₦airaland Forum

Drella:
You countered his point about government jobs requiring connections. You then buttressed that same point that connection is required abroad just like Nigeria.

For cleaning and government jobs in Nigeria, who do you know that got theirs via Linkedin? Did you say "employers will be chasing you up and down"? In this Nigeria?? 😂😂😂

When you read, comprehension is very critical.

I will repeat again, read slowly. In Nigeria, you do NOT need connection for getting high paying, professional jobs. It is strictly on merits. Connection is rife in Government jobs and I mentioned, even abroad, they use connection to get govt jobs.

If you do not know that they create a needless position abroad, especially in NHS, just to get their people in, then you are still new to the system. It means western worlds are still looking like an earthly paradise to you, you haven't see the internal working. You will learn with time.

fullclub:
Bro i disagree with you.
Like in uk now once u are a citizen you have lots of benefits open to you.
. For instance if u are out of work the government ot council can give u a house to stay or better still give u money for rent.

If you fall below certain wage level there is income support benefit.

If you don't have food they can give u money to buy food.

Those that fall within this group are thr junkies, disable, elderly etc...

Nigeria n UK are on a different lane entirely.

If u are poor in UK.. What i mean by poor. Like can't afford d basics like food, house rent it could be that u are lazy to work, handicapped, elderly, drug addict.
Even if u have dementia its the responsibility of government to provide for u.

You just drifted into UK space. It is early days.

Like I earlier stated, life is all about perspectives. You are focusing on the benefits system. Do you know how people and govt view people that are on benefit? They are considered a drag to the system and are denied many things by the govt. For instance, they are not allowed to invite anyone to the UK.

Do you know why UK is looking for highly skilled individuals? Because they do not want people with such benefit mentality in their system. They want individuals who can add measurable values into their environments. If you have real value, visa will never be a problem for you in any part of the world. If you are still celebrating getting a visa, then something is wrong with your value system. It should be a breeze. I found it shocking that a lot of people would pay thousands of pounds just to get a visa into another country, pretending to be a student but their main focus is to just get into western world. What a waste of resources!

Some people are making over 500 pounds per DAY, you are referencing a paltry Benefit System. You are standing on a wrong leg.

Again, do you now see why I mentioned that life was about perspective?

lastkingsman:
Something is wrong with me? Lmao

Ok I agree that I am a mad man. Are you happy now?

So back to the crux of the matter. You posted an outdated article to yapp your mouth that I am lying. Lol

Oya, check this imf website and see what our current GDP is. Divide it by our current population and tell me what the GDP per capita is.


https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPD@WEO/ZAF/EGY/DZA/NGA/MAR/ETH

I am waiting for your answer. Olodo

At the bolded, truly you are.

No apologies, I don't dialogue with a mad man as two of us cannot be mad together.

You have stated your wishes for yourself, I can only help you with a loud "amen"

jmaine:
LoL. I am jobless. OK. Na people wey dem still dey feed dey make mouth like you. You haven't experienced life as an adult. That I am so sure of.

You are quite irrelevant to Nigeria. You dont need to re-emphasise it, I know you are jobless hence your blame on Nigeria for your misfortune.

That is why you are blaming Nigeria for your woes.

You have zero value. Absolutely none.

You will cry and wail tire.

Why are you always sad and miserable anytime you are told some people are making it in Nigeria ?. You want to create a blanket impression of poverty for everyone. It is you that everything has shattered for. Some individuals are still making it in Nigeria. Deal with it

jmaine:
What staggering poverty rates? C'mon get out of here. don't be ridiculous. Imagine trying to compare a $51,000 GDP per capita economy with ours. Please have some shame.

I have your time.

In Nigeria's case , you will say Nigeria GDP per capita means nothing to you. It turns to UK own, you become epileptic.

UK is roughly 69 million in population and 12 million are below the poverty. I quoted to you from the House of Common Library, yet you are still defending the indefensible.

Get out of here, numbskull

jmaine:
A very Pedestrian thought process. The minimum wage of Nigeria is $42 dollars PER MONTH, what is the minimum hourly rate of those nations.

In addition, you seriously and confidently want to compare the GDP per capita of UK of approximately $51,000 to that of Nigeria. Are you for real? LoL.

And to your other baseless question. I am a tax paying law-abiding Nigerian. It's the function of the government at all levels to make my living condition and that of every other law-abiding taxpayer better and more habitable.

Don't come here trying to dazzle anyone with fables that can easily be quashed in a heartbeat.

So says someone who is jobless in Nigeria

So says someone who is blaming Nigeria but himself over his failure in life.

John F. Kennedy says - "Ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country. "

Dead weight Someone who has never paid Tax in his entire miserable life.

jmaine:
A very Pedestrian thought process. The minimum wage of Nigeria is $42 dollars PER MONTH, what is the minimum hourly rate of those nations.

In addition, you seriously and confidently want to compare the GDP per capita of UK of approximately $51,000 to that of Nigeria. Are you for real? LoL.

So you spotted your own folly eventually.

Why did you write epistle comparing Nigeria to advanced societies? I intentionally quoted what I quoted to tell you they have staggering poverty rate in advanced countries as well.

Do not even change the narratives, I put it out to you, what's responsible for your failure in Nigeria? It is time to stop being generalistic.

jmaine:
What are you really on about? trying to paint the bleak realities of majority of Nigerians as something that is their fault.

Why will you use a very negligible sample space to judge the reality of millions (129 million) living below the poverty line. Going by the counter stats you provided, our GDP per capital crashed by 66.26% from 2014 till date. Is that not a gross failure by all measurable indices?

https://www.channelstv.com/2024/10/18/inflation-129-million-nigerians-trapped-in-poverty-world-bank/

Nigerians are among the largest spenders of their income on food with a whooping 54.9%... Yet, you decide to insult others who made a valid claim on the relative cheap food in the advanced societies gulping 5 -6% of their income. How is that comparable?

https://www.channelstv.com/2024/09/02/inflation-nigerians-to-spend-54-9-income-on-food-in-next-six-months-says-cbn/#:~:text=Headlines-,Inflation%3A%20Nigerians%20To%20Spend%2054.9%25%20Income%20On%20Food%20In%20Next,inflation%20over%2040%20per%20cent.

https://dailytrust.com/nigerian-workers-spend-65-of-salary-on-foods-un/

Our currency is now among the worst performing globally.

https://punchng.com/naira-among-worst-performing-currencies-world-bank/

"According to data from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, at least 767 manufacturers shut down operations and 335 became distressed in 2023. Unsold inventories amounted to N350 billion during the same period."

https://punchng.com/save-nigerias-manufacturers-from-collapse/

Most top service delivery companies are hiking their prices by almost 100% or even more. Starlink did theirs until the NCC intervened, now Airpeace is pricing their economy class at N200,000 and above. Does that sound like an occurrence that can happen in a functional society?

https://gazettengr.com/lagos-abuja-now-n286000-as-air-peace-hikes-airfare-by-100-nationwide/

https://punchng.com/air-peace-hikes-lagos-abuja-ticket-to-n200000-from-november/

https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/industry/1621052-new-price-list-emerges-air-peace-airlines-raise-airfare-christmas/

Very soon those negligible "tech workers" sample size you are basing your inference on may not be able to travel easily within Nigeria. They will resort to using our decaying and deplorable road networks periled with insecurity.


Please you can debate your points without insulting our intelligence and realities. A vast number if Nigerians are SUFFERING. And it is majorly a function of poor governance of the political class. .

Keep choosing and picking.

Let me quote you:

"Nigerians are among the largest spenders of their income on food with a whooping 54.9%... Yet, you decide to insult others who made a valid claim on the relative cheap food in the advanced societies gulping 5 -6% of their income. How is that comparable?
"

Why didn't you compare the taxes they pay in advanced countries to what you pay in Nigeria?

Why didn't you consider the bills in advanced countries to what you pay in Nigeria ?

I put it to you directly, what have you contributed in your personal capacity to advance the fortune of your country of birth, Nigeria? Nothing, I bet. Yet you have the effrontery to spit nonsense here.


Since you want to deal in statistics, check the attached which depict the current population in the UK and the number of people below the poverty threshold.

VeeVeeMyLuv:
@ MT

I[b]n Nigeria these days to even get cleaner job you have to know somebody! Not to talk of all these federal jobs, big jobs, It is that bad.[/b] And no b say salary sef na anything. As in it's nearly worthless 😭

For gawd sake why should it b so?

The bolded is not true.

If you are adequately skilled, put your profile on Linkedln, it is the employers that will be chasing you up and down.

Change your mindset, you don't need to bribe your ways through high paying professional jobs in Nigeria. It is MOSTLY on merits and performances.

When it comes to Govt jobs, they use connection to get jobs in Government work abroad too, like Nigeria.

princemaths:
making it my foot.
How much electricity are you having per day?
How much are you spending on fuel?
What of security?
What of groceries?
What is your quality of life?

You're celebrating 1k GDP how many countries in the africa have such low GDP? Ghana is at 2k+, Benin republic is 1300+. Of statistics doesn't mean anything to brain-dead individuals.

Welcome, Secretary General of Committee of Failure

You have opened the book of lamentation like your colleagues.

lastkingsman:
Nigeria is finished. Your gdp per capita is now 850 USD per capita, Somalia is 643 USD in comparison and it will only get worse once all these loans Tulumbu is getting start maturing.

It's so sad you are here yapping about outliers in Nigeria economy. How many people work in the sector you mentioned?

So Nigeria starts and ends in Lagos island? What sort of foolishness is this?

See, failures have a way of uniting people together to share their sad stories.

Why are you not part of the "outliers"? Why did you choose to form a committee of "failures" ? I could see some of your committee members lamenting about their states in this thread.

Something is wrong with you. A lizard in Nigeria cannot become a crocodile abroad.

If you are given a British passport today, what job do you think you will be qualified for?

In your exageration to run Nigeria down, you even confidently LIED about her GDP to needlessly prove a silly point. I have attached the fact about Nigeria GDP to this post so people would see you as a pathological liar who you are.

Keep lamenting about Nigeria, while others are making it. Nigeria is just an easy target for most of you, by default, you lack values that can make a big difference economically in your life. That is what you should be aiming to correct instead of this daily cry.

Be running after statistics while your mates are living their lives.

nairamaniac:
The system is built to make people succeed if they follow the right process.

Whereas, the system in Nigeria is built to make majority of the people fail, unless you obtain favour/mercy from the rich-class.

The prime minister over there cannot wake up one morning and say "subsidy is gone" and still remain in that seat after his declaration threw over 50% of the country into sufferings and austerity.

Congrats! The best thing to happen to any man now is for his life not to be dependent on Tinubu's decisions.

Nigeria runs capitalist economy, Uk runs mixed economy. Compare likes to likes. More so, UK is cutting a lot of the excesses of their citizens in form of benefits. Lot of people are being thrown into poverty and lamenting.

Success is inbuilt and not a function of location. If you still see success as a function of location, there is a problem.

I see a dangerous trend and this is where most of you get it wrong.

You are too generalistic. Talk about yourself. Do not hide under others, as others can only explain their situation and case.

There are levels everywhere in the world. We can both be in the same country and ball differently.

Saying "Nigeria is finished" is silly and too generalistic. If it is finished for you, it is fine for some. To everyone his own.

Or because it is not well with you does not mean it is not well with others.

Some are in Western world, killing it big while some are barely making it. Life is about perspective. Someone living in Chelsea and Kensignton will have a different perspective from someone living in Dagenham. Walk on yourself and stand out.

Talk about your own!. Talk about what is responsible for your situation. Nigeria is not the problem of most people but their past decisions have caught up with them. Talk your own and stop blaming Nigeria for your misfortune in life. Failures always look for who to blame but themselves. Simple.

tensazangetsu20:
I am not finished. I am just getting started

Not funny, you sound finished.

It would even be better if you dey better country.

Chile! Yuck!

tensazangetsu20:
Good thing that you found a job and stuck to it. Your life would have been completely finished if you had decided to go back to Nigeria. Nigeria is finished at the moment and the worst is yet to come.

Nigeria is not finished. Maybe you are.

People are still getting good jobs.

I consult for a financial institution in Nigeria on enterprise tech solution and I know young guys (between 24 to 27 years) getting jobs every week, travelling out on holiday to western world, balling big and coming back. Most of them work remotely, enjoy their lives. Companies abroad headhunt most of them, and the bank keeps recruiting with good pay in Nigeria standard.

These guys easily go to any embassy and get visa. I witness it. These guys choose and pick jobs. Banks place them on special salary scale, different from the operations guys. They have enviable perks. Banks send them on trainings in western worlds and they never think of japa. They go and come back, even collect fat estacode.

I am not talking about any dicks and harrys, I am talking about tech guys, which is my turf . Come to Island in Lagos and see for yourself.

So, if you are finished as an individual, there are some people killing it big in Nigeria, and hey, they are not politicians but they have skillsets which you lack.

And hey, how is Chile where you are slaving?

TheBreastSucker:
And majority of them are hoodrats who have no problem fighting in public, this is the reason why I just suck their breasts and move on to the next one

Corporate2020:
Have you voted? Voting has started ooooo

Lol.

Do you mind the clown?😄

Emmabyte:
Trump is the man for the job

Africans and servitude.

Why are you fascinated on a man that calls you names and wants to shut you out as immigrants ?

Let me put it bluntly, you love Trump but he hates you and he is not hiding it. You love the person that hates you but hates the person that loves you ?

Just like America, shouldn’t your personal interest be of highest priority to determine who you will support, even if you are not eligible to vote in the US ?.

OCMichael1379:
Trump is definitely winning the election next month.

I will quote this post when it's done

Says someone with zero electoral power in the States.

Mynd44:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98yz7pxrlko?utm_campaign=YouTube+October+2024&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=YouTube2024

I was in Ghana with an American friend and I was shocked at how focused Ghana was on tourism. Very structured and making lot of money from their past slavery.

We visited Badagry as well and I was ashamed with what I saw. The slavery artefact was kept with a family in one shop. I was shocked. Former Governor Fashola was building a gigantic slavery ship but it has been abandoned.

My friend told me Nigeria was not serious and she ended up opening her company in Ghana.

Nigeria needs to do better in tourism.

Gajagojo:
99.99% of people gave no clue what foreign reserves are
You are one

Foreign reserves are not government funds
So it has nothing to do with the need to borrow


Foreign reserves are not savings or reserve funds of the government

They are CBN funds

Just like Zenith bank. Or any other bank
Bank reserves are depositor funds not shareholders funds

Who are the CBN depositors? anyone with naira in his possession is a creditor of the CBN
Any foreign investor like airline operators who want to repatriate their money can turn up to the CBN with naira demanding dollars hence the argument about trapped funds
The CBN keeps reserves as a means of settling its liabilities which is what the Naira is

The naira is a CBN debt backed up by reserves

God bless you for this piece . Only if the most ignorant can understand.

To add to your piece, people don’t know that they could have milllions of naira in their bank account but won’t be able to pay for 500 USD airline ticket or any international services, if Nigeria foreign reserve is depleted.

They do not know how foreign reserve is associated with their daily life. Quite unfortunate.

Lifemanage:
Subsidies are normal. More like social intervention, as done in the UK and other climes. Leaving citizens exposed is a show of lack of empathy from the government. Robbing Peter to pay Paul

Do you know what capitalism is alll about. Why comparing us to the UK which practises mixed economy. Government intervention in a capitalistic environment is occasional and minimal. Nigeria runs a capitalistic economy.

olaiya2007:
Foreign reserve keep rising yet we keep borrowing

With the deep US foreign reserve , they still borrow, stop displaying cluelessness in the public forum.

creolehunt:
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Catch 22.

If he doesn’t put Igbo in his govt, problem

If he does, problem.

You see reason why most Nigerians won’t vote for certain set of people for president.

mohbadliveson:
Bianca shouldn't have lobbied for, or accepted the appointment. She will end up being messed up and that won't be a good thing for the memory of her husband, the great Dim Ikemba Chukwuemeka Ojukwu

In your heart of heart, if given ministerial appointment today by Tinubu, will you reject?

Stop dishing out advice you can’t accept.

OGHENAOGIE:
the military did damage too concentrated power at the centre... Didn't do much for education...

They looted with impunity and no court could challenge them since they ruled by decree

OP what does that teach us?

How many people were using automobiles then. No house had generators because electricity was constant but our past leaders failed to project and invest in the future when there would be more automobiles.

The militaries and the civilians ruined our economy.
IBB stole gulf windfall and late Gani Fawehinmi fought him to standstill . Abacha turned CBN to his personal bank. Then came in the civilians with insatiable appetite to steal.

Nigeria has had her better days.

A litre of fuel can never be sold at that price ever again. Cost of production has shot up.

Makinde out of all people

That will be the joke of the century.

A disaster in Oyo State is now the hero of PDP