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TopBanter:
Bwala has a valid point because Nigerians in Britain are burdened by hugely high cost of living.

He did not even include so many other expenses like Council tax etc. If you run a Car, big chunk of money to drive and insure.

After all that though, claiming Nigerians earning 60k Naira monthly are better off than Britons on £2800 is arrogant in my opinion and indicative of how Nigerian leaders are over-privileged and disconnected from the daily struggle and plight of the average Nigerian.

I believe, even conservatively, every Nigerian requires 300k monthly to meet their living expenses.

..if Nigeria is good and the economy better..why are the politicians children living in abroad, UK .. even bwala children are in abroad and even UK he is complaining that it's bad

Let him send his children back to Nigeria so the said the country is better now and better than UK

But you are saying the country Nigeria is good and better than UK..but your children are in abroad UK based and living in UK..then tell your children to come back to Nigeria na.. since you say y the country is now better and better than UK

The same politicians and leaders that go to UK for medical treatment , education and saying Nigeria is better than UK

TopBanter:
Bwala has a valid point because Nigerians in Britain are burdened by hugely high cost of living.

He did not even include so many other expenses like Council tax etc. If you run a Car, big chunk of money to drive and insure.

After all that though, claiming Nigerians earning 60k Naira monthly are better off than Britons on £2800 is arrogant in my opinion and indicative of how Nigerian leaders are over-privileged and disconnected from the daily struggle and plight of the average Nigerian.

I believe, even conservatively, every Nigerian requires 300k monthly to meet their living expenses.

You ar a joker 😂😂😂😂

Which cost of living is high 🤷

DatNiggaDaz:


You are much smarter chanting sai darling daddy to Löw hellll than writing worthlezz meaningless epistles

The guy is a joker 😂😂😂

Lokoyen:
The guy is a joker 😂😂😂

A worthlezz jester for dat matter

PlasmaTV:
This man is under a spiritual siege.

.do not mind him
.and his children are living in abroad UK...the same UK he said is bad ..then let him bring back his children to Nigeria if Nigeria is better

What is 60k to a Nigerian nowadays..with the way the naira has depreciated and lose value..60 k cannot even sustain one for 2weeks sef

SixSeven:
It is so sad. It is one of the things destroying this country when the person leading you is not telling you where he is going.

^^^
There's nothing he can tell us.

Our reality speaks more than any speech or interview he can give. There are more 'multi-dimensionally' poor people in Nigeria today than there have ever been in this country's history. The country has turned into one huge bandit/kidnapping bazaar where there are active, liquid, 'secondary markets' for the sale and transfer of captives.

BAT's 'courageous' policies set off an inflationary death spiral that he has not been able to contain, three years on. His chief of staff recently floated the idea of yet another minimum wage hike (the second within a couple of years) - all because BAT's 'bold' policies set in motion a chain of events that he did not anticipate or prepare for.

Speaking of chiefs of staff, the country is now being horrified with terrible allegations of high level bribery and corruption - right within the gilded hallways of the presidency. Agencies derided by administration officials as 'fake' or 'non-existent' are leering at Nigerians from the pages of the 2026 Appropriation Act - and nobody can explain why.

There is nothing BAT can tell us. Absolutely nothing.

franvincoop:

Sorry but I am not opening any link.
You were not born in the UK and you have never been to the UK.
Infact you have never ever seen a UK visa in your life, talk less of British passport.
If you had ever been to the UK even in your wet dreams,you would never have had the audacity to write such trash.

All those diaspora you say are coming back, where did they get the money to come and setup the businesses in Nigeria to employ you and pay you 60k? Where?
Please don't dare reply.

Thank God the youths are feeling the heat from Akara frying and corn roasting, no be you or Bwala go tell them, go to nairaland travel section this minute and see questions like how to get visa for Bosnia, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, even Mongolia.

Lol. Typical emotional and prejudiced Nigeria. You think being born in the UK and living there is a statement of superiority or some gold standard? The UK ain't shit these days.

My announcement is a statement of fact and not an attempt to impress anyone. I don't even rate the UK as a nation tpday because, as a citizen of the world, I know there are so many better nation to live in far more happily.

Thats why many are leaving the country in droves for even African nations..

Yeah I lied. I was not born in the UK and never ser foot in the nation. You've exposed my fraud. Whatever floats your boat mate.

N60k a month cannot sustain the person making this claim!

lawani:
Middle class in Nigeria live in their own big houses. If you have such a house in the UK, you are one of their millionaires

Depends. 99% of Nigerians are worth less than 100k USD. In an economy like this, it's hard to define what's middle class.

Lukuluku69:
But Bwala benchmark is 60k! May be he will add the remaining 30k to their monthly stipend?

Make I ask sef, the data they use comes from the 30k stipend or they have a separate budget for that?

Add wetin? Who sai.

Why you think say Remi tell dem to start selling akara, kwuli-kwuli, and roasted corn? Dem fit stop the N30k soon.

TopBanter:
Bwala has a valid point because Nigerians in Britain are burdened by hugely high cost of living.

He did not even include so many other expenses like Council tax etc. If you run a Car, big chunk of money to drive and insure.

After all that though, claiming Nigerians earning 60k Naira monthly are better off than Britons on £2800 is arrogant in my opinion and indicative of how Nigerian leaders are over-privileged and disconnected from the daily struggle and plight of the average Nigerian.

I believe, even conservatively, every Nigerian requires 300k monthly to meet their living expenses.

He does not have any valid point
UK has functional social amenities at a subsidised rate from health to light etc the taxes are high but justified compared to Nigeria
Let's stop cheering blatant sycophancy
From Akara to this rubbish , This government and it's supporters are highly delusional and out of touch with the lives of the common man .

What is an hostel please?

Humphrey1111:
Someone earning 500 Euro in the UK lives better than Someone earning 100k in Nigeria. The only thing expensive in the UK is rent. Someone earning 500k in the UK can decide to live in a hostel. Food cost almost the same in both Nigeria and the UK. Transportation is even cheaper in the UK. Public transportation is available and very comfortable.

Minimum wage earners in UK live better than middle class in nigeria

Elusive001:
Add wetin? Who sai.

Why you think say Remi tell dem to start selling akara, kwuli-kwuli, and roasted corn? Dem fit stop the N30k soon.

😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

Stop gini? The 30k?

Maybe after the Elections and that would be next year 🤔

😆

Lokoyen:
You ar a joker 😂😂😂😂

Which cost of living is high 🤷

Do you know the UK at all. Try insuring a V6 performance vehicle na. You'd be quoted like £3,000 upwards. Nigeria, I Have 4 cars in Nigeria with 3 being V6 and high performance engines. Insurance for them is circa 15,000 Naira for third party.

Renting in London, anywhere, will be at least like £1,500 to £2,000 monthly for even the cheapest 1 bedroom flat. What is wrong with you people? These are the facts.

I am not telling you or anyone I hate the UK. Just saying that it is currently a very expensive nation many feel is about earning to pay taxes and bills. This is why many are leaving the nation for good.

Look at how even a double room in London Bridge is £1500 per calender month. How much is the average Briton earning per month? £2,200
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See the facts as presented below.

This man must be made,l paid 35k every month as my estimated light bill and he is here talking 60k salary trash.lt will never be well with him

Chibuezem:
He does not have any valid point
UK has functional social amenities at a subsidised rate from health to light etc the taxes are high but justified compared to Nigeria
Let's stop cheering blatant sycophancy
From Akara to this rubbish , This government and it's supporters are highly delusional and out of touch with the lives of the common man .

Bwala's 60k talk is misguided but his point about the UK being expensive is valid. I relocated to Nigeria a few years ago from the UK.

Walahi, if I lie make thunder fire me, there is not many of my friends who do not envy the move I made.

They all want to relocate permanently to Nigeria to enjoy a better work/life/leisure balance because the UK has literally become about working to pay bills and taxes with at least six months of gloomy weather as well.

They can't because they are are salaried workers and I have always been a businessman who can literally open business and operate from anywhere as I have done in Nigeria now.

Every conversation I have with my friends in the UK, they are complaining simply because they feel like robots working to pay bills.

Fact is that Britons are overtaxed and over-billed with things costing too much and quality of life declining sharply because the nation has become about literally grabbing what is in the pocket of every Briton to maintain her.

I am not knocking the UK, it is my country of birth, and still works well depending on what you want out of life.

For example, can you buy land in the UK and build your dream 4 to 5 bed home with swimming pool as can be done in Nigeria easily?

Almost impossible unless you are a millionaire which would be a billionaire in Nigeria. When land becomes available in the UK, it is mainly property developer like Wimpey, Saint George who get first dibs to purchase them. Never ordinary Britton. Yet land yapa for Nigeria . That alone is a major advantage of Nigeria over the UK.

My point is that if you earn well you will live better in Nigeria. This is why I said Bwala's 60k talk is condescending.

I feel most Nigerians today can manage well on 300k monthly. Check the official stats, don't just argue from a japa perspective, and you will know many Brits who have the capacity are leaving for better lives overseas

Check out the reel below. As I said, if you earn well, Nigeria , Lagos anyway, is far better to live in than the UK in my opinion which is a nation that has become functional and soulless.

The work/life/leisure balance is far better. I believe that is the point Bwala is making. You don't want to know how the considerable wave of Nigerian diasporans moving back to Nigeria to set up home and businesses.



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ufotunang:
..if Nigeria is good and the economy better..why are the politicians children living in abroad, UK .. even bwala children are in abroad and even UK he is complaining that it's bad

Let him send his children back to Nigeria so the said the country is better now and better than UK

It is because most Nigerians leaders are not meritoriously the best. Many got into leadership to make money and not because they are passionate about helping their nation develop.

Typically, as Black Africans, they suffer from that inferiority complex that everything about the West is superior so they do not have the mentality to key into making a nation with good weather, arable land and many material and human resources developed like Singapore.

I doubt Bwala and co have lived in the West so they do not understand issues completely which is that we should all sacrifice, as leaders and followers, to make Nigeria a great nation to live in because we have the endowment and tools to achieve that.

Every Nigerian leader takes the easy option of sending their children abroad because they don't believe in Nigeria enough to give their all for her.

Bwala might have his kids in the UK but he cannot live there because it would be a huge downgrade on the luxurious life he enjoys in Nigeria the UK cannot offer him.

The challenge is to create a Nigeria where a higher quality of life available to more Nigerians.

Lukuluku69:
😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

Stop gini? The 30k?

Maybe after the Elections and that would be next year 🤔

😆

Yes ooooo. You know wetin dey.

Whether he is awarded the seat (like before) or not, the N30k go stop next year.

Elusive001:
Yes ooooo. You know wetin dey.

Whether he is awarded the seat (like before) or not, the N30k go stop next year.

Then the next Aspirant will employ his/her Data boys and the cycle continues?!

I get it now.

Does it mean someone earning 2,600 cannot invest. £250 monthly?

Humphrey1111:
Depends. 99% of Nigerians are worth less than 100k USD. In an economy like this, it's hard to define what's middle class.

100k USD in Nigeria is better than one million dollars in the USA. It is enough to retire on in Nigeria. A man that has trained his children and who is over 60 years and who is worth 100k dollars have no problem again in Nigeria apart from the problem he is purposely looking for

TopBanter:
Bwala has a valid point because Nigerians in Britain are burdened by hugely high cost of living.

He did not even include so many other expenses like Council tax etc. If you run a Car, big chunk of money to drive and insure.

After all that though, claiming Nigerians earning 60k Naira monthly are better off than Britons on £2800 is arrogant in my opinion and indicative of how Nigerian leaders are over-privileged and disconnected from the daily struggle and plight of the average Nigerian.

I believe, even conservatively, every Nigerian requires 300k monthly to meet their living expenses.

May God punish all of you

Osondu123:
May God punish all of you

Bruv, stay in your lane. What do you know? You likely haven't set foot outside Nigeria let alone lived in a nation like the UK for a long period of time to appreciate my point.

But the 60k earner keep calling the UK person to do transfer. I pity those voting people who lack empathy and not in touch with reality.

lawani:
100k USD in Nigeria is better than one million dollars in the USA. It is enough to retire on in Nigeria. A man that has trained his children and who is over 60 years and who is worth 100k dollars have no problem again in Nigeria apart from the problem he is purposely looking for

Who is telling you people all these lies? As someone that's lived in multiple continents, this your comment doesn't worth a response

Humphrey1111:
Who is telling you people all these lies? As someone that's lived in multiple continents, this your comment doesn't worth a response

Are you the only one who has lived outside Nigeria? He is right. Some of you just argue without inspecting the point others are making. 100k USD is over 137 million Naira.

He stated that such would be enough for a retired man of sixty with grown kids who have left home meaning his life is low maintenence and fairly scaled down.

How does that not make sense? Can the retired 60 year old need more than 5 million naira a year to cover living expenses especially if he has no rent obligation?

I am fairly comfortable as a businessman and I run my private life with around 500k monthly in a normal month with no spiked spending. Food, DSTV, Unlimited WiFi subscription, fuel, grooming, dining out and clubbing now and then etc.

Business rates and expenses of course is handled by profit. How will a 60 year old retired man need to spend more than me? I am breaking down reality for you .

We just need to improve SME proliferation and diversify our economy aggressively so per capita income can improve adequately so Nigerians can meet their monthly living expenses and have some extra to save.

We must also improve access to cheaper credit so that people can buy homes, vehicles and all their immediate and essential lifestyle needs like TV, Cooker, furniture etc. That is how it works in developed nations.

Cost of living is way lower in Nigeria than the West and that is the factual point Bwala is making. We simply need to host policies and initiatives to make Nigerians earn more and afford more and Nigeria would become a nation many would wish to live and remain in as Singapore achieved.

9japride:
But the 60k earner keep calling the UK person to do transfer. I pity those voting people who lack empathy and not in touch with reality.

He goofed with the 60k figure. Perhaps because, like most political leaders paid very well, he is disconnected with how Nigerians do not earn wages to cover their living expenses.

I believe if per capita income can improve so the average Nigerian is earning 300k to 400k monthly then majority of Nigerian would be happy and fulfilled.

Bwala got the figure wrong horribly and patronisingly but his central point is correct which is that Nigerians can live better in Nigeria than foreign nations on the right income.