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The first time I saw his book, " rich and happy, don't go to school", I was like nah. This author must be mad.

Why will you advise us not to go to school? That's exactly the opposite of what our parents keep singing into our big, bold skull na.

But I never really understood him until I read his book. Just then I understood why naija Gen Z keeps claiming " school is a scam".

This was recently showed to us by pellier the tiktoker who recently advertised for the position of the Camera man with a Master's degree. Do you know what it means to have a masters degree?

It broke something in me and I kept wondering how we got to this stage. Hey! What did the GenZ and Gen whatever figured out and the Millennials and the babyboomers are still battling with?

Didn't our parents tell us this; go to school, do well in school and you will get a job? Yes! That was the major motivating factor people went to school.

They loved their parent or a friend's father who was a banker, a lawyer, police officer, doctor,etc. And growing up, they wanted to be one. They had their lives planned out cos the society sold them an industrial age dream.

Now they have graduated and no jobs. What do you tell them now? What has the society told our generation that bought this industrial age scam, now that we are in the knowledge age?

There no industries and no jobs. So, everyone is broke. And the govt is the problem. Yes! Partly so. But the system is to be blamed. Not any president or leadership. Not even PBAT. With the recent developments in AI, it's only going to get worse.

So, what is the possible solution to this mountain of unemployment and underemployment? How do we fix this as a people and as a govt?

Let's go back to the contract we had with the schooling lads. Let's immediately revisit that unwritten educational system. It's broken and needs to be fixed immediately.

Another shocking discovery. Most artisans are doing fairly okay in this economy. Though, everybody dey complain. Even for USA 50% are broke too.

Business persons are also surviving. The most hit are the employees. Employers will most likely adjust. But what about you that was groomed all your life to become an employee ( a consumer)?. You are the worst hit cause your salary can no longer take you home.

It's almost the same thing everywhere. But we have what others don't have. A viable market.

Then it occured to me that school is not a scam. After all, we are all students of life. No one graduates alive.

But how do we fix our educational system? How do we change the system to now produce producers and not consumers?

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The burden of job creation is a complex one that rests partly on govt, parents, schools and the employment seeking graduate. Even NUC and the like too(regulators).

Job is centred around the production system so the questions of what are you producing or offering service for is key. Is it saturated in the market already and you are just feeling entitled because you are capable in that area?
Are you willing to adapt? Look at AI, it is taking so many jobs and anyone who then feels too entitled to doing it the old way, may sound like OP, a complainer.

Another shocking discovery. Most artisans are doing fairly okay in this economy. Though, everybody dey complain. Even for USA 50% are broke too.

Business persons are also surviving. The most hit are the employees. Employers will most likely adjust. But what about you that was groomed all your life to become an employee ( a consumer)?. You are the worst hit cause your salary can no longer take you home.

How many office workers can negotiate their pay like artisans.

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The burden of job creation is a complex one that rests partly on govt, parents, schools and the employment seeking graduate. Even NUC and the like too(regulators).

Job is centred around the production system so the questions of what are you producing or offering service for is key. Is it saturated in the market already and you are just feeling entitled because you are capable in that area?
Are you willing to adapt? Look at AI, it is taking so many jobs and anyone who then feels too entitled to doing it the old way, may sound like OP, a complainer.

I am not a complainer. God forbid I start complaining today. I have a very big God and my president is working. Why should I complain?

How did I figure out what was broken? I have experimented with myself. That's how I saw the issue with the " school na scam" slogan. My focus is on fixing the educational systems and not even providing jobs. We need to fix something there and the rest will handle itself. There is a difference between who study business administration and person Wen learn business administration the true Naija way. While one is a consumer, the other is a producer in Aba, Abia State. We need to marry these two concepts. And boom, you have jobs. Surplus jobs self.

All the govt needs to do is create an SME bank. Once you start producing in your final year of university, a bank should be ready to support you with a single digit interest loan with a moratorium. That's all.

Do you like PBAT as a person? I don't know
Never met him. Only his son Seyi. But PBAT is gradually forcing us to think possible solutions as a people. And that's my joy.

The petroleum subsidy removal is gaining results already. FX fixed is gaining results too. MasterCard is now back in the international market. Companies are declaring profits and all will be well soon.

I am feeling the heat regardless. But this is our country. We must build it. If Americans ran out of America during the great depression, there will be no USA to run to today. They stayed back and fixed their country. Let's fix ours for our kids too. That's my joy.

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How many office workers can negotiate their pay like artisans.

Over supply of labour won't allow that. Hence, we don't need more employees in the job market.

That's my joy. PBAT'S hard and unfriendly polices are forcing us to think possible solutions. And one of them is becoming a producer. If the Aba boy with his primary 6 certificate is producing, I, with my masters degree should be able to scale ahead of him..and not looking for cheap employment.

Prof. Nudubisi.E. of the mini MBA gave two materials then in his class. The Igbo apprenticeship system and the Dangote systems. These two books are diamonds. If just wish Nigeria govt will implement the possibilities in his books.

You won't need salary. What would rather be discussed will be profit, equities, investment, margins,acquiring more capabilities, etc. No salary.

We need to go the China way when it comes to commercial actions.

That's my point.