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Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Nobody: 3:38pm On May 05, 2025
Love800:
That is for lazy mofos that feel threatened with work!

If i notice dat i live well and get good amenities and solid laws and administration in a country, i will work like a beast of burden there!
What more could i ask for?... Abi you dey hear bandits and herdsmen for abroad?
Like I said earlier, it’s normal for you think that way.
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Love800(m): 3:46pm On May 05, 2025
Okay.
I appreciate.
CoronaVirusPro:
Like I said earlier, it’s normal for you think that way.
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by GIDIBANKZ(m): 9:22pm On May 05, 2025
Gerrard59:
I said the same when I was in Nigeria grin

I'm okay where I'm; almost free education, full-time job in a MNC, health insurance coverage and everything, but see me every day reading BusinessDay and Nairametrics grin grin

My prayer is that you leave Nigeria and when you do, go through the abroad and let the abroad go through you. Afterwards, come back to your statement.
Can you help me to MNC
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Gerrard59(m): 11:46pm On May 05, 2025
Kenn55:
As for me, I won't live in a 3rd world country again. I will only jakpada when I'm over 80 years and I will return straight to my village to live the remaining part of my life until God calls.

But what I will never do again is to live permanently in a 3rd world when I'm still young.


Unfortunately, Nigerians don't have any interest in collective good and this is why I have no interest in living in Nigeria again when I'm still young, I don't want my children to have that mindset.
So, I'm genuinely curious, why buy lands (you once mentioned this) in a place where you won't nor your children spend their youthful days?
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Kenn55: 12:52pm On May 06, 2025
Gerrard59:
So, I'm genuinely curious, why buy lands (you once mentioned this) in a place where you won't nor your children spend their youthful days?
Diversification of assets just incase. Besides, we still visit Nigeria from time to time and I don't have issues with visits. However, living permanently where I'll become part of the system once again is where I have issues.
I have also asked myself if investing in assets in Nigeria makes sense but then as a Nigerian I think it is if it doesn't stop you from investing in assets in your new country. Besides, due to exchange rate favorability, I don't break any sweat in owning these assets
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Fearurcreeator: 6:14pm On May 06, 2025
GIDIBANKZ:
Anything make me CROSS NIGERIA BORDER FINISH.... I am not coming back again
We go dey alright here Sir
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Fearurcreeator: 6:15pm On May 06, 2025
Sheuns:
Make una dey deceive una selves.

If you have the chance to leave this country, go and do yourself a favor. Those that hoped Nigeria will get better and stayed are regretting their actions.

I used to believe this country would get better, I should have left this country long ago. But it’s never too late.
Yinmu
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Qinglong(m): 7:12pm On May 06, 2025
Gerrard59:
I said the same when I was in Nigeria grin

I'm okay where I'm; almost free education, full-time job in a MNC, health insurance coverage and everything, but see me every day reading BusinessDay and Nairametrics grin grin

My prayer is that you leave Nigeria and when you do, go through the abroad and let the abroad go through you. Afterwards, come back to your statement.
How long have you been in Japan? I’m surprised you plan to come back since I’m used to seeing you, Tensa, etc doom and gloom about the future of Nigeria (Islamisation, northern rule and civil war, etc). cheesy

Or do you feel a bit more optimistic about our future?
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Gerrard59(m): 3:04am On May 07, 2025
Qinglong:
How long have you been in Japan? I’m surprised you plan to come back since I’m used to seeing you, Tensa, etc doom and gloom about the future of Nigeria (Islamisation, northern rule and civil war, etc). cheesy

Or do you feel a bit more optimistic about our future?
lol

Well, many reasons as I see the economy expanding in the next few years. The civil war can happen if the Islamisation trend continues (which I maintain my stance about). Northerners will always govern Nigeria, I don't think I kicked against that. For me, it is mainly the weather.
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by IbeOkehie:
Qinglong:
How long have you been in Japan? I’m surprised you plan to come back since I’m used to seeing you, Tensa, etc doom and gloom about the future of Nigeria (Islamisation, northern rule and civil war, etc). cheesy

Or do you feel a bit more optimistic about our future?
Mr Gerrard is correct. There's some reasons to be optimistic about Nigeria these days. Experience has shown that the MACRO environment is a key determinant of outcomes. So the gathering pace of SUBSIDY WITHDRAWAL is a very important factor in the Nigerian condition today. The government sector is shrinking, which means the private sector by default will present a lot of opportunity. No doubt there are Nigerians working hard and investing and reaping the profits right now as we are discussing it.

Anyone interested in Nigeria must not be enthralled by isolated reforms and miss the The BIGGER PROBLEM represented by the BASIC FRAMEWORK of the country. That's what happened to me when I did the Jakpada in 2011. That framework ensures that Nigeria will continue to retrogress in the long term when compared to other nations , especially those that were its peers around the 1960's.

Government still owns all land and can use that power to capriciously DESTROY any business for whatever reason. There's many other laws that also give government final say over the existence of any business. Some months ago, maybe in 2023, the Nigerian government seized most profits of commercial banks using a RETROACTIVE law.

Government still controls and sets the price of the naira. The formal term for this is CAPITAL CONTROLS.

Government is controlled by a party propelled by Islamist supremacy and steeped in the ideology of FEUDAL-SOCIALISM

A little diversion is in order here - this same issue of smaller reforms layered on top of a Communist foundation is why China will ultimately never surpass the Anglos generally in most terms of national competition. Yes, they're making progress in the medium term BECAUSE of their LIMITED free market reforms, but there remains an anti-human, slave oriented Communist ideology that controls everything. Failure is therefore guaranteed.

The cycle of migration in Nigeria proves the point. Some episodic reforms OR MARKET TRENDS will generate limited economic opportunity and thus optimism. Diasporans return. The middle class expands. After a little growth, the BASIC FRAMEWORK of a multi-tribal, unitary socialism asserts itself, destroys the economy and another mass exodus occurs. Rise, Dream, Fail and Repeat. 1950s, late 1970's, mid 1980s, 2007 to 2012, 2015 till now. Over and over. The lessons have accumulated and Nigerians, foolish as they are when it comes to PUBLIC concerns, are very wise on their PERSONAL welfare. For this reason, the vast majority of Nigerian migrants who moved to ANGLO-Western nations will NOT return permanently.

Another side note, I've been looking at some data for the past decade and relating it to what I observe in real life. The middle class has shrunk in both Nigeria AND the USA. Whereas most of those who exited the middle class in Nigeria FELL into poverty, most people that exit the middle class in the USA have been moving UP into the upper middle class. There's a systemic message in that circumstance....that's why the middle class of Nigeria tend to FLEE the country when the system asserts itself after a brief period of REFORM.

Good Luck to Nigeria.
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by RodgersAkpafu: 4:45pm On May 07, 2025
IbeOkehie:
Mr Gerrard is correct. There's some reasons to be optimistic about Nigeria these days. Experience has shown that the MACRO environment is a key determinant of outcomes. So the gathering pace of SUBSIDY WITHDRAWAL is a very important factor in the Nigerian condition today. The government sector is shrinking, which means the private sector by default will present a lot of opportunity. No doubt there are Nigerians working hard and investing and reaping the profits right now as we are discussing it.

Anyone interested in Nigeria must not be enthralled by isolated reforms and miss the The BIGGER PROBLEM represented by the BASIC FRAMEWORK of the country. That's what happened to me when I did the Jakpada in 2011. That framework ensures that Nigeria will continue to retrogress in the long term when compared to other nations , especially those that were its peers around the 1960's.

Government still owns all land and can use that power capriciously DESTROY any business for whatever reason. There's many other laws that also give government final say over the existence of any business. Some months ago, maybe in 2023, the Nigerian government seized most profits of commercial banks using a RETROACTIVE law.

Government still controls and sets the price of the naira. The formal term for this is CAPITAL CONTROLS.

Government is controlled by a party that is steeped in the ideology of FEUDAL-SOCIALISM propelled by Islamist supremacy.

A little diversion is in order here - this same issue of smaller reforms layered on top of a Communist foundation is why China will ultimately never surpass the Anglos generally in most terms of national competition. Yes, they're making progress in the medium term BECAUSE of their LIMITED free market reforms, but there remains an anti-human, slave oriented Communist ideology that controls everything. Failure is therefore guaranteed.

The cycle of migration in Nigeria proves the point. Some episodic reforms OR MARKET TRENDS will generate limited economic opportunity and thus optimism. Diasporans return. The middle class expands. After a little growth, the BASIC FRAMEWORK of a multi-tribal, unitary socialism asserts itself, destroys the economy and another mass exodus occurs. Rise, Dream, Fail and Repeat. 1950s, late 1970's, mid 1980s, 2007 to 2012, 2015 till now. Over and over. The lessons have accumulated and Nigerians, foolish as they are when it comes to PUBLIC concerns, are very wise on their PERSONAL welfare.

Another side note, I've been looking at some data for the past decade and relating it to what I observe in real life. The middle class in Nigeria has shrunk in Nigeria AND the USA. Whereas most of those who exited the middle class in Nigeria FELL into poverty, most people that exit the middle class in the USA have been moving UP into the upper middle class. There's a systemic message in that circumstance....that's why the middle class of Nigeria tend to FLEE the country when the system asserts itself after a brief period of REFORM.

Good Luck to Nigeria.
One cannot argue against this
This is a well presented argument
Especially rhe Jaapa / japada cycle
Re: 7 Top Reasons Many Nigerians Japada, Return Home by Adeyemi2024: 11:41pm On Oct 14, 2025
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