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Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Mcslize: 12:52am On Jun 16, 2025
Bluffly:
Agreed. But who will now make Nigeria work? We are supposed to fight to make it work. Whose responsibility is to make Nigeria work, if not the citizens who know what is right? Those who left Nigeria also contributed to the shades of wrong here. Angels did not aid the country we are going to but the people did and not by running away from their fight, but by staying true to a course of their identity.
And when are you going to herald and start the movement to fíght the governmént for better governance?

Start it so that we can follow and rescue Nigeria from the hands of corrupt leáders.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Nobody: 12:53am On Jun 16, 2025
oluayebenz:
Nawa for some of you o

You think been poor abroad is a joke?
Being poor is not the same in every country. Some countries will give you food, a place to stay and monthly allowance to cover your expenses. You can't compare
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by sonnie10: 12:54am On Jun 16, 2025
HEAVEN4444:
ok buy 10k car with the remaining 100k cash and Uber twice a week. It's still a life of ease. No stress. Use the rest to pursue your hobby which could be say you enjoy vlogging on YouTube etc. that's another income. Etc. life can be easy if you are blessed with a starting lump sum.
I will give you a breakdown of expected income if you decide to do Uber. No matter how you hustle, even if you put in 12 hours daily, you will hardly cross $300 -400 daily in most busy metropolitan areas.
Now expect to pay fees of about 25% and also income tax of about 15%. Total is 40%
less 40% of $300 = $180

Less petrol (gas) full tank $40
feed twice while on the road $10 x 2= $20

At the end of the day you go home with $180- 60 = $120'


Do you think working that hard for 12hours with a take home $120 is "flexing"?

My point is, if you don't maintain a regular job abroad, you are a in for a long thing, even with your $1M. That is how the system is set up, to only reward working people.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by MEND001: 12:59am On Jun 16, 2025
oluayebenz:
Nawa for some of you o

You think been poor abroad is a joke?
Poor people abroad have the basic necessity of life food, shelter except na u come abroad illegally
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by edgecution(m): 1:00am On Jun 16, 2025
autoez:
Why should you ever regret leaving a country where criminals are treated as kings?
Trump has over 40 felonies. He's the President , just saying.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Mcslize: 1:02am On Jun 16, 2025
ogbonti will çry, had I known is the last comment of a foól.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Mcslize: 1:06am On Jun 16, 2025
HEAVEN4444:
Abroad is sweet but just hold one million pounds before you go or else you go suffer. Bills and taxation go finish you
This is one of the fálsely porported liés that those that couldn't make it out had paraded over the years.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Mcslize: 1:10am On Jun 16, 2025
HEAVEN4444:
My light is solar and some govt light. It's very cheap. Food is cheap for me because I am not a glutton. Fuel is cheap because I only drive within my locality. Police harassment is like once a month for me
Are you not ashámed that you are using solar system and you are happy about it when your corrupt leaders are supposed to be the ones to provide you steady light? For a country of over 200 million citizen.

Mo na dey hide una shame for once abeg.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by MrCuteking(m): 1:11am On Jun 16, 2025
You won’t understand this bad government until you fall terribly ill
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Onewazobia(m): 1:14am On Jun 16, 2025
blackboy:
True , abroad is way better than naija but look at many of those abroad complaining about naija ask them how many how them lived in naija when they were here. What they did while on campus, in offices , during nysc , during elections etc. they....many played a role in making Nigeria what it is today. However now they are abroad I Sidon look and see if they will try a fraction of the nonsense they tried in naija over there.
You are absolutely right
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Seunseu
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Mcslize: 1:20am On Jun 16, 2025
QuinQ:
Don't forget, not everybody is suffering in Nigeria.
If you have a bit of money best place to be is Nigeria because money can buy you things money can't buy in US/UK
And they will still end up being kidnàpped and even kpai-ing them even after paying ransoms.
Hope you know they no longer kidnàp only on the high way. They now burst into people's homes.

Hehehe. Let's not deceive ourselves. Nigeria is a zoó.

Kídnappers are now having a filled days in Nigeria. All thanks to your córrupt leaders that are playing ludo with the masses lives.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Branco6(m): 1:36am On Jun 16, 2025
sonnie10:
I will give you a breakdown of expected income if you decide to do Uber. No matter how you hustle, even if you put in 12 hours daily, you will hardly cross $300 -400 daily in most busy metropolitan areas.
Now expect to pay fees of about 25% and also income tax of about 15%. Total is 40%
less 40% of $300 = $180

Less petrol (gas) full tank $40
feed twice while on the road $10 x 2= $20

At the end of the day you go home with $180- 60 = $120'


Do you think working that hard for 12hours with a take home $120 is "flexing"?

My point is, if you don't maintain a regular job abroad, you are a in for a long thing, even with your $1M. That is how the system is set up, to only reward working people.
Did you also tell him about the food stamps,transport subsidies and benefits he will gain when he becomes a citizen
Or the ease to access good credit?
No
You must tell half stories
Funny enough the only subsidy that made life worth anything here has been yanked off because the same corrupt politicians who have stolen enough insisted on stealing through the subsidy
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Netmuch(m): 1:42am On Jun 16, 2025
See abroad is most trd world country paradise. If u don't japa out, you are nowhere for good here. #japalolese
#japaordiefornaija
#japaorkosofobiomiefor
#japaabikiayeeyannubiwere.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by sonnie10: 1:45am On Jun 16, 2025
Branco6:
Did you also tell him about the food stamps,transport subsidies and benefits he will gain when he becomes a citizen
Or the ease to access good credit?
No
You must tell half stories
Funny enough the only subsidy that made life worth anything here has been yanked off because the same corrupt politicians who have stolen enough insisted on stealing through the subsidy
How much food can an able body man eat in a day? In my opinion, no able body man should celebrate or even take food stamp. In fact, you can only get it when you are poor. With over $600K in cash or in investment as he stated, he will never qualify for food stamp or most benefits. Please say only what you know.

Good credit to do what if I may ask? Or you think Credit is free money?
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by CryptoPornster(m): 2:02am On Jun 16, 2025
Hmm
Every aboki with his own kettle.

Don't.let these people feed you lies all through o.

If you haven't been there, don't let us (we wey don see how life be for the other side) make you feel less.

You see That thing wey you see as nothing here is a f**king biiiig deal there.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by marlow1962(m): 2:11am On Jun 16, 2025
QuinQ:
Ok, value for human life. How come they all have higher suicide rates than Naija? cheesy
Suicide is a personal decision. Your question ought to be "how come they don't have any terrorist organizations in their country, backed by the government and the slowpoke citizens that benefits absolutely nothing from that same government that sends those same backed up terrorists to kill and slaughter them while the morons of a citizen become docile as they dance and sing praises to the government that made their life a living terror".

"How come their standard of living is so ease that you or your country folks do away with their possessions in their own country, just to run to that country and becoming a inferior body"

"How come their government don't take them for fools"

"How come their basic amenities are what we cherish so much, despite seating in piles of mineral resources, yet we can't boast of ONE single infrastructure"

I believe you're an adult and you can comprehend where I'm driving at, so no need for me to go further.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by RodgersAkpafu: 2:11am On Jun 16, 2025
Angelfrost:
There are 3 kinds of people who deny the fact that abroad life is a far better upgrade:

1. Those who didn't enter abroad the right way (as PRs).

2. Those that entered abroad with unrealistic expectations.

3. The Self-deceivers and fake Patriots.
No cap
No cap
What you have said is exactly the case
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by tunapawizzy: 2:32am On Jun 16, 2025
Why would anyone regret really, what is there to regret .. Forget what u see on social media, For most Nigerians abroad that have spent up to 5 years, After paying ur rent or mortgage and feeding your family and providing for other needs, it is "piece of cake" to have 1m naira every month for either savings or investment or some other project, Why would anyone regret that, especially when your last job in Nigeria was not even paying you 500k per month
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Branco6(m): 2:45am On Jun 16, 2025
sonnie10:
How much food can an able body man eat in a day? In my opinion, no able body man should celebrate or even take food stamp. In fact, you can only get it when you are poor. With over $600K in cash or in investment as he stated, he will never qualify for food stamp or most benefits. Please say only what you know.

Good credit to do what if I may ask? Or you think Credit is free money?
So you would be the judge of what satisfies another human being nutritionally ?
I'm not going to even bother responding to your other points because barring very wealthy individuals/families most people traveling abroad start from scratch
Heck even the UK ,US and most of Europe have been complaining about benefits to foreigners
So unless you have some hidden fact i missed in your post
QED
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by zomby(m): 2:58am On Jun 16, 2025
Many Nigerians love and miss their home country, but most are happy with their move abroad. For basic needs and peace of mind, they prefer their new countries. Some tried to settle permanently back in Nigeria but found it too difficult and returned home. Living in Nigeria can feel like surviving in a jungle for the average person. Many choose to visit once a year or follow a 50/50 plan. This means spending part of the year in Nigeria and the rest elsewhere. A place that offers true peace of mind becomes your real home. That’s all it takes to feel at ease wherever you are.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Ancestortinubu: 3:09am On Jun 16, 2025
Mindlog:
I don't regret it, even for a job of a monthly net salary of N3m in Nigeria, I still prefer my present job and location.
Bro which country you dey. I need connection.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Ganjafama(m): 3:11am On Jun 16, 2025
Cousin9999:
The only reason Nigerians/Black people go abroad is because nonblacks are constantly stealing resources and undermining our governments. Black people are not immigrants. Black people are refugees of neocolonialism and oligarchs.

The last thing any black person wants is to live in some nonblack's shit country. Nonblacks are ugly af. Pale, bad built, and look like the inbred or missing link they are. Their cultures are lame and boring. Their countries are ugly. Their food is garbage, and their music is terrible. And they're unpleasant to live around, work with, and do business with. They're literally too stup!d to not be racist. They're like wild animals that can't learn. Then there's the fact that they pollute your children's minds with their depravity. And they erode your culture. One day you may have grandchildren that don't speak Yoruba/Igbo/etc., or worse, they may be mixed race.
Abeg shift go one side with your big big grammar. People are dying like flies on a daily basis in benue, is that not enough reason to leave this shithole?
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by Blazebond(m): 3:17am On Jun 16, 2025
Cowards are always running,they run run run till they have nowhere else to run to, cowards are useless,a coward will always have reasons for why he/she did or are doing what they are doing,but the real truth is that,they are lily-livered and simps and they will always be useless and pathetic.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by austinleo38: 3:23am On Jun 16, 2025
You think being poor in Nigeria is a joke?
If we look u well laidis u never even comot the state where u dey live since den born u
oluayebenz:
Nawa for some of you o

You think been poor abroad is a joke?
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by ariesbull: 3:23am On Jun 16, 2025
immortalcrown:
This is a proof that money is not everything. Money can be made in Nigeria. But there are levels of comfort that money can never guarantee in Nigeria. Some poor people abroad are more comfortable than some rich people in Nigeria.

On a different note, Tonto no dey post herself on Father's Day again.
My dear in abroad poverty isn't a joke, if you aren't in insurance you can't access a doctor and you can't even go to pharmacy to buy drug and you can't even live in safe environment or even pay for electricity


Abroad is super hard, they will not tell you the truth .... especially those in Canada, UK and USA... They live pay check to paycheck and work Thor lives off till thy are 70s

That's not the life I want for myself
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by ariesbull: 3:29am On Jun 16, 2025
Blazebond:
Cowards are always running,they run run run till they have nowhere else to run to, cowards are useless,a coward will always have reasons for why he/she did or are doing what they are doing,but the real truth is that,they are lily-livered and simps and they will always be useless and pathetic.
Not only that they run...watch 90% of these guys making these comments thy are consumers and never added any value in Nigeria.... They are salary workers ...consuming jobs never created jobs ! They never added value ...they save up and then they mined abroad to consume jobs again ...doing $14 jobs ...paycheck to paycheck

Most people that are doing well will not travel abroad,I mean doing well by having their own businesses, companies they created... They just travel to do busnes and comeback



You don't see big boys relocating, it is does that don't have anything doing, and if they managed to save up something...rather than using that money to build up business here....they sell themselves int slavery amd b doing hourly jobs a day they can do as much as two jobs per day and they do this till they die or at most 70s

Thy literary sell themselves to slavery and not as if they still make money ! They are still poor ! Not doing better than guys in Nigeria .....

They still loose their kids at old age and obe a lonely life here if they come back or live in old people's home there if they are ashamed to come back


Whichever way it is...Japa is a bad idea for many reasons
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by 2mch(m): 3:30am On Jun 16, 2025
Nobody explain pass Nigerians wey just japa. You japa but no come get peace of mind. Everyday explanation and flaunting. Japa in peace and leave internet and Nigerians alone na.
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by ariesbull: 3:34am On Jun 16, 2025
zomby:
Many Nigerians love and miss their home country, but most are happy with their move abroad. For basic needs and peace of mind, they prefer their new countries. Some tried to settle permanently back in Nigeria but found it too difficult and returned home. Living in Nigeria can feel like surviving in a jungle for the average person. Many choose to visit once a year or follow a 50/50 plan. This means spending part of the year in Nigeria and the rest elsewhere. A place that offers true peace of mind becomes your real home. That’s all it takes to feel at ease wherever you are.
How many of them abroad can afford air ticket home without using credit card? You think it's easy for these guys there ?

How many of them abroad even have papers to Eve return home.... This on Trump is chasing up and down ?

For how long will they all be running from immigration and police cos of documentation

That's just a terrible way to live !
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by ariesbull: 3:37am On Jun 16, 2025
Mcslize:
And when are you going to herald and start the movement to fíght the governmént for better governance?

Start it so that we can follow and rescue Nigeria from the hands of corrupt leáders.
It is not starting and you follow...are you designed to always be following people can't you take initiative?

It's all contribution..contribute your own quota and not running away ...I see those that runaway as cowards ! I travel ad see Nigerians doing some jobs that I find disgusting

Many of them do this packing of poo jobs that thy call Care givers with all the insults ..o don't want to talk about trash bin collectors and those in security etc...

How can a bank manger resign and end up as a taxi driver there

The only people a road I respect are the doctors ...Ven at that., They got their education cheaply in Nigeria ..taking advantage of the system
Re: Why We Don’t Regret Moving Abroad – Nigerians by ariesbull: 3:38am On Jun 16, 2025
QuinQ:
Ok, value for human life. How come they all have higher suicide rates than Naija? cheesy
how come they all have highest gun killing rates than Africa and school children are killed daily in uda while gangs kill daily in. UK while serial killers prowl
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