africa...Or is the cloud there brighter?

cleaner air, less dust, stringent enviromental laws, less air pollution, proper waste management and so on, also most Nigerians in diaspora are relatively well-off thus they use high-end phones with decent cameras like the iphone or samsung, all of these could be factors.

SE THE bEUROPEANS ARE COMING to rope use with their back stabbing loans and deals as they secretly ripe us of our future in compliance with does demons we call our leaders, so as to ease of the present dwindling economy [/quote] The Chinese actually, European grip on African Economies is waning fast and the Chinese sees that as an opportunity to assert its influence in Africa by giving it cheap loans that in the long term may be detrimental to it growth and prosperity, the chinese are being smart on this, do you blame them? blame squarely the duds we call leaders. However, Nigerians will probably repeat the same mistake by gullibly voting Tinubu come next year election, and the bumpy ride continues.

sucreblazing:
Na every where... Price of 1.5 liter of groundnut oil I use to buy for 11 dirhams is now 16 dirhams the lowest is 15. 50, not to talk of rice and the rest.

So this problem na everywhere.

And your net monthly take home is? contrast it to the crumbs the average Nigerian Worker earns, how about that? Besides, do you know that inflation has been smoldering in Nigeria for years before it got to this point(much of the global inflation is covid-induced, just so you know).