ariesbull:
what are the percentages are they even upto 10%


Smell the coffee

Nigerian immigrants abroad are the most successful among other immigrants. It's a fact. It's your loser friends that are the minority

ednut1:
why do you guys like to focus on the negatives Are there no Nigerian doctors, nurses, tech bros, auditors hired directly from Nigeria in UK. They didn’t spend 20-30m. Are they no Nigerian in big companies in Canada, USA, UAE, Germany, Belgium, Saudi etc.
Anyone who spent 20-30m for uk care work or study visa took a gamble that may or may not work. Their choice

They demand certain results from countries in the west. But when their government in naija violates them for no reason, they accept it. They're just losers ! Imagine having to migrate to have a decent life since 1960. They won't haven't certain demands about their country. It's when they enter the west they'll open their mouths

ebufa:





When some people say Nigeria is run like a joke by blundering clowns who pretend to be leaders............people say we are IPOB miscreants! So Delta state government with all its supposed wealth from oil cannot do life saving intervention in times of medical emergency, cannot confirm death and still cannot do even simple thing as ensuring that all water crafts carry life jackets/vests................this is in a state filled with oil and gas Health,safety and environment (HSE) officers.............nobody performed cpr on the guy, no body administered oxygen if required at the scene of rescue! In times of emergency like the one that occurred today even 60 seconds can make a huge difference between death and survival........May his gentle soul find eternal peace! He seemed to have been genuinely loved by people!

My friend who cares about his death. If he was the governor of the state, he'd also be stealing money and wouldn't care about the masses, or put essential emergency procedures in place as well. What the animals in Nigeria don't understand is, when you have a every man for themselves attitude, your own day will come !

If he wasn't well known would you even care ?

Kaymanz:
Good day everyone,

I need your input here. I recently lost my elder sister, who was a permanent resident in Canada, and we are planning to lay her to rest soon.

I have applied for and received a visitor's visa to attend the burial in Canada. Currently, I work as an accountant and earn relatively well as an entry-level staff.

Would it be a good idea for me to leave my job here in Nigeria and use this as an opportunity to relocate, considering that I only have 6 months to secure a job in Canada that could sponsor my work permit?

I would like to know my chances of securing a job or converting my visitor's visa to either a work permit or a study visa.

Please, I need your input, as I am very confused at the moment.

I don't think you can convert it. Either way, just claim refugee

AmuDimpka:


You guys will be talking anyhow ....

I've showed you facts. It's paining you abi. Bank manager that makes less than a toilet cleaner

Raph82:
My brother, there's nothing any of them can say that will hold water, the fact is obvious, blue-collar jobs in developed countries are miles apart from white collar jobs here. I have some1driving company truck in the US who has a modern bakery in Ondo town. Every thing in that place is automated. The factory is singly using transformer that a whole street will be struggling to have in five good years. This same man has 5-star hotel, car stand and several other businesses here, a driver. To hell with bank manager here.

I'm assuming he drive across the US and Canada delivering goods ? That's a big boy job. You'll be on the road a lot, but one can gross 200k USD per year. More if you own your truck .

AmuDimpka:


That's a lie trust me ! Toilet cleaners are at the lowest rung of any career in any part of the world they can't afford basics like vacation and good access to healthcare! UK is worse that I know

I have many friends that has been in waiting list to see a doctor for weeks that's what you can't see in Nigeria

A bank manager in Nigeria is a big boy and can afford to travel and spend weeks in any country and be back ..that is what a toilet cleaner can do even in Sydney

We have ton of poor people in Australia abeg ! Don't you think some of us don't travel.

There are damn poor people everywhere in the world that's the truth just that the West have a way of covering theirs ...the USA and UK have tons of very poor people that is even worse than Nigeria

Absolute LIE. A blue collar unionized janitor/ toilet cleaner makes over 100k dollars per year easily in the west. With overtime and shift prenium. They also get a gold plated government pension for their old age, along with health and dental benefits. I know 2 "toilet cleaners" personally who work for the government, and make over 100k per year, while owning several properties. Like stated before, a "toilet cleaner" lives a better life than a "big boy" bank manager in naija

Of course there's no waiting list to see a doctor in naija, when Witch doctor dey in your village. A high school student here has a better understanding of the human body than a "doctor" in naija. With the 52 years life expectancy lol. Go and sit down.

Not only can a toilet cleaner afford to travel and spend weeks in another country, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY FOR A VISA .. And has a strong purchasing power.

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/04/how-one-bay-area-janitor-made-276000-last-year.html

https://nypost.com/2015/09/20/average-nyc-school-janitor-makes-109k-a-year/

https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-city-custodian-earned-more-than-mayor-police-chief-and-top-managers-last-year-1.5942134

Raph82:
Nairaland has always been a faceless forum. All these people criticizing other people's decisions, deep within them, they know what they're passing through, they only come here to pretend as if all is well, all is not well with them, because the economic & security situations here is so volatile and unstable. U can not predict what tomorrow may bring.
* If Nigerians living in Australia cannot afford flight ticket to fly to naija, then I wonder where my cousin is getting the money to fly to Naija often for the Holy Ghost night at the RCCG camp. She's the church type.
* Some of them were furious about the fact that a cleaner or factory worker in Australia is by far living a better life than a bank manager in Naija, isn't it the naked truth? How come bank managers took advantage of the Emefiele's policies that time to defraud the system and pack their families abroad to start new life? We were all here when it happened. If they were comfortable with life, they won't take such actions. Former CMD at OAUTH relocated abroad with his family without second thought.
* One was talking of retirement at 60 or so in Nigeria, what is even the average life expectancy of Nigerians? 54years, how many Nigerians manage to get to 60 or 65 years before their health begins to fail them?

I've been saying it, now you have said it. It's jealousy. The fact is an ordinary blue collar worker makes more money, and enjoys a better quality of life than, these "big boys" in naija, who are nothing abroad honestly. They wouldn't move abroad not only because they're ignorant, but they have this false superior complex.

One bafoon here months ago was mocking people who travel abroad and end up doing blue collar jobs, like this man working in a warehouse. When I informed him if you get a unionized blue collar job, specifically with the government, you have made it. That I know city bus driver's and cleaners making over 100k dollars per year. He laughed and called me a liar.

After showing him proof. He got extremely vex and said there's something wrong with the system when an "ordinary" bus driver can make that much money. He was just vex not only does a bus driver live a better life than him, they also make more money than him. His "big boy" flex wouldn't work abroad. These jobs also come with benefits and a government pension for Life. The pension you'd actually get paid out to you ever month for Life ! Not story time when it's time to get paid.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/415-bus-drivers-sunshine-list-1.5505087

jconsulting:
The only thing that annoys me about some of the idiots that travel abroad is how they speak ill of their motherland, calling Nigeria unprintable names, whereas is the same Nigeria you made the money to travel out.

No matter how long you stay there , they will still refer to your children as Nigerian-born Australia.

Nigeria Will be Great God bless Nigeria

As long as the AUSTRALIAN is there. That's all they care about. What's the advantages of only being a Nigerian ?

Evolutionism:


Lol you are very funny.

What concerns an average Nigerian with Quality Life. Beings who breathe in and out black goo and redmud dusty Air coupled with extreme Hot Sun frying their empty brains, Eat low graded and dirty foods, Put on fake clothes with extreme pungent body odour.

Most of these Babooons haven't even heard the word before talkless of knowing what Quality Life is.

You are talking Quality Life with people who live in SLUMs. Even Victoria Island, Lekki, Abuja et all are Upgraded SLUMs.

The whole country is a Great SLUM.

The body odour in that country needs to be addressed. Honestly !

Akorkor:
I like the OP attitude and the land will be a land of honey and milk for you. One step at a time, no need to rush..

To the rest defending the country that is currently in the list of every bad things that can happen to the world, well done o!

Do you even know that the average life span in Nigeria is 53? Nigeria is second in the list. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274521/countries-with-the-lowest-life-expectancy-worldwide/

Do you know that healthy living is staying in your home with no thinking of buying diesel to pump water?
Do you know that healthy living is staying in your home without thinking of buying diesel to have ordinary electricity
Little things like these makes the world a better place and living well. You think Nigeria is good at the moment, then you are one of the problem

This is why people abroad laugh at pro Nigerians in Nigeria. Imagine someone talking about retirement when the life expectancy is 53. If this man stayed in Nigeria, he'd have 5 years left on average. You'll literally work till you die in Nigeria. If you can even land a job.

AmuDimpka:


At 48yrs that you were at the top of your accounting career earning good money in Nigeria, you spent millions to travel to Australia only to go and be learning forklifting and mental health and care giving job at 48yrs when you should be planning retirement

I know say na your wife push you into this...most of the men na their wives dey


I wish you luck sir ....they way it is you will work till your 70s! How do you guys even take such decision

Typical Nigerian mentality. Penny wise, pound foolish. He saves more per month, with a higher purchasing power with the Australia dollar. He also enjoys running water, electricity, SAFETY, and peace of mind.

Work to 70 ? In due time his children will be graduates with good paying JOBS. Something a typical Nigerian graduate could only dream off. They'll take care of him, as they'll have the means.

Even at retirement age. The government will take good care of him. He'd get his pension EVERY MONTH AND ON TIME. He'll have access to top notch health care. Bad Belle. His life has improved. Naija you'll be old, not get your pension, no good medical care, etc. In fact it's a miracle if you make it to your retirement age healthy.

chukxie:
Congratulations! Here's wishing you and your family all the best in Australia.

It's sad that our leaders travel abroad, they see how organized the countries they visit are, yet they do nothing to improve the Iives of Nigerians. It's mind-boggling. Honestly speaking, sometimes I can't help thinking that something is inherently wrong with black people especially our rudderless leaders, and their praise- singers. If you've never been outside of Nigeria,you'd never know how grossly messed up Nigeria is.

No, Nigerians in Nigerian are messed. A Nigerian leader is nothing but a Nigerian citizen who has the means to steal public funds. The non Nigerian leaders would do the same the second they're in Power. Stop only bashing the leaders. Bash the future leaders waiting in line to loot as well.

Ikemba007:
Change will not be given to you. You have to ask for it and collect it. Oyinbo once had corrupt leaders too, they didn't fix things by running away to another man's country.

They ran away to the west and formed new republics.

Osidazz19:


Exactly. I'm already planning how to run back to Nigeria should World War 3 start today
I'm an American but I will always love Nigeria. I'm very happy and at peace when I visit Nigeria. If I have enough money, I would have moved my ass back to Nigeria permanently. I'm only living in the West for financial reasons.

If WW3 kicks off, you'd put money on the Naija military to protect you, over the US ? You're at peace when you visit naija because America has allowed you to make money to be comfortable. If you have enough money ? Move back to naija and hustle like the rest. Since you're at peace there. Oh, hustling under the same circumstances as an actual Nigerian who doesn't have a foreign passport is almost impossible.

You're only in the west for financial reasons. Na today ? What other reasons do you think people come to the west for ? The cold weather. My friend sit down. You're not a Nigerian.

victorsola:
na only him dey nigeria wey nigeria wan give job. Abeg think before writing, because it’s not working for you no mean say other are not getting it good . As crazy as this economy is people still Dey buy cars in worth 100s of millions. Maybe if he Dey nigeria he for no die

I'd rather be in America for a few years, and die in the military, than be alive, and live in naija.

lebron7:

How far
What's the value of that 1m today lmao

People who live in Nigeria are bafoons. They're incapable of thinking about tomorrow. Staying in naija for 1 million naira is madness

orjohn24:


The man has no much bitterness and hatred for nigeria but he forget at retirement you cAnnot live in that old people home or live inthe cold weather ..many still return to nigeria at old age .the man need some mental evaluation of himself as the hatred for his family is taking away is logical reasoning on everything!

My hater fans have arrived. Mad they are working minimum wage jobs, while others are striving. Bad Belle ! Saying the truth is hatred for naija ? Why are you on this section of this message board if you love naija ? Hatred for family. Who holds everyone responsible for one person's actions.

If you cannot live in that old peoples home or cold weather how are others doing it, with a higher life expectancy than the seniors in naija ? Who returns to naija with the 4th world Healthcare there ? You are a comedian my guy.

It's a lie. If you leave your stuff, your family will sell it off behind your back. Literally sell everything if leaving. If not the vultures (your family) will do it. Trust me, it has happened to me.

House34:


Mr hustler, immediately you paste the link of jacque azangi ombun of the highest salary earner at ottawa city council to portyal ur point with only just 2 building service attendant in that salary bracket in the whole of ottawa .l see no need to argue with you again becos you are delusional .and to people planning to relocate do ur deep reserach and no allow any basket mouth sweet talk you when you land you will see the reality becos it easy to stay online and barking posting fat salary🤣

More excuses. Perhaps they're the only two that took extra shifts that year ? Do you know the size of the department? Context matters. Show the amount of bus operators that made over 6 figures. But it doesn't matter with you. Everything is about excuses with you. Typical loser. From you can't make that much as a cleaner, to the percentage of people the government hires, to only a few made over 6 figures. What will be your next excuse ? Again have you applied for the transit position yet, or you're here just making new excuses ?

Just sit down and allow people who want and know how to hustle here, hustle. Continue your excuses, and continue apply to be the Prime Minister as a new immigration. Doing the same thing over and over again, while expecting a different result is an example of a crazy person. You are definitely crazy !

orjohn24:


And you think calling somebody's wife 'not smart' because they're not hiring for a six-figure job is not an insult? You need to grow up. Firstly, do you know how difficult it is to get a government job in Canada, especially when most are on one-year contracts? And do you really think government and private companies pay the same wage scale for the same job? Also, what percentage of the workforce is employed by the government on full-time contracts? I think because you've lived in Canada for over 15 years, you've lost touch with reality and the current economic and job situation. And you also think it's easy to get a city bus job? Come on, let people who have recently arrived here tell us. How many of them have been employed? Nobody is rejecting any job, but the current reality is that jobs are currently limited in Canada. Even citizens, residents, and students are struggling to find jobs. I think you need to make a more intelligent argument and be in touch with the current reality. I have said it before and I'll say it again... open a group and ask 20 people to send their resumes, then get a job for them, and only then will we take you seriously. Not all this ranting online, at least you're above 50 years old.

Go and sit down. You saw my insults, but you didn't see his ? I was insulted and called a liar. I replied appropriately. Now to address your excuses. My people, take a mental note of all the excuses this man is making. These are the people who are unsuccessful in Canada. Then they come on nairaland to complain.

1. I just provided a link to the transit agency looking to hire FULL-TIME PERNAMENT candidates. Did you apply yet ? Why are you here talking about contract this, contract that ? Now you're talking about the percentage of people hired on government contracts. Again, HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR THIS JOB YET ?

2. Now you claimed I've been here for 15 years ? Because I'm successful, and immediately changed the way I think ? Because I was smart enough to realize you can't think like a Nigerian in Canada ?

3. I was actually able to introduce someone who just landed less than a year ago to one of my guys. He was able to get him this exact transit job which would pay him this 6 figures with overtime. From there he could transfer internally to other jobs within the city. But like most egotistical bafoons who just landed from Nigeria, he said "I no fit do am ooo". "Me drive danfo ? Haba". So he's now doing a harder job, for minimum wage, and no benefits. He claims at least nobody will see him, as this lower paying job is an inside job. I'm sure this is your reality, hence why you're frustrated.

4. This man wants 20 people to send me their resume, and get them a job. When I've provided the link to the transit agency, where they can apply. Should I wipe their yansh too ?

5. Don't dash me 50. I'm not that old. My people you have seen it. Those who come from naija and are unsuccessful, are usually the whining, excuses making, ignorant people. Sure you'll struggle when you get here, but you must educate yourself about the system, and drop your pride. Don't be like these two unsuccessful men who cry like women. Once he realized he was wrong, he went straight to making excuses. Instead of apologizing, saying no vex. I guarantee you he hasn't even applied to the transit job yet. He's busy trying to become the next Prime Minister of Canada.

orjohn24:


I wish to add something to this discusion as a person currently in canada From the way you write and share information, it appears you're an aggressive, uneducated thug, potentially upset about Nigeria and making false claims about Canada just to justify nigeria is bad and canada is paradise . Firstly, your statement that managers earning less than 100k aren't smart is insulting to many educated Nigerians facing challenges in their pursuit of financial success due to limited job opportunities in canada. Comparing a city bus driver's job to a non-professional job earning above 100k shows a lack of understanding of the requirements for each role. You Mentioning a building engineering job with city council that are very hard to get, with many registered engineers earning less than 100k, highlights the challenges in the job market. It's important to grow beyond childish behavior and consider anger management. I recall justwise, the forum admin, correcting you previously for outbursts without proper research. Stating that cleaners earn 100k may mislead newcomers, especially when many are struggling to secure any job in Canada currently. Showing your message to a newcomer led them to suggest a psychoevaluation due to the perceived mix of anger and false information in your points. And to those considering moving to Canada, please do your research and avoid sentimental, unprofessional sweet-talker advice like this man because some regret relocating to Canada following a physiopath adviser like this man..do not assume all job posted online is real or avaliable..many will not even reply you. Maybe this sweet talker should create a group and start connecting many nigerian looking for job becos is creating a false narration how easy to get a job in canada

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See grammar. Your post is filled with insults and lies which I never said. You are the one who seems frustrated in life, and it's showing. I'm simply stated facts and provided links. I'm educating people coming to Canada how to hustle efficiently. In short, remove whatever ideology you have in Nigeria when you arrive in Canada. To clear up some of your lies:

1. The poster said its impossible for a cleaner to make 6 figures. I said that's not true. Government employee cleaners in Canada can make 6 figures GROSS. I posted several links. If his wife has experience as a supervisor/ manager in that field and hasn't packaged herself well, in order to make that salary, that is on her. But I stand corrected, he's ignorant.

2. Stop your grammar. They're hiring city bus driver's. Go and apply and make a good salary. The other job was a building service attendant. NOT a building engineer. Basically a fancy way of saying a cleaner. Those jobs you can make 6 figures gross as I posted the link. It doesn't highlight any issues in the job market. It highlights the typical egotistical Nigerian who's more focused on job title, than what makes sense. In Canada, nobody cares what your profession is. Nobody will hail you because you're an X. Go and make the money and stop being insecure about what your job title is.

3. You are misleading people. Maybe because you're frustrated as you have failed in life ? I'm simply telling people who come to Canada to look at blue-collar jobs. They pay well and are attainable. They're definitely easier to get than these white collar jobs and usually pay more with less stress. Again, how I'm I misleading people when I've shown proof ?

4. To people coming from naija. Don't listen to these frustrated losers. FORGET EVERYTHING YOU'VE LEARNED WHEN HUSTLING IN NAIJA. No job is below you in the west. If the job pays well and makes sense, TAKE IT. Everyone is equally here. Whether a garbage man or a bank. EVERY profession is respected here. Don't be like these frustrated clowns who refuse to take a 6 figure bus driving job because of what someone in their village across the ocean will think. Instead of crying on nairaland about the job market, take that bus driving job. I've said my own.

House34:


Sir,It good to japa with right information but let not over exaggerate things ...my wife is senior supervior at a cleaning company and she not making 100k after tax..only the owner of the company with multi contract with companies can make 100k or more ..pls people pay tax ,rent, and other expenses and the cost of living is skyrocketing in canada.only less than 20% of peoole living in canada could make 100k after tax .pls let share right information and not juicy misinformation..life is not all rosy in the west too. Even job are not easy now in canada even the so called cleaning job is not easy to get..many that arrive now are struggling to get job...God help us all

In life you have winners, then loser. I literally gave you a link. If your wife can't package her experience, do some networking, to get into that 6 figure bracket who's fault is that ? Should I provide further proof ?

The world is dealing with inflation, paying rent, and other expenses. What's your point ? These blue collar jobs are not that difficult to get. It's that most new arrivals have too much pride to do them. Furthermore, why shouldn't new arrivals struggle ? Do they expect to be prime Minister once they land ?

studyless123:




Too much of Hollywood. That's what most Nigerians believe but far from the reality. Murder cases are one of the most investigated but about 30% to 50% of such cases are unresolved.
My car was stolen from a secured airport parking lot. It was then I knew many of those cameras are flawed and the police are overwhelmed.

Solving a murder and getting the murderer prosectuted are two different things. To Say you have a 50% chance to get away with murder in America is a lie. You can't even go through a red light on your bicycle like that.

Lastly police don't care about your car. They'd rather have you go through insurance than waste time investigating a car theft, because they're focusing on those murders.

UrFears:
With the steady rise of kidnapping in Nigeria, I'm curious to know if other developed countries Like USA, UK, CANADA, EU countries have same challenge?

It's unimaginable. Once police is aware of it, they'd dispatch their special unit to deal with it. No way it happens.

Kenn55:


He is messing up. I can forgive him for the mismanagement of the pandemic after all almost every western country made the same mistake. Nobody up till that point has managed a global pandemic of that magnitude. Even China economy hasn't recovered from the effect of that pandemic.

I'm voting against him mainly cos of the carbon tax he has so far refused to rescind across board. We can't fight climate change with tax and spend policy, it should rather be technology driven. He is becoming too ideologically stiff without applying common sense.

You know he's just a figure head, nothing more, right?

JagabanB:

That's true and they are all millionaires now, isn't it?
Cleaners are so rich that means bank managers, factory managers, plant directors in Canada are all billionaires, isn't it?

No vex. It'd pain me too if I found out an ordinary cleaner in Canada lives better than 99% of the country.

JagabanB:

Some of u dón't know how to read, did u read the post?
That's very true, even a garbage cleaner there earns more than the presîdent of Nîgerià.
That's how u folks misIead people to sûffèr.

A cleaner in Canada can make about 60k Canadian dollar per year. That's about 36 million naira per year. Not to mention this particular cleaning job comes with benefits and a government pension plan for your old age. I know of cleaners personally who made over 100k dollars with overtime


https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job/toronto-COURIER-CLEANER-ON-m/576530317/

IbeOkehie:


I honestly wish I knew enough about the trades like CDL, nursing, plumbing, metal work, carpentry and mechanics in my early days in this country.

Good Luck to you.

You and Oga steel are even doing too much. A regular blue collar job, preferably a government job, will pay you over 100k dollars per year with slight overtime. These jobs comes with paid vacation and a nice government pension, a guaranteed salary for Life until you die. And what's the qualification ? Just secondary school. It's also a essential service, so job security is there.

Any newcomer here. I sit them down, and try to educate them. Their biggest fear is what people back home would say if they find out they drive an ordinary bus for a living lol. Someone that would be making over 100k dollars per year is worried about what some poor peasants back home will say about them ? Imagine. That is why it's funny when people try to insult people abroad saying they clean toilets or whatever. They'll never see the salary of that toilet cleaner here. And yes even if you acknowledge they're getting paid in dollars, and spending dollars here. A toilet cleaner here is still more wealthy and enjoys a better life than a "big boy" in naija.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/415-bus-drivers-sunshine-list-1.5505087

IbeOkehie:


Ahhhh, another blast from the past. Just look at that...₦400K/month in 2017. OK, let's assume your "friend" has already hit the envisaged peak income of ₦800K/month, would he be better off in Nigeria TODAY? With salary of $700/month?



Here's hoping he made the right choice.

Good Luck to Nigerians!!!

They don't understand things are only getting worse !!

IbeOkehie:


Wow this is a very good and reasonably accurate Anti-Japa comment. Thanks a lot for putting it up.

I've lived in the USA for over 30 years. I've relocated back to Nigeria, re-migrated back to USA. I've observed children grow from birth to adulthood in both Nigeria and USA/UK, I've consorted with the poor and rich and I think I have a reasonable handle on the issues. To use the popular witticism, I've seen it all.

The major suppressing factor against wealth building for Nigerians living abroad is their financial commitments to Nigeria in general and their relatives in particular. The sad part of all this is that most people in Nigeria have a passionate hatred for any diasporan relative who is helping them. I've seen and experienced this personally over many years and generations. You can even get a sense of it on this Nairaland. You can smell the hatred and JEALOUSY. I could tell you some very terrible stories.

There was a close friend I once travelled with to Nigeria. He had $60K on his person, declared and everything. Ordinary worker, not involved in any fraud or crime. He got to Nigeria and gave the money to his brother who lives in Nigeria to hold, deposit or change to naira. Do you know that to this very moment I'm talking to you, he's not seen that money again. This was over 15 years ago. And that's not anywhere near the worst case I've personally witnessed.

There's a doctor that wanted to buy land, it was $70K. He saw the land and in the village, sometimes you go with your people to negotiate. Anyway, he paid and all that was left was the final ceremony called "iwa nnu", it may have different names among other Igbo clans. He went back to the USA and left his brother to do the rite.

When the day came, his brother told the seller the doctor was no longer interested. The seller returned the money and the doctor hasn't seen a dime of it till today. Me myself I couldn't actually believe the thing o, even till now. And the doctor, well he's a rich guy, he just laughs about it.

So my advice to diasporans, I preach it here to all the people in my social circle, is to leave Nigeria and Nigerians alone. At the most, build a small tiny house in the village or maybe the city if your (extended) family has no house at all. The ONLY time a diasporan should start putting money into Nigeria is when they have an annual income of at least $250K for a single person or $300K per family. Or have a net worth of over $500K.

The ONLY thing a diasporan should aim to do for relatives is to bring them to the USA or wherever they want to migrate to. Make it a priority, work on it desperately until it's done. Give them that credible choice to come and earn for themselves and if they feel Nigeria is better, good for them, that frees you from any dependency.

All those your claims of poverty for people abroad, well if that's what you feel that's fine. If Nigerians abroad are so poor, how do they remit $10 to $25 billion per year? Even the Nigerian Federal Government's total revenue in 2022 wasn't over $15 billion. That your uncle who spends enough money to transport 4 or 6 people to Nigeria, I hope he earns over $250K/yr? If he earns less, he's just foolish, not poor. I was once like him, so I kinda understand.

Right now it will cost him over $15K to make a holiday trip to Nigeria assuming one has to ship in a car and make other sundry preparations. Why not save that, add some more and put a down payment on a small house in America that can grow in value over time...instead of wasting it on a useless trip to go and spend dollars on jealous and hateful relatives in the village.

Anyway I've lived the reality and I know that Nigeria's title as the Poverty Capital of the World is well deserved.

Have a good day and Good Luck to Nigerians.

I recently had a family house stolen. Parents house, who passed away. Before the dead body was in the ground, this relative found a way to sell off the house. We assumed he took a loan against the house. Took the money and ran. While the bank took over the house then sold it. It was by accident I found out as another family member asked why we sold the house.

Imagine. Someone who's mother died from child birth, but we trained and paid his school fees, food, literally everything. My mother took him as her child the day his mother died. It was actually God sent. We just sat down and started to laugh. The typical person who lives in naija is an idiot who only thinks of today. They think they're sharp, but they are really stupid.

We asked him to calculate how much money we sent him in the past, and how much money we planned to send him in the future. We were helping him with his Canadian papers. Paying for applications, hiring an immigration lawyer, etc. We told him after you chop the few million naira in a few years then what ? You're only in your early 30's. You better hope whichever "business" (aka an unemployed youth hoping something works out for them), you're getting into, it better work out.

It's when he realized what he did was penny smart, pound foolish. He then ran back and begged to pay the money back. We said it's ok, keep it. Go party and tell your guys how your family in Canada are stupid. It's amazing because we're officially done with our "African bill". Literally no more obligations to anyone there, and no real reason to ever go back. I still have people there, but they're not really my obligation. It's as if I paid off my mortgage.

I was able to relate to your post. Most people there are demons who'd kill you in a second for $1. They are extremely jealous of us who escaped that zoo.