Beloved3:


Nice one Klass. Very educative as usual.

Just a little note from me.
Tony really should have stayed one more year and gotten the citizenship. What he did was like refusing to climax after all the hard work.

I have a friend too who has got UK citizenship. He's been there for years. He recently sold his house over there (paid for completely through mortgage) and came to Nigeria to build a very spacious duplex.

He then set up a business in Owerri which didn't yield much returns. So he came back to the UK and worked for a year and gathered more money.

He's still looking to go back to Nigeria and establish again.

Being a citizen gives him the leverage to be able to shuffle between UK and Nigeria depending on his needs.

By the way Klass, which is the exact idea of retirement that you envision? Is it to have your own business as means of income or to have passive incomes from a stream of investments

erico2k2:

bro I disagree with you.The mindset of most 9ja people is follow follow.However dont you have a passion?? if you do turn it into business.There are loads of people who have left the Uk and US to go do their start ups, if you are on youtube google the Nigerians who returned to set up mechanic workshop, even tattoo school and body art, I know up to 5 women who returned to PHC to set up beauty spa etc and are doing wonderfully well

erico2k2:

bro I disagree with you.The mindset of most 9ja people is follow follow.However dont you have a passion?? if you do turn it into business.There are loads of people who have left the Uk and US to go do their start ups, if you are on youtube google the Nigerians who returned to set up mechanic workshop, even tattoo school and body art, I know up to 5 women who returned to PHC to set up beauty spa etc and are doing wonderfully well

HEAVEN4444:
tht your friend is not thinking right. should have not sold his house in the uk. rented it out and use the rent to live in nigeria. that way he wouldnt have had to return after his money finished in naija and business wasnt kicking

mk3jax:
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Truth234:


Nigeria is a very tough place. I returned last year but learning to live on the edge and constantly reminding myself this is Nigeria, where nothing works. However, opportunities abound!

Jaqenhghar:

Lets tell the truth. In oyinbo land evryone is equal. There are no big boys and even if you are made, no one will lok at you twice unless you are a celebrity.
For this reason many Niggerians become bored. Niggeria is the only place they can come and do big boy and everyone will worship you esp when they hear you are from abroad.
Dont be surprised the guy doesnt own a house there or its one of those council houses which will make it illegal for him to rent out. When you live there you go see Nigverians finish

udemzeus:
I agree with your Ghanian Friend, for me relocating to western countries to get a better life is a no go area for me.

I don't know why Nigerians don't bother to think at all, the world is now open more than ever, you can be in Nigeria and earn in hard currencies such as Dollars and Euros, the problem is that most Nigerians don't want to develop themselves...

Very sensible comment. My App will be launched in UK next month... I will earn pounds with it. Enough pounds.
I know it give me like 3k pounds monthly by God's grace.

For Me I will build in Nigeria whether good or bad, dem dey sells the house for Lekki oo if you like no come buy, dey US dey suffer.

Joseph08:
I regret everything about coming back to Nigeria after living in the UK.

Nigeria has gone to the dogs.

Very soon I go japa to a sane Country.

Lamanii22:
I haven't even boarded a plane before but then I'd love to read other people's comments...

Limassol:
Starting a business in a socioeconomically unstable country like Nigeria is never a good idea. Prove me wrong.

HEAVEN4444:
lol my post was based on if the story was true.i know for a fact that all these stories are lies.i read one who wrote his friend was doing dirty work and cleaning old peoples yansh and saving 100k dollars a year doing that. those jobs pay you 20 dollars an hour at most. lets assume its 20. then a week is 800 dollars and a year is 40 thousand dollars. so if someone is making 40,000 a year how is he saving 100k a year ? most of these stories from nigerians are lies on this forum. i never understand why it is in the nigerian mans blood to exaggerate issues LMAOO

Jaqenhghar:

I can set up a busines right now as I speak and give you the videos etc. What's the guarantee that it will still be the same 10 years down the line. Sometimes all it takes is one incident to completely ruin you.
After endsars many people went bankrupt and may never recover
A woman was told in Kaduna who was running a successful eatery . One malicious rumour about her outfit being used for a sex party and her establishment was demolished. She is almost begging as we speak.

Jaqenhghar:

How old are those businesses

tiger28:
After Godogodo ( the most dangerous SW robber...Google))and his crew paid my household a visit , HEAVILY armed in one of the "most" secured and plush estates on the island in Lagos.........I ran so fast from that shithole. Was MISDIAGNOSED by a Doctor, After spending about 6M in " one of the best hospital" in Lagos, a visiting Nigerian American doctor friend took just "FIVE MINUTES" to correctly diagnose my issue as JUST THYROID (Naija doctors had me pay for expensive colonoscopy, HIv , Typhoid, expensive ECHO test twice and many others) I am at peace in my second Country USA. Haven't been back in 6 years when dollar was N150 . SOON as I got to Yankee, fed gave me weekly emergency money right away, full medical insurance and free tuition for my masters. ........The Best part, no one can tell me anything about Nigeria ( come home, come home BS)at least I can say I have been there , done that and my Children ( all graduates) always talk about the robbery and the Thieving Police) . I have lost so many friends due to sickness or armed robbery, I have another one in Ibadan that haven't been paid a salary in "two" years.Even visiting Nigeria now isn't safe anymore unlike back then. I will rather RETIRE in a peaceful environment....NO REGRETS WHATSOEVER!!!

mascot345:
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Chai... U are such a dummy o.

He said he saved the money in 3 years ... Not a year.

kushe:
Nigeria breaks my heart almost on a daily basis,but being here is a choice I made over a decade ago because I had dreams of an amazing future here.
Nigeria is like a beautiful bride you hope to spend the rest of your life with,but then her character stinks and she keeps showing you new traits that just leave you exhausted.
I love it here most especially as something about being here keeps God on your mind.
I still love Nigeria and I believe in making it here but I absolutely detest the leadership even though at this point I no longer blame the government for our woes.

Limassol:
Do you mind sharing with us some of these opportunities?

erico2k2:

and you think such things cant happen here in the Uk? can someone not plant drugs in ur Biz and have ur licence revoked? Look I'm just saying there are loads of stuff one can do in 9ja all that is needed is initial cash if not tell me why do you think the Chinese are flooding to Africa?

Truth234:


It depends on your field and individual capability skillwise. Nigeria is a growing nation with several gaps that needs to be plugged. Hence, why Opay, Flutterwave and other startups are raising billions ($million) from global investors.

One thing I noticed since I came back is that you have to operate at a global level to penetrate people that matters in Nigeria. For instance, in my case, I built a platform that addresses certain challenges and attracted corporations, high networth individual to me.

mariahAngel:
Op, just in case you’re planning to return home, at least wait until Buhari is out of our lives!
He’s the pain in our collective butts!

kushe:
If we cannot collectively dream about a better future,then all man better dream him own dream.
Let us talk about politicians,how many of them ever solved a problem before entering politics.
How many of them ever created value by running a successful business?
Nigeria's problem is more economic than people realize but we are so focused on politics that most people think our problem is political.
We have retired army generals,retired civil servants who were mostly corrupt, professional political jobbers running a country with so much economic potential but without a clue how to harness it.
Nigeria should look to Ghana where even African Americans are choosing of their own will to settle in and loads of their citizens are returning.

UncleJudax:

it is very likely that a more useless person will replace Buhari.

Pay attention to the state governments. What are they doing?

Jaqenhghar:

A growing nation @ almost 60. IF that is what growth looks like, its a good thing the rest of the world isn't growing the same way or we would have all been living in caves
by operate at global level what you mean is probably you have to seek clients outside Niggeria because people in NIggeria are not buying what you are selling. I will even go further to suggest that it is not exactly legal hence the need to operate in Niggeria where there are no checks.

UncleJudax:

it is very likely that a more useless person will replace Buhari.

Pay attention to the state governments. What are they doing?

2[s]4brains:
Now that my visa is ready again, say me well by saying farewell to Nigeria!!

if fire burn pickin, e no go try smell even ashes.

the plan na to hustle abroad with 10,000hrs philosophy, come extablish for 9ja. by then, one dollar will be 2000 naira[/s].

Truth234:


Bro you need to calm down so we can learn one or two things from each other. At global level i meant, operating in Nigeria 'as a Nigerian but with a global standard.' Nobody is talking about outside clients or businesses. See high net worth individuals or people that will engage you in a life change business are wide travel and know whatsup (not necessary knowledgeable) but you need to give them something close to what they see in USA, UK etc. Sadly, most of the people that understands this are returnees and the few widely traveled Nigerians I have met.

For instance, Nigerian businesses still spends over $400 million on software license renewals, purchases, etc yearly and with the Naira trading at N562 to a United States Dollar and chronic scarcity will forced them to look inward (locally).

At 60 Nigeria is still a baby compared to all the developed nations, except Singapore and Hongkong.

LordOfTheGame:

I love the truth in your comment. Would you like to board a plane any time soon, you can let me know and I help you achieve that on my own terms and conditions.