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Angelfrost:
The institution of Marriage in itself has massively declined in the last decade...!

Just a matter of time before most young men permanently stop bothering themselves with such commitments.

No wonder there is so much decadence and disarray in today's society.

Healthy marriages promote healthy societies, and help reduce crimes.

It's worrisome, the high rate of disfunctional homes in our society these days

Laple0541:
In Chicago, once a Nigerian woman divorces her husband, other divorced women that formed an association will send her a message saying “welcome to freedom, you are now a real woman “

That is the level of degeneration it had gotten to right now. May God have mercy on us.

Freedom to be more morally corrupted without any restriction

CommonSense1967:
Well, a lot of men will not disclose to these women that they are barely surviving in the US. When these women gets to the US then their eyes opens up.
The Indians also bring their women over but in most cases, the man is also making good income from IT jobs unlike Nigerian men doing cabbie or even unemployed. At the end of the day, most of these women will lose respect when they start to make way more than their men. Especially when they feel deceived.

Generally speaking, those sides tend to be more cultured regardless of how much their men are making unlike our women who easily get lost

Rami Khoury, a professor at the American University of Beirut told Al Jazeera that “Israel is on “a rampage,” emboldened by the US’s unwavering support to “do anything they want”.H

He said an escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah appears inevitable, but added that he does not believe an all-out regional war to be imminent.

Khoury reminded that Israel has long sought to defeat Hezbollah, which is better equipped than Hamas and has closer ties to Iran

“The problem is it has tried this many times without success,” Khoury added.

This is the problem. Look at what USA made bombs have reduced Gaza and Palestinians to!

AmalaAtiEwedu:
This is not Tinubus fault at all.
how can they operate when IPOB are doing sit at home every day?

They are not the first to make massive loss or fold up under Tinubu. Many companies that had never recorded loss are now recording loses and they're not affected by Mondays sit at home. Tinubu is our mistake

Tinubu doing wonders

BlackKafka:
I also know school owners who have had to sell their schools so . . .

Businesses collapse due to various reasons

LAFOCUZY:
Great response. Seems you own a business. Most comments are from people who do not understand the risk , challenges and dangers in owing and managing a business. They look at the bulk pack relative to their earning.in addition multiple taxation, higj interest on loans, maintenance cost, security, operstions cost etc..Maybe given the economic crunch perent may not always be early and complete with the fees

And gow about the government that was paying 30k. They ha e not implemented the 70k raise.

While I think employers to make better profit to share a bit more with employees, the issue isn't how much one earns, but how bad the economy is. People who earn $6k in North America live a decent life.

That's the minimum wage and no government employee is in that level. That's what most of you don't understand

Tonnyray:
I will reply you because you have exhibited some degree of decorum in your manner of engagement.
Are you an employer of labor? Because on this thread I can see people who understand and those who have no clue as to the odious terrain we are in currently in terms of starting and running a private business. 2 of my friends, one in the printing and design business and the other in plastic manufacturing/processing have had to downsize twice in the course of the last 2 years. When they present the figures before you, will almost weep. The excruciating pain of trying to do things right in this country. In fact while I was at one's office some officials of FIRS came in concerning some crazy bill of 8m which they insisted be cleared. The only businesses that may appear to have things running smoothly are the SPVs/money laundering outlets fronting as businesses.
As bad as the salaries seemed, my friends' staff preferred to receive a salary cut than to have 30% of them laid off. My guys took the harder option because they opted to abide by their earlier financial commitments. They downsized.
The advanced countries you mention have several things going for them too numerous to mention here. Employers are the least of the problem here trust me. You said I see nothing wrong with the arrangement. You think the 55k salary is the arrangement? That's myopic bro. That's addressing the leaves not the root.
Let us begin with what it costs to even start and run the school breaking it down as simply as I possibly can.

Initial start-up costs will include:
-Building renovation
-Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
-Educational resources (textbooks, technology, etc.)
-Staff recruitment
-Marketing and advertising
-Licensing and accreditation fees
-Insurance (liability, property, etc.)
-Utility deposits (electricity, water, internet, etc.)
-Miscellaneous (office supplies, etc.)

Then we go to recurring operational costs:
-Debt servicing with our interest rates o (as financing is required)
-Staff salaries
-Utilities (electricity, water, internet, etc.) Generator running cost alone can cripple you.
-Maintenance and repairs
-Educational resources and materials
-Technology upgrades and maintenance
-Marketing and advertising
-Transportation (buses, fuel, maintenance, etc.)
-Extracurricular activities and programs (excursions etc)
-Security and safety measures
-Administrative expenses (accounting, HR, etc.)

We never finish o, other costs to consider:
-Accreditation and certification fees (crazy in these climes)
- Compliance with local, state, or national regulations, levies and taxes (unending and arbitrary here in Nigeria)
-Support staff (gardeners, cleaners, etc.)
-School premise upgrades
-Contingency funds for unexpected expenses.. the list goes on and on..

Do you know the percentage of the parents/guardians of pupils that even default in payments?
Some that keep begging and opt for staggered payments? People do not have the foggiest idea of the reality of these things. You just look at the school fees and use it to determine your salary. I laugh in Itsekiri

Guy, don't join the people who only naturally adopt a victim/entitlement mentality.
When people start starting and running their businesses and not just running their mouths on social media, they will know wassup.

You still don't get it, do you? There are schools that charge 50k per term, right? Schools that charge 100k per term. Those that charge 150k per term, those that charge 200k per term, the ones that charge 250k per term and this one in particular is charging close to 300k per term aside other smaller charges.
Now, how much do you think those schools that charge 50k to 200k are currently paying their teachers in this economy since you're here justifying a school that charges 300k but paying its teachers 55k per month?
If you are a parent who is paying 300k per term and you discover that your kid's teacher is receiving 55k per month as salary, withdraw your kid from that school ASAP. That's exploitation of the highest order no matter how you justify it and your kid's teacher wouldn't be motivated at all. That's pure slavery, greatest underemployent.
If the school wasn't charging that much, we would have tried to reason along.

ppogba:
POS operator would not count money?

Bros, say another thing abeg.

Lol. They always recount but don't actually pay attention. The lady that I know who sold the electronics worth 400k actually counted the money but didn't pay attention until someone came in and told her that she was counting 100 notes. That was when she noticed but it was too late as the scammer already left with the item.
My problem with her was that why did she allow him to leave when she was still counting the cash even if she didn't pay attention to the 100 naira notes?

Glimpsetv:
A POS operator has shared her shocking experience of how a supposed ₦70,000 deposit mysteriously turned into ₦20 notes, with only a ₦1,000 note wrapped around the bundle of ₦20 notes. Speaking in the Yoruba dialect, she warned others to be vigilant of this new scam.

Not limited to POS operators alone as targets but also targets sellers of different kinds of goods including electronics and food items

Because Nigerians are dumb and are not feeling the hardships themselves, right Mr Envoy?

BlackKafka:
While I agree that the school owners need to do better, the school business is not necessarily as lucrative when you look at their finances up close.

My Son's class had 12 kids paying about 250k per term. Each class has a Teacher and a Teaching Assistant. Say we pay them 70k and 50k respectively, the wage bill comes up to 520k every term approximately (i.e. 2 Kid's fees). Factor in cost of diesel, security, cleaners, taxes, licensing fees payable to the government, as well as cash reserves in the event that enrollment drops the next term, and you have a Cost-Income-Ratio of about 60 - 70% (i.e. the Proprietor only walks away with the fees of about 3 students in a class of 12 as net gain every term.

Schools' owners are exploiting their teachers, simple as ABC. You know that, I know that. Part of the schools owners termly or yearly gains comes from the shortchanging their teachers.

Reggaero:
wetin happen,if you dont what the job leave it,
Did he or she force u,that what the owner can offer, take it or leave it

Unemployment never do u bad, abi e be like say u never broke for 2 years before

Leave am for people wey fit do anything to survive

This is how you people would work for 10, 20 years without any tangible achievement to point to. In this economy, transport alone may take half of that 50k! You should try to live, not just struggling to survive.

Softmirror:
SINCERELY WE DO NOT APPRECIATE TEACHERS. THEY ARE VERY MUCH UNDERPAID IN THIS NIGERIA.

When you read comments made by the people below, then you realise that we're in much deeper trouble than imagined! In this period when people are resigning their jobs because after deducting transport cost, nothing is left for them. This period that some governors are giving workers two working days off because of transport cost!

Tonnyray:
Bloody entitlement mentality.

MrBrownJay1:
and so?! i dont get where the problem is.

jmoore:
What's the population of the school?

galantjoe:
The teacher must be a greedy and covet type

Reggaero:
wetin happen,if you dont what the job leave it,
Did he or she force u,that what the owner can offer, take it or leave it

Tonnyray:
Bloody entitlement mentality.
In this life nobody owes you sh!t.
If the offer isn't good enough for you, simply decline and move your saggy butt tf out.
Go and start your own school/business and employ staff you will pay 200k and above if e easy.

Do you even for once pause and think that the reason why our people are running out of the country to USA, UK, Canada, etc is the fact that their governments don't allow employers to exploit their staff members? That it is guaranteed that you will be well and adequately renumerated whether you are employed by the government or private business, their governments ensure that. The private businesses over there would have liked to exploit staff too with different excuses if they are left alone. 300k per term, 50k salary for a teacher and think nothing is wrong with such arrangement! Shocking

galantjoe:
The teacher must be a greedy and covet type. What concern her to how much students are paying.

Lol. Imagine CBN or First Bank giving you employment with 50k salary. You complained like this and someone told you that what concern you about how much First Bank is making. Do you get it now why your comment is dumb?

What she would have done was that if that 55k is not okay for her, she should fuccck out of the sch

Who told you that she didn't leave already? The fact is that she did right by making it public so that the parents of the students in that school would be aware of the type of service their kids are getting through poor renumeration of the teachers after paying 300k per term

abd stop making mountain out of molehill. She is ingrate and amuosu

Any organisation that employs you is not doing you a favour, they need your knowledge and skills to make more money.
But I don't blame you, the country is so messed up that many educated Nigerians don't really know their own worth or rights anymore. And you just happened to be one of such Nigerians

Afrojuju2017:
Doesn't matter I wouldn't even put my kids in a school where the teachers are not adequately motivated and underpaid. What is then the value of what would be put in the kids

Thank you. Where is the motivation to give their best?

MrBrownJay1:
and so?! i dont get where the problem is.
if someone offers you a job, if you dont want it, you say no and jejely walk the fukc out... but dont pretend that because children pay 200k for school fees, you can dictate how much you deserve as a teacher in that school. thats what the school is offering, take it or leave it! so you mean that if they were schooling for free, then you would also work for free?!

stop looking at other people's finances... in order to try to lift yourself up, as you dont know what they spend that money on:
- are you paying the rent for the building?
- are you paying the electricity/equipment used in that school?
- are you paying for the free food that these kids possibly get?
- are you paying for all the extracurricular outings and activities that these children learn?
- are you paying the salary of all the other staff and owners of that school?

You are ignorant, an arrogant ignorant for that matter! Even looking at it from the students/pupils perspective, how would the pupils and their parents get value/quality teaching for their money if they are paying almost 300k and their teachers are collecting 1500 naira per day? I'm disappointed in you!
This is one of the reasons education is dying in Nigeria, no motivation, no incentive. That's why people brilliant people stay away from teaching, because you might die in penury.
Wicked somebody, Oloriburuku

Ttalk:
Get your facts there was no money to pay either subsidy and no money to defend the naira.

We had 90% of revenue going for debt servicing, 20billion naira way and mean wasted by Emefiele. Daily oil production reduced to 1.2mb/d. Million of naira siphon through anchor borrower scheme that ended in few pocket.

There was no way Nigeria could have avoided inflation and no magic to peg PMS at 300naira.

You are free to believe whatever would make you happy but that was the reality on ground. That doesn't in anyway exonerate Tinubu government as I expect him to push a national reform that would correct the structural imbalance in the system that gives room for Mass corruption and wastages

World Bank Set To Approve $1.5 Billion Loan To Nigeria
https://www.nairaland.com/8218071/world-bank-set-approve-1.5#132078956

bluefilm:
For loneliness, she can get a cat or a dog, or even invite her relatives or friends to co-habit with her

Lol at cat or dog, that's how an African woman of marriageble age now cures loneliness . What's wrong with you? You would rather prefer her to buy cat or dog to telling the world that she needs a life partner?

If she needs sex, nothing stops her from getting a vibratør to please her self any time she feels like it

Because it is crime to seek human companion or human d!ck, right? You are as sick as fvck!

As for her age and biological clock, no need for her to wait anymore as she can easily get any interested man to impregnate her today without necessarily marrying her.
I can bet you that there are more than a thousand and one thirsty men out there who will willingly have unprotected sex with her leading to pregnancy, once she declares she's open for such business

There are also sperm banks where she can get quality sperm.

IVF is also another option, thanks to modern day tech

And shoulder the responsibilities of two parents alone? And continue the life of loneliness again? All these sick advices are simply because you don't want her to go out there and seek what she wants which is a husband, right? You're one god forsaken sick motherfvcker!

And finally, What if her parents are already dead? Or maybe her parents are the type who don't really pressure their children into sudden marriage?

The way I see it, the only reason why a woman might be desperate to get married, especially in our today's world, is basically for financial reasons.

I'm sure that you would like to share these ideas with the females in your family and encourage them too

Raphsays:
U dey do I too know, but with hindsight it’s not d case from ur comment.

I don’t watch nollywood movies like u because I don’t have that time.

If she’s developed herself enough as u think she won’t come online telling us she’s looking for an husband.

Finally I don’t need an unsolicited advice from you with respect to my comments as u know nothing about me and u are not in a position to offer such.

You tried but your logic here is faulty

jaxxy:
Old cars have/attract higher duty charges cos of Fg policy. I think for 15 year and above.

And newer models, fvcking expensive!

smokinloud:
Ukraine is well aware of its own interests and isn't being manipulated into a proxy war against Russia on behalf of the United States. As a sovereign nation, Ukraine has the right to determine its own foreign policy and make decisions that best serve its people.

Just know that any neighbouring superpower nation wouldn't allow such decision to manifest if it threatens their own security and safety. Now, Ukraine is a toast

jmoore:
And so? Cho cho cho is nothing until they withdraw their membership.

They don't have to withdraw, they just won't let anyone or country drag them into the needless wars

Namaster:
The title makes it seem like Putin already has the capability blow up iPhones, while the body of the article is just SPECULATING on how long Putin figures out how to do it.

A SHADY tactic to monger FEAR!

That being said, even if Putin does figure it out, he would NEVER do it to US citizens. He's a smart man.

Putin/Russia may be strong, but the MIGHT of the US defies reason.

For context, the LARGEST Airforce in the world is the US Airforce. And the SECOND-LARGEST Airforce in the world is the US Navy.



It's MIND-BOGGLING!

I like Putin because he RESISTS the influence of the US. But there is NO kind of warfare in which Russia will overcome the US.

Both USA and Russia are superpower countries, they will destroy each other, simple as ABC.

Georgry:
Terrorist are innocent people? You must be a terrorist.

A shipment of thousands of pagers didn't fall into the hands of only the militants but also many innocent civilians.
BTW: the world already knew who the real terrorists are.

Goodnewsforlife:
Like seriously Russia na just hype, after all d mouth n how everyone believed they will level Ukraine within 2 weeks

Big bully wey no b anything

You guys just want to push Ukraine to her grave.

TrackerSK:
I thought by now, Russia would have leveled Ukraine

Only if Russia decide to be ruthless and inhumane like Israel. Even at that, Israel is still struggling to achieve a breakthrough. War is not that simple