sukkot:
am not here advising poor people not to travel, am here advising people who own homes ad have good careers in naija not to sell their homes to japa

sokeril:

I see...
Personally all those things you listed are not actually enough to keep me happy.
I don’t like feeling out of place anywhere I am.
And bro I honestly do not have problems with people who want to travel especially if they just started life and are still struggling here and there.
It’s those that really have no genuine reason to travel(other than peer pressure,inferiority complex,greed and unrealistic expectations)
One man in my area,47 years sold all his businesses to japa to Canada,it will never make sense to me.
I’ve opened a thread on my brother too, he is a lawyer(though wife is a nurse in UK)..someone who already has his own law firm, making money and even has lawyers working under him he is paying yet his wife is putting pressure on him to abandon that and come to the UK.
Like abandon a profession he is prospering and thriving to japa to uncertainty.
Will never make sense to me.

AnitaofEurope:
That’s not his passport
Na so them Dey lie
Carry random pics of person
Say nah them
Who dash this one UK
All what he has been saying he gets them from goggle baba never even reach airport
Maybe he tried and he was denied visa
Hence he cry here on nairaland about UK not good
Hahhaha

Martiny:
What a good piece!.
My simple view to this is that opting to leave Nigeria for liberation and betterment of one's life in the UK or anywhere else in the western world at this critical time is the best option, unless you live in Nigeria where the security of your life, those of your family members and property could be certainly guaranteed.

So many Nigerians were living comfortably at home, believing in developing Nigeria with their skills and finances but ended up loosing their lives and loved ones to kidnappers, armed robbers, police brutality and so many other avoidable deaths. Sadly, these lost ones were bread winners of their families, leaving their dependents in eternal sadness. Do you think their family members wouldn't be in regrets presently for failing to have considered Japa in the past?

A professor of Medicine in OAU teaching hospital was killed by kidnappers 2years ago, the widow said she has been telling the deceased to consider their relocation abroad but the husband said he preferred to invest and develop Nigeria.
A 37 years old man left Abuja for his MSC exam in OAU, Ile Ife and was mysteriously killed in November last year in his hotel room at a popular hotel there in Ife, leaving behind a widow with 3 children. The widow recently granted an interview to BBC yoruba that the deceased planned to relocate the family after his MSC.

Just 2 months ago, a young professional was abducted with his mother and young daughter on their way to Abuja from Lokoja, the kidnappers collected millions as ransoms on the 3 of them and eventually killed the young man right before the mother and young daughter. The list is endless, abeg.

Do you think these families amongst so many afflicted ones like them are not currently regretting to have not considered japa than staying back to pursue their goals in Nigeria and eventually loosing their loved ones?

With the current happenings in Nigeria, no amount spent on relocating your whole family abroad to have a new start is wasted. As a matter of fact, there is every likelihood that any investment you put such money into if you choose to stay back in Nigeria would be wasted.

If you choose to japa, simply do so with plans. Expectedly, you can't expect everything to be rosy immediately you get to a foreign country. One must struggle to settle in (accommodation, work, children's schools and so on). A lot of people are comfortable back in Nigeria but the leaders are making home hostile for the commoners and homely for themselves and their families, so why stay back and risk your life.

sihamey:

Any how you define the gaint of Africa does not change the facts that Nigeria is still on the lead in the African continent.
Try and do your research without biase, Japa Syndrom will never see good thing from Nigeria is always Bad.
foriegn countries sees Nigeria as a big market to their Business and all you see is shithole country
I'm here in Nigeria helping another country meet their target market in Nigeria as their representative because they see what your eyes can not see.

1Sharon:
It's almost like the UK born black ppl are disappearing or being bred out and being replace by immigrants. Immigration is the highest its ever been in the UK.

Import the 3rd world become the 3rd word.

Only the rich and middle class Nigerians can enjoy Nigeria.

The poor desperate Nigerians are the ones saying japa

Why would a rich person leave Nigeria when he can afford to live with dignity.

If you are rich in Nigeria, why would you go and hustle to live in the West?

sukkot:
There used to be a time wheN the UK was very sweet. i would not even lie to you and that era was the pre- internet days. you see the beauty of the UK back theN was that

1 The world was not yet commercialized. it was strictly about culture and fun aNd having a great time. nobody was worried about money or making lots of it because everything was cheap. and also back in those days you could find like five of us naija guys sharing a flat and it was just fun and party all throughout and like all of us were british citizens back then ( yeah those who used to come pre-internet were mostly british citizens ) so we used to get all kinds of benefits so we didnt really have bills lol. just party life

2 Also what made the UK sweet back then was because there was no internet to tell you what it looked like, so you enjoyed it so much more because its like you are stepping into a world that you have never experienced before. there were no pictures of what to expect and so it wasnt cheapened ( no see finish ). it was all a mystery. now everything is on the internet

3 The caliber of naijas in the uk back then was quality guys and girls. now na every tom dick and harry oooo lol

4 Also the fact that the nigerian market was not open back then and so there was no uk goods in naija and so when we went to naija with our uk clothes everyone looked at us like celebrities. like peoppple would be admiring your uk baffs. of course today there is even no need to go to the uk because everything in the uk can be bought in nigeria now so that aspect of it has also being cheapened. like there are levis and nikes and every shop in the uk in any mall in naija now. like you can be in naija and baff better than someone in the uk now. and so there is no need to go to the uk again. Just buy your baffs in naija and flex

5 Like i said earlier the uk was not commercialized heavily back then but now its all about money. now they can even tax you for the air you breath if they can get away with it. its like the fun has been sucked out of the country and it is now all about survival

6 It has become overpopulated by immigrants from all over the world. its like that unique britishness has being lost.

AND SO BROTHER THE UK WAS ONCE A SWEET PLACE BUT ITS NOW A SHITTY PLACE. LOL. I NEED TO TURN THIS INTO A THREAD LOL AND SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BRO THERE IS NO POINT IN BEING IN THE UK AGAIN IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO LIVE WELL IN NAIJA BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS IN NAIJA. EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE UK IS IN NAIJA EVEN KFC AND DOMINOS AND NIKE AND APPLE AND POSCHE AND SKETCHERS ETC ETC ETC . SO IF YOU CAN DEVISE A WAY TO EARN POUNDS IN NAIJA, ITS THE PLACE TO BE

Kaycee54321:


True. That's because many African minds have refused to rise above the status quo.

Take Singapore that was also colonized by Britain. I have never been there, but people who have been there/currently live there, speak of a high sense of self-worth & refinement within themselves amid the rapid advancement of their society.

Personally, I think the problem of Africa lies beyond it's leaders. I feel it's a fundamental human issue with the average African. If you internalize your local language with poor electricity, fuel scarcity, intense tribal bigotry & 'wicked nurses', by default, you will associate another language representing a 'better society' to be posh, refined & civilized...

sukkot:
yeah phrankleen is a top guy. a great cook too. i started watching him when he ran a food channel. i was learning how to cook. that guy can cook. then he discovered he got the gift of the gab and then transitioned to making these informative videos. yeah the UK has always been a tough place to live because its just a tiny island and so real estate is prime. it was always tough but its getting much much more tougher now and as you rightly said especially if you are a visible minority. a few will break through the glass ceiling but many will be caught and mired in the underbelly of british stagnation and poverty.

azpekuliar:


No wonder! I knew as someone who speaks facts about the challenges of migrating and living in the west (and recently Africa's traditional religions) and I often wondered why his email was thefoodchannel@blablabla.com and I will be like wetin concern living in the west with food channel.

IbeOkehie:


Well I've gone out of my way to try and be open. Can you tell us your real name and what you do for a living? Let's measure this strength. I've gotten 6 people out of Nigeria, in the process of doing 4 more, translate that to plane ticket cost alone and tell me who is weak and strong.

I lived in USA for over 15 years before taking my fate in my hands and moving back to Nigeria and creating a business and creating jobs. I was listening to people like you, I was once an enthusiastic fan of Nigeria believe it or not. Now I've LIVED THE REALITY as a rich Nigerian and I know what you're writing here is FALSE.

Only 0.4% of Nigerians earn ₦200K per month, 99.7% of all bank accounts contain less than ₦500K. This means basically ALL Nigerians are "weak" and my stand is they deserve a better life in a more decent society. These statistics also mean there's a VERY HIGH PROBABILITY that you yourself are not earning much in Nigeria. You're among the "weak" and like a typical Nigerian you want to keep everyone down at your level.

Wait till APC wins the next election, Nigeria will be like Somalia, Venezuela and Lebanon. Your CHALLENGE will be even bigger. Good Luck.

Possible1805:

So make everybody comot for naija abi?
That is be heavy

Western country na your papa land

Sukkyy2010:

I dey tell you bro, this also applied to me when almost all my accomplice in circle my begin to japa, they want me to join the movement by quitting my business that already fetching 350k monthly net income as a young guy(single) I have less pressure which open me to an advantage to save enough. They all want to instill in me the interest of japa but personally I hate job, the fact that I'll have to quit my business( disorganise my life) and start my life afresh to live from paycheck to pay check in a strange land( over my dead body) I'm doing well in Nigeria now presently building an asset for passive income stream, how disorganized my life would have been by now if had join them.

I use to say it and ill say it again and again that Nigeria is still a better place to live if only we can discovered our path in life then the journey will be smooth and all those thing we crave will surely fall in place.

klbakare:


That business is a gamble. You could loose money for useless reasons within days

Victoronah1:
who told you that you pay 10 naira, a week for insurance in Nigeria? You must be joking. So you think you pay for insurance of 5000 a year and come to repair your car with over 5000 abi. Oh, you're talking about the so called insurance they give you when you register a car? Hahaha, go and cal them nah let's see. For you to insure a car you need to pay about 200k a year in Nigeria

sukkot:
There used to be a time wheN the UK was very sweet. i would not even lie to you and that era was the pre- internet days. you see the beauty of the UK back theN was that

1 The world was not yet commercialized. it was strictly about culture and fun aNd having a great time. nobody was worried about money or making lots of it because everything was cheap. and also back in those days you could find like five of us naija guys sharing a flat and it was just fun and party all throughout and like all of us were british citizens back then ( yeah those who used to come pre-internet were mostly british citizens ) so we used to get all kinds of benefits so we didnt really have bills lol. just party life

2 Also what made the UK sweet back then was because there was no internet to tell you what it looked like, so you enjoyed it so much more because its like you are stepping into a world that you have never experienced before. there were no pictures of what to expect and so it wasnt cheapened ( no see finish ). it was all a mystery. now everything is on the internet

3 The caliber of naijas in the uk back then was quality guys and girls. now na every tom dick and harry oooo lol

4 Also the fact that the nigerian market was not open back then and so there was no uk goods in naija and so when we went to naija with our uk clothes everyone looked at us like celebrities. like peoppple would be admiring your uk baffs. of course today there is even no need to go to the uk because everything in the uk can be bought in nigeria now so that aspect of it has also being cheapened. like there are levis and nikes and every shop in the uk in any mall in naija now. like you can be in naija and baff better than someone in the uk now. and so there is no need to go to the uk again. Just buy your baffs in naija and flex

5 Like i said earlier the uk was not commercialized heavily back then but now its all about money. now they can even tax you for the air you breath if they can get away with it. its like the fun has been sucked out of the country and it is now all about survival

6 It has become overpopulated by immigrants from all over the world. its like that unique britishness has being lost.

AND SO BROTHER THE UK WAS ONCE A SWEET PLACE BUT ITS NOW A SHITTY PLACE. LOL. I NEED TO TURN THIS INTO A THREAD LOL AND SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BRO THERE IS NO POINT IN BEING IN THE UK AGAIN IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO LIVE WELL IN NAIJA BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS IN NAIJA. EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE UK IS IN NAIJA EVEN KFC AND DOMINOS AND NIKE AND APPLE AND POSCHE AND SKETCHERS ETC ETC ETC . SO IF YOU CAN DEVISE A WAY TO EARN POUNDS IN NAIJA, ITS THE PLACE TO BE

Shutupthere:

They do and most even leave with 20M and leave jobs that pay 500k plus for the UK . If they are focused they will be better off in 5 years there than they will be in Nigeria. If you have ever invested in a personal biz in naija you will know what it means to play Russian roulette with your hard earned savings

sukkot:
its a good question

UNDFTD:


Let me start by saying that I am NEVER an advocate for or a lover of anything UK. I abhor and detest the UK and it's one country that I would NOT visit even if paid to. However, I am disappointed with the writer of this article. The writer is of the opinion that the good life is only based on materialistic things one can afford. But he forgets to realize that the quality of life encompasses many more including having access to good education, clean water, electricity, healthcare, and security of life and property. So, to focus only on things that money can buy as reason to advise Nigerians to NOT go to UK while forgetting others things that make life worth living really misses the point.

OvertheTop:



FYI:
For a car owner 'A' that has a 3rd party insurance of 5k, if he collides with a Car owner 'B', The cover can Repair the Damage on B's car to the tune of 1.5Million (a lot of people don't know this) but the insurance owner's car will not be repaired

Comprehensive insurance can be as low as 50k/year like 3.5% of the car value and it's negotiable.
This will take care of the damage for owner A (his fault or Not)


but i will still consider JAPA

cc: sukkot:

sukkot:
There used to be a time wheN the UK was very sweet. i would not even lie to you and that era was the pre- internet days. you see the beauty of the UK back theN was that

1 The world was not yet commercialized. it was strictly about culture and fun aNd having a great time. nobody was worried about money or making lots of it because everything was cheap. and also back in those days you could find like five of us naija guys sharing a flat and it was just fun and party all throughout and like all of us were british citizens back then ( yeah those who used to come pre-internet were mostly british citizens ) so we used to get all kinds of benefits so we didnt really have bills lol. just party life

2 Also what made the UK sweet back then was because there was no internet to tell you what it looked like, so you enjoyed it so much more because its like you are stepping into a world that you have never experienced before. there were no pictures of what to expect and so it wasnt cheapened ( no see finish ). it was all a mystery. now everything is on the internet

3 The caliber of naijas in the uk back then was quality guys and girls. now na every tom dick and harry oooo lol

4 Also the fact that the nigerian market was not open back then and so there was no uk goods in naija and so when we went to naija with our uk clothes everyone looked at us like celebrities. like peoppple would be admiring your uk baffs. of course today there is even no need to go to the uk because everything in the uk can be bought in nigeria now so that aspect of it has also being cheapened. like there are levis and nikes and every shop in the uk in any mall in naija now. like you can be in naija and baff better than someone in the uk now. and so there is no need to go to the uk again. Just buy your baffs in naija and flex

5 Like i said earlier the uk was not commercialized heavily back then but now its all about money. now they can even tax you for the air you breath if they can get away with it. its like the fun has been sucked out of the country and it is now all about survival

6 It has become overpopulated by immigrants from all over the world. its like that unique britishness has being lost.

AND SO BROTHER THE UK WAS ONCE A SWEET PLACE BUT ITS NOW A SHITTY PLACE. LOL. I NEED TO TURN THIS INTO A THREAD LOL AND SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BRO THERE IS NO POINT IN BEING IN THE UK AGAIN IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO LIVE WELL IN NAIJA BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS IN NAIJA. EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE UK IS IN NAIJA EVEN KFC AND DOMINOS AND NIKE AND APPLE AND POSCHE AND SKETCHERS ETC ETC ETC . SO IF YOU CAN DEVISE A WAY TO EARN POUNDS IN NAIJA, ITS THE PLACE TO BE

sukkot:
yeah bro lmaooo many are learning the hard way. i hear of one guy who has developed mental health issues after only 666 months in the uk because he sold his house in naija and then he finally realized he was better off in naija but he cant go back because he has sold his house and bills are taking all the money. the guy has developed metal health issues. this girl i know knows him and they all are confused as to what to do with him

VeeVeeMyLuv:


Boss's...!!!!!!

1Sharon:


OK. Invest then and stop making excuses.

sukkot:
lol its supposed to be 6 months. my computer messing up lol

VeeVeeMyLuv:

Hahaha okay

Only 6months? ! He already developing mental problems!

1Sharon:


Are rich well to do people worrying about security?

Not wretched, but desperate.

People who are at peace with themselves and Nigeria don't want to leave.