₦airaland Forum

eagleonearth:
I don't have masters, can I apply too?

Nowayback10:
Can you guide me to the process of this?

Kingpele:
If u want to help your sibling just ask him what he want ,if he want to travel or do business here

It should be his decision, so that tomorrow if he didn't use the funds wisely ...he won't disturb you or blame you for his own shortcomings

Dijita:
If he can not find his way from cold to a decent life in Canada. The chances of him turing the money into successful business in Nigeria

Nextjs:
The problem is not going abroad the problem is about getting a permanent resident in those countries. If he leaves max is 2 years visa then when he gets there what happens?

These countries are tightening their limmigrantion policies every day

IyaTola:
Decision: Send my brother to Canada or invest in business in Nigeria? Which one makes more sense?

raphy:
I understand your point na 5yrs visa sure for him later he reach get work permit when he lives right and no bad records he can get citizenship too.

Omo for here people sleep with one eyes open now insecurity no be joke

Nextjs:
You don't get it. The maximum limit he can get via study is 2 years. Except its through Canadian permanent residence.
Or through work visa that u can get 5 years or 3 years as the case maybe.


Currently in United Kingdom and Canada policies have been put in place to make it harder to convert to work visa.

90% of those that japa from 2023 downward have not settled.

The reality is that a lot of them will be back soon.


Yes i heard and watch the insecurity in Nigeria its bad something has to be done.. Its either tinubu leaves that seat or something happened cos he is clueless

StPete:
Far more than you have here in Nigeria

Sunisonflex39:
I don't see am..e no get manners.

IyaTola:
Decision: Send my brother to Canada or invest in business in Nigeria? Which one makes more sense?

I need honest opinions because this one is not small matter.

I have about 15 million naira, and I’m stuck between two strong options:

1. Use it to support my brother’s relocation to Canada

2. Use it to start a business for him here in Nigeria

People around me are divided, so I want to hear unbiased thoughts.

On one hand, Canada looks like “better future guaranteed” — education, stability, better income potential, and long-term residency possibilities. Some people are saying if I miss this chance, I may regret it forever.

On the other hand, others are saying “why send talent abroad when you can build something here?”
15M can actually start a solid business in Nigeria if managed well — maybe importation, logistics, tech services, or food supply chain. But then again, Nigeria business environment is not exactly friendly… risk is high, consistency is harder.

The concerning part is this:

Some people say sending him abroad is basically “exporting success”, while others say investing locally is “building generational wealth at home”.

So I want to ask plainly:

If it was your 15M, what would you do? And why?

Be honest — no emotional answers, just real-world thinking.
Decision: Send my brother to Canada or invest in business in Nigeria? Which one makes more sense?

EbenG:
@IyaTola

Quick breakdown:
- Of those who picked a side, "send him to Canada" beat "invest in Nigeria" roughly 2-to-1 (31 vs 14).
- A good number didn't pick either — 22 said it should really be your brother's decision / depends on his seriousness, and 15 just gave caution without a clear pick.
- The single most-repeated point (12 separate comments) is that ₦15M may not be enough to actually relocate him to Canada. Worth confirming the real cost of the route first.
- Heads up too: about 4 in 10 comments here are off-topic banter, and half the likes went to just 5 comments — so don't read "most liked" as "best advice."

Not telling you what to do, just laying out what the thread says in one place so it's easier to weigh. Hope it helps.


PS: This summary was generated with Claude (AI) based on the thread - not a professional advice




@Seun
Feature idea: an optional TL;DR summary at the bottom of long threads where main points plus a rough sense of where opinion is leaning.

Reddit already does this (AI thread summaries, plus community bots that table out long AMAs). Even a basic version would make advice and decision threads far more useful. Worth considering.

AyoEniafe:
I perceive you're a Christian!

Because this a huge destiny decision that alter the cause of your brother's life forever.

Take a 3-day fasting and prayer exercise, God will speak to you in a dream on what to do!!

Goodmorning2u:
Establish for him in Nigeria.
I regretted bringing my family over here.
It has been from one issues to another and from one police case to another..infact I am leaving in debt now for another 10 years just because of helping my family.!!! The worst is that the family member is misbehaving without understanding the full impact and consequences of their actions at work !

Nextjs:
What kind of visa is he going with That's the question.

That your friend what type of visa he went with and what year?

All this will make a difference. Probably ur friend went with Express entry or went witj school visa in 2019, 2020 the golden years of Canada for immigrants


Canada of today is by the grace of God, same with US and UK there is anti immigrant policy that has takek wave lately making it harder for immigrants to settle

IyaTola:
Decision: Send my brother to Canada or invest in business in Nigeria? Which one makes more sense?