Pierocash:
.People like you are the reasons young Nigerians don't think they can make it in Nigeria.

What Agbaje pointed out is nothing but the truth. How will a bank executive resign her position and relocated to become a health care assistant and all you could do is to justify it by saying she earns a decent pay. What kind of life is she living there and how much does she earns? You are talking of fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, those people running away from Nigeria are not even in there region of bandits and Boko Haram,these are Southerners using Boko Haram as the excuse to japa only to end up with lower standard of living,while those who are directly affected are not even considering japa as an option.

People tend to use exchange rate to measure wealth,but you are wrong. Exchange rate is not and indices to measure standard of living. You measure standard of living using what is called PPP(Purchasing price/power parity). That is what is used to determine standard of living not exchange rate. There are people in Nigeria here who have never touched dollar or pounds in their life ,but have higher standard of living that so many of their counter parts abroad.

Quit this your japa mentality and build yourself here,there is honey and gold in Nigeria here. You can't convince someone like me to japa,I will rather go there to invest and return home just to spread my business nothing more.

I stand with Agbaje.

CyberHustle:

Becoming a lawyer over there is much open and easier. Celebrity porn actor Kim Kardashian is in the process of becoming one for you to know how easy becoming a lawyer is. Most of those making it over there have skills that sell over there. That man's case is one of not looking before looping.

dazzlingd:
One hell of a CEO, I’m sure more than half of his work force has resigned.
Baba is pained, looking for cheap labor he can maltreat

Pierocash:
.People like you are the reasons young Nigerians don't think they can make it in Nigeria.

What Agbaje pointed out is nothing but the truth. How will a bank executive resign her position and relocated to become a health care assistant and all you could do is to justify it by saying she earns a decent pay. What kind of life is she living there and how much does she earns? You are talking of fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, those people running away from Nigeria are not even in there region of bandits and Boko Haram,these are Southerners using Boko Haram as the excuse to japa only to end up with lower standard of living,while those who are directly affected are not even considering japa as an option.

People tend to use exchange rate to measure wealth,but you are wrong. Exchange rate is not and indices to measure standard of living. You measure standard of living using what is called PPP(Purchasing price/power parity). That is what is used to determine standard of living not exchange rate. There are people in Nigeria here who have never touched dollar or pounds in their life ,but have higher standard of living that so many of their counter parts abroad.

Quit this your japa mentality and build yourself here,there is honey and gold in Nigeria here. You can't convince someone like me to japa,I will rather go there to invest and return home just to spread my business nothing more.

I stand with Agbaje.

Pierocash:
.People like you are the reasons young Nigerians don't think they can make it in Nigeria.

What Agbaje pointed out is nothing but the truth. How will a bank executive resign her position and relocated to become a health care assistant and all you could do is to justify it by saying she earns a decent pay. What kind of life is she living there and how much does she earns? You are talking of fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, those people running away from Nigeria are not even in there region of bandits and Boko Haram,these are Southerners using Boko Haram as the excuse to japa only to end up with lower standard of living,while those who are directly affected are not even considering japa as an option.

People tend to use exchange rate to measure wealth,but you are wrong. Exchange rate is not and indices to measure standard of living. You measure standard of living using what is called PPP(Purchasing price/power parity). That is what is used to determine standard of living not exchange rate. There are people in Nigeria here who have never touched dollar or pounds in their life ,but have higher standard of living that so many of their counter parts abroad.

Quit this your japa mentality and build yourself here,there is honey and gold in Nigeria here. You can't convince someone like me to japa,I will rather go there to invest and return home just to spread my business nothing more.

I stand with Agbaje.

Ejiakusmith:
when you eventually japa to another country ..... remember you will be made second hand citizen their

djon78:



I disagree with the bolded

They can never have higher standard of living than those abroad.

Even with the basic minimum wage overseas you can have a well affordable food, pay your rent and other bills and still save a bit with that small job.


Example in UK plumbers, Carpenters, bricklayers and all these menial jobs earn decent pay up to 4000 pounds a month

Its almost 4 million Naira in Nigeria with exchange rate That amount will properly take care of them. And they will still send something home

A woman I got to know was working in Nigerian civil service on level 13. She was fortunate to travel to the US when her department were put for a conference in the US.
Fortunately she got Visa and traveled

The Lady stayed a bit and was doing minial Job, after working few weeks she discovered that what she made in 6 weeks was more than her annual salary in Nigeria.

The Lady decided it was over that she will never return to Nigeria. This was a level 13 officer for civil service. How much those that never reach that level.

Abroad offers better opportunities. People still make it here, but the suffering and pain is too much.

Gerrard59:
This is the hypocrisy I am talking about. SEGUN AGBAJE studied in the US and WORKED THERE before relocating to Nigeria. Segun Agbaje is a dual citizen, if you like follow him.

He is a bloody hypocrite! He has not condemned the senseless killing of farmers in the country but opens his mouth waaaa to chant opportunities!

Ventura1:
We often get it wrong using this computation, it reeks of inferiority complex. The life you can live with N200K here in Nigeria, you will struggle spending $1000 in US.

Pierocash:
.People like you are the reasons young Nigerians don't think they can make it in Nigeria.

What Agbaje pointed out is nothing but the truth. How will a bank executive resign her position and relocated to become a health care assistant and all you could do is to justify it by saying she earns a decent pay. What kind of life is she living there and how much does she earns? You are talking of fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, those people running away from Nigeria are not even in there region of bandits and Boko Haram,these are Southerners using Boko Haram as the excuse to japa only to end up with lower standard of living,while those who are directly affected are not even considering japa as an option.

People tend to use exchange rate to measure wealth,but you are wrong. Exchange rate is not and indices to measure standard of living. You measure standard of living using what is called PPP(Purchasing price/power parity). That is what is used to determine standard of living not exchange rate. There are people in Nigeria here who have never touched dollar or pounds in their life ,but have higher standard of living that so many of their counter parts abroad.

Quit this your japa mentality and build yourself here,there is honey and gold in Nigeria here. You can't convince someone like me to japa,I will rather go there to invest and return home just to spread my business nothing more.

I stand with Agbaje.

Pierocash:
I know a lawyer here who had 4 cars and sold all his cars and relocated to the States. 10yrs after ,a friend who met him there said he is now a taxi driver. No be juju be that. He met him,infact,he was the driver that took him to his destination. His wife left him with the kids. He said the man told him that he is ashame to return to Nigeria

SmartyPants:


That's the opposite of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy would have beeen him staying back to build a career in the US which was very easy at that time.

When we talk of japa, we aren't talking about people who go to study and come back to build their country!

quentin06:


@pierocash.

Agbaje is a product of privileged life, he has no empathy for you, all he said is just rhetoric.

CyberHustle:
Japa or travellin is not some certain fix to life issues. Before you Japa ensure your skillset is needed and sells where you are headed.
Can a fisherman head to a desert and expect miracle employment?

Gerrard59:


The vast majority of people who japa today will come back to Nigeria except Nigeria is no more. And in fact, that will even make them to return to contribute to nation-building in a country where they share similar ethnicities. If there is an Oduduwa nation tomorrow, many Yorubas who hitherto don't want to return to present-day Nigeria will gladly return to the new country.

Migration is part of life. Segun, Tinubu, Adenuga, Innoson etc., migrated during their prime, why the sudden witchcraft at people who are simply copying what their elites did and still do?

Pierocash:
you make me laugh. You say there can never be such people whose standard of living are higher than those abroad? Those ibo guys that sells spare parts are way richer than most of their counter parts abroad,(aside the ones into drug) they don't make pounds or dollar here,but way richer than most Naija youths abroad.

You said 4k pounds is 4 million, Yes you are right. But someone making a million naira here will live a more comfortable life than that person earning 4k pounds abroad. only a single room apartment there will cost almost a thousand pounds a month, electricity bills , phone bills ,and the rest tax may gulp another 1k5 pounds. What is left.

You better don't be fooled by exchange rate

Nteogwuija:


LoL, who's taking that stand with you?

It would take a united and resolute force to achieve that, and we all know it's impossible in Nigeria.

It's the same country that some persons have vowed that a certain section of the country would never be president. It's same country where the president called a section of the country inconsequential.

The tribalism in this country won't allow us progress, and the elites and politicians have mastered the art of polarizing this country along tribal lines.

People are reading between lines and are in great despair. Those who have the funds would seek alternative abodes, those who don't, resign to their fates.

Pierocash:
I know a lawyer here who had 4 cars and sold all his cars and relocated to the States. 10yrs after ,a friend who met him there said he is now a taxi driver. No be juju be that. He met him,infact,he was the driver that took him to his destination. His wife left him with the kids. He said the man told him that he is ashame to return to Nigeria

Benrosaria:



Big name there was never a reason for migration if it isn’t about educating you and not enslaving you.

All other countries became a better place by migrating to be enlightened and coming back to build its economic value. And that’s what every human is, an economic value.

Imagine having over 30million Nigerians in diaspora (having super sanity and perfect mentality) not willing to come back because Boko haram is being funded by the countries housing these our diaspora people dem, Na reverse dey wound us back to back.

planetx:
The senior bank executive that resigned to go and be cleaning oyinbo yansh in the UK, is probably one of the most foolish human being I have ever read about. Trust me that person is regretting that move despite any claims to the contrary, shows that despite the education and exposure the average African have been brainwashed beyond redemption.

djon78:



I disagree with the bolded

They can never have higher standard of living than those abroad.

Even with the basic minimum wage overseas you can have a well affordable food, pay your rent and other bills and still save a bit with that small job.


Example in UK plumbers, Carpenters, bricklayers and all these menial jobs earn decent pay up to 4000 pounds a month

Its almost 4 million Naira in Nigeria with exchange rate That amount will properly take care of them. And they will still send something home

A woman I got to know was working in Nigerian civil service on level 13. She was fortunate to travel to the US when her department were put for a conference in the US.
Fortunately she got Visa and traveled

The Lady stayed a bit and was doing minial Job, after working few weeks she discovered that what she made in 6 weeks was more than her annual salary in Nigeria.

The Lady decided it was over that she will never return to Nigeria. This was a level 13 officer for civil service. How much those that never reach that level.

Abroad offers better opportunities. People still make it here, but the suffering and pain is too much.

GboyegaD:


Where did you get your statistics from?

bobman22:


https://www.businesstimesng.com/japa-nigerian-elites-disconnect-from-reality-the-segun-agbaje-example/

Pierocash:
the question is, why will a successful lawyer here decided to quit his successful career here to japa, to pursue what exactly?

If a struggling Nigerian decides to japa,that is quite understandable. But seeing people doing well here , quitting there jobs here to japa. Looking for what exactly?

This are the people we are condenming not struggling young Nigerian who sees opportunity to try his destiny elsewhere,those are not the people we are talking about. You can't convince me here to Japa, looking for what?

Ejiakusmith:
when you eventually japa to another country ..... remember you will be made second hand citizen their

Ejiakusmith:
when you eventually japa to another country ..... remember you will be made second hand citizen their

Benrosaria:


Put x to be the number of Nigerians living in diaspora

Nigeria - x (Nigerians) = ??