₦airaland Forum

pocohantas:
Unfortunately that is how many of them are.
Very dangerous humans.

Madam who are the "them", please expatiate?

Davidonkonsults:
I don't even bother. I was in Nigeria last month and I know what I saw.

What did you see that you have no seen before all the while you were living here?

Edusouls:
Their biggest dream is to go to white mans land and slave so whites would give him better life, after which they come here and brag make all of us kukuma japa empty into U..K , Blacks are complete slaves by default that’s how God destined it…

why your biggest dream was on agbero chairman mandate you will stand. Everyone is looking for a better future outside you

My sister left Nigeria in 2024 for her MSc and now she's balling well. This is someone that could barely feed her family then. She graduated from school since 2009 but only managed to secure job in one private company that was paying her peanuts. My siblings then gathered funds and sponsored her abroad. Today, she can now afford to send money home for investment and to solve family financial needs.

FineUsername:
Australia is bae. If you must sell your assets to JAPA. Make sure is Australia. You will never regret it.

U are speaking of Australia like its Kenya.
The distance alone is discouraging to come back home

Baronthecelebri:
Okoko man, you want to carry your wife to UK,when she deport you don't come here and start crying, because men like you refuse to learn from others mistake.

Still the same thing here. Leave her in Naija, she may even forget you during your struggle time in abroad and marry someone else.
Yours faithfully na your name

SamuraiXXX:
Madam who are the "them", please expatiate?

Most Nigerians.
I cannot say men because even women put up this demonic attitude these days.

Rapmoney:
If you like, allow people to deceive you and discourage you not to Japa if you have the opportunity. You will regret it. Allow sycophants like Daniel Bwala whose family lives abroad to deceive you.

That's the sad thing...!

Those discouraging others from Japa have done so, and established themselves and their families abroad.

The hypocrisy of Nigerians is just irritating.

There's no need for a Nigerian who intends to live permanently in the UK to have £20K in a bank account doing nothing.

Nigerians need to understand finance from a developed country's point of view.

Angelfrost:
That's the sad thing...!

Those discouraging others from Japa have done so, and established themselves and their families abroad.

The hypocrisy of Nigerians is just irritating.

It's not only irritating, but diabolical.

opera1:
Can #30m take me and my wife to UK?

How much is your wife contributing?

uche87 bless my profile. Nigeria is not an easy place to survive when you don't have a job

I live in the UK 🇬🇧, I also japa in 2022. While in Nigeria I was earning N150k monthly in Lagos which can barely feed my family for a month.

I relocated. Now I do care job and has rose in the ladder. My Children later joined me and are in good schools with free education in UK 🇬🇧.

I save N2 million naira (£1080) monthly transferred to my Nigerian Bank account. I also have my own house in Uk under morgage, I have a land in Lagos and Abuja. I can boast of having N25, million in my Nigerian bank account.
I have visited many sheghen countries from UK 🇬🇧 because it's as simple as ABC to get sheghen visa as a UK 🇬🇧 residence, even if you like to visit Canada 🇨🇦 or Australia 🇦🇺 from UK 🇬🇧, na ABC.

But when I was struggling in Nigeria for many years, I was unable to save upto N500k ever while in Nigeria, struggling.

Let no one deceive you, if you have opportunity. JAPA !!!!

SamuraiXXX:
Madam who are the "them", please expatiate?

They're defending their fellow women, don't bother seeking clarification.

MatrixCircle:
I live in the UK 🇬🇧, I also japa in 2022. While in Nigeria I was earning N150k monthly in Lagos which can barely feed my family for a month.

I relocated. Now I do care job and has rose in the ladder. My Children later joined me and are in good schools with free education in UK 🇬🇧.

I save N2 million naira (£1080) monthly transferred to my Nigerian Bank account. I also have my own house in Uk under morgage, I have a land in Lagos and Abuja. I can boast of having N25, million in my Nigerian bank account.
I have visited many sheghen countries from UK 🇬🇧 because it's as simple as ABC to get sheghen visa as a UK 🇬🇧 residence, even if you like to visit Canada 🇨🇦 or Australia 🇦🇺 from UK 🇬🇧, na ABC.

But when I was struggling in Nigeria for many years, I was unable to save upto N500k ever while in Nigeria, struggling.

Let no one deceive you, if you have opportunity. JAPA !!!!

Lamba pro max!

God bless you for this wonderful piece coming from experienced person. The inform and facts contained is first hand. Japa if you can, you will never regret it. Especially, if you are struggling to make ends meet in naija.

opera1:
Can #30m take me and my wife to UK?

My dear hustle for yourself alone first. If u don stay and u find the place okay then u can send u wife over. My little cent

uche87:
Psychologically, the human brain is wired to remember pain more easily than good experiences. You might feed a man 100 times, and he may forget. But he will never forget the day you sent him away from your house, and that memory might define his relationship with you.

This is the problem the UK has. The country has been receiving a lot of bad press in recent times. As a writer, I have also been guilty of this. A poultry farmer recently criticised Nigerians in the UK, claiming they work three shifts just to survive. He also said that no Nigerian in the UK can boast of having £20,000 in their bank account. Similarly, a social media personality, Temi Ashebu, a 46-year-old single mother based in Florida, US, accused Nigerian men in the UK of mostly doing menial jobs to survive. This has become the strategy of people seeking social media attention, and it is unlikely to stop. It is rage bait.

The UK certainly has its challenges. However, people often become so accustomed to the positives of a place that they begin to focus almost entirely on the negatives. After the excitement of settling into a new environment fades, the mind naturally adapts and starts noticing imperfections instead.

I want this article to offer something beyond what you can easily find on Google, so I will make it a little personal.

In 2022, I met a lady at work who told me she had been earning less than ₦50,000 a month in Nigeria. Life became so difficult that a family member agreed to fund her relocation abroad with the understanding that she would repay the money later. She grabbed the opportunity. From earning ₦50,000, she began making the equivalent of over ₦2,000,000 a month doing blue-collar jobs. She proudly told me she was almost done repaying the money, much to the surprise of the person who financed her relocation. To her, the UK was the best country in the world.

I also met a teacher who earned ₦70,000 a month, and even those salaries were irregular. Sometimes, her employer simply did not pay. Moving to the UK transformed not only her life but also the future of her son, who was still in Nigeria at the time.

Another person is my benefactor. He was born into a large family in the suburbs of Lagos State. Life was hard. He lived with his family in an uncompleted building while pursuing a career in Accounting and trying his hand at business. The more money he made, the greater the financial demands from his extended family became.

One night, he sat down and reflected on his life. He realised that a rich man surrounded by poor people can still feel poor. He knew he needed to take a bold step, create a fresh path and open doors for his siblings. With the little money he had saved, he relocated to the UK about 12 years ago, long before the healthcare visa era.

According to him, life was difficult. Visa sponsorship required almost divine intervention. He worked in factories, warehouses, hospitals, bars, anywhere he could find work. During COVID, he laced up his boots and confronted danger daily. He eventually made enough money to buy a house, got married and started bringing members of his family to the UK. This man played a significant role in bringing me here, and I will always be grateful. Today, life is good, and most of his siblings are now in the UK working in professional careers.

I remember arriving in the UK in October 2021 with just £10, which I exchanged at Yaba Market in Lagos, two large travelling bags filled with foodstuffs that my mum packed for me, and about ₦100,000 in my account. I arrived alone. Today, if I choose to leave, I will be leaving with a beautiful family. I also went from doing a blue-collar job to sitting in a predominantly white office in a major government organisation.

What amazes me most is what the future could hold. I love the quality of education my son is receiving, and I look forward to helping him fulfil his potential. I now send my parents sizeable monthly stipends, and they can visit the UK whenever they wish. I could never have done that while living in Nigeria. One day, I told my dad, “Whenever you need anything, just call me. I am here for you.” He almost cried.

My story is not an isolated one. Many Nigerians who started with blue-collar jobs are gradually transitioning into technology, management and other professional careers. Is it easy? No. Is it possible? Absolutely.

I know an engineer who was working in healthcare and preparing to leave the UK because his visa was about to expire. Someone encouraged him to keep applying for jobs, even though it seemed like searching for a needle in a haystack. He gave it one last shot and landed a £79,000-a-year role with a well-known logistics company. The company sponsored both his visa and those of his family members for five years, covering all the associated costs.

The statistics also tell an interesting story. Nigeria is consistently listed by the Migration Observatory and the World Bank as one of the top recipients of remittances sent from the UK, alongside India and Pakistan. Official migrant remittances leaving the UK amount to roughly £9.3 billion each year. Nigeria receives a significant share of that money. The reverse is virtually non-existent.

Is the UK a perfect place? Certainly not. Life is expensive, visa restrictions can slow people’s progress, the cost of living is high, racism still exists, and good jobs can be difficult to secure.

The problem is that many Nigerians who are doing well value their privacy and rarely share their success stories. Those who are struggling often take to social media to vent their frustrations, while others pretend everything is perfect. In today’s world, the loudest voices often shape public perception.

To this day, there is still a huge demand for talented Nigerians in the UK, and there are many legitimate opportunities for those who are willing to work hard, develop themselves and remain consistent. The UK is not perfect, but for many people, it remains a place where lives can be transformed.

I often wonder what my life would have looked like if I had never moved here. For everything this country has made possible for my family and me, I remain deeply grateful.

https://www.facebook.com/thevillagetowncrier/posts/pfbid0247u4UVgftKcL5Usmzq7daqjmyebfN4Zg7ZFvVMwkeacHSFzynweMW7inogNwZVhzl

First of all jobs are between scarcely abundant and too hard to hard to get due factors like AI, DEI etc you find yourself competing for a spot with so many nationalities whom be better than you. Theres always demand for talent. Tte problem is how good are you.



What UK that became turd the moment they left the EU. It's matter of time before the so called world powers comes crumbling down.


By the you age and enter an elderly home, yours kids will be trans and must forgotten you there. Seem you made the right decision immigrating to the UK.

dollyjoy:
So he should leave his legally married wife in Nigeria and travel alone?
You must really have a miserable life to be praying for a stranger’s marriage to fail just so you can say, ‘I told you so.’ That’s a sad way to live

Keep giving yourself hope that everything in your life would work.

opera1:
Can #30m take me and my wife to UK?

My advice, dnt go to the 🇬🇧. However, when you decide to go, can I know what you ibtend to sell and their prices please.

kpankpangolo:
I will come back if this graces front page.

We're in the promised land. I still don't have what to type. The writeup is too long. Post a summary if you want to criticize my reading ability. I know you won't because even you will skim through the article.

Damage control. There are plenty of us who are super rich in Nigeria without doing shifts. I mean truly rich.

Meanwhile congratulations to all of you over the sea. The rich and the poor.

rapcy:
Thank you for your post. It's nothing but the truth. A family friend has been in the UK since 2007, he's a medical doctor, he got married to a uk citizen, but till today, he hasn't taken anyone from his family here in Nigeria to the UK, he always talk about life being different and saying people in Nigeria would not understand. He has no investment in Nigeria, he says investing in Nigeria would be a mistake for him and all that.

On the other hand is another family friend who left Nigeria 2023, she was a contract staff in a bank while she was here. Before leaving, she sold the only land that she had. She works as a support worker and other menial jobs in the UK. She's constantly talking about UK being the best thing that has happened to her, according to her, she does different shift, and any possible work she sees, she jumps on it. Presently, she bought a land in Nigeria early last year and she's done building and furnishing her duplex last month. What am I saying, mindset is the difference, some people earn 100k in Nigeria and they're good with saving and managing their cash, while some earn 700k and they're constantly in debt and always complaining. That's the reason i don't listen to those people always complaining about the UK because 95% of them are just lazy, ungrateful and have no money management skills.

Na wa for you ooo. They are talking about the people managing shifts in the UK you are talking about a doctor. Don't list Doctors, pharmacist and Nurse. Doctors and pharmacist would always do well home and abroad

Rapmoney:
If you like, allow people to deceive you and discourage you not to Japa if you have the opportunity. You will regret it. Allow sycophants like Daniel Bwala whose family lives abroad to deceive you.

No everybody go japa. A lot of young men are very rich and don't need to japa. But those struggling can try.

Nackzy:
There's no one that's been to UK that i that's not doing well

Don't loud it.... Those UK haters, say every Nigerian in the UK, is a slave....

Even that hopeless bwala, says the same thing....... 🤣😂

uche87:
Psychologically, the human brain is wired to remember pain more easily than good experiences. You might feed a man 100 times, and he may forget. But he will never forget the day you sent him away from your house, and that memory might define his relationship with you.

This is the problem the UK has. The country has been receiving a lot of bad press in recent times. As a writer, I have also been guilty of this. A poultry farmer recently criticised Nigerians in the UK, claiming they work three shifts just to survive. He also said that no Nigerian in the UK can boast of having £20,000 in their bank account. Similarly, a social media personality, Temi Ashebu, a 46-year-old single mother based in Florida, US, accused Nigerian men in the UK of mostly doing menial jobs to survive. This has become the strategy of people seeking social media attention, and it is unlikely to stop. It is rage bait.

The UK certainly has its challenges. However, people often become so accustomed to the positives of a place that they begin to focus almost entirely on the negatives. After the excitement of settling into a new environment fades, the mind naturally adapts and starts noticing imperfections instead.

I want this article to offer something beyond what you can easily find on Google, so I will make it a little personal.

In 2022, I met a lady at work who told me she had been earning less than ₦50,000 a month in Nigeria. Life became so difficult that a family member agreed to fund her relocation abroad with the understanding that she would repay the money later. She grabbed the opportunity. From earning ₦50,000, she began making the equivalent of over ₦2,000,000 a month doing blue-collar jobs. She proudly told me she was almost done repaying the money, much to the surprise of the person who financed her relocation. To her, the UK was the best country in the world.

I also met a teacher who earned ₦70,000 a month, and even those salaries were irregular. Sometimes, her employer simply did not pay. Moving to the UK transformed not only her life but also the future of her son, who was still in Nigeria at the time.

Another person is my benefactor. He was born into a large family in the suburbs of Lagos State. Life was hard. He lived with his family in an uncompleted building while pursuing a career in Accounting and trying his hand at business. The more money he made, the greater the financial demands from his extended family became.

One night, he sat down and reflected on his life. He realised that a rich man surrounded by poor people can still feel poor. He knew he needed to take a bold step, create a fresh path and open doors for his siblings. With the little money he had saved, he relocated to the UK about 12 years ago, long before the healthcare visa era.

According to him, life was difficult. Visa sponsorship required almost divine intervention. He worked in factories, warehouses, hospitals, bars, anywhere he could find work. During COVID, he laced up his boots and confronted danger daily. He eventually made enough money to buy a house, got married and started bringing members of his family to the UK. This man played a significant role in bringing me here, and I will always be grateful. Today, life is good, and most of his siblings are now in the UK working in professional careers.

I remember arriving in the UK in October 2021 with just £10, which I exchanged at Yaba Market in Lagos, two large travelling bags filled with foodstuffs that my mum packed for me, and about ₦100,000 in my account. I arrived alone. Today, if I choose to leave, I will be leaving with a beautiful family. I also went from doing a blue-collar job to sitting in a predominantly white office in a major government organisation.

What amazes me most is what the future could hold. I love the quality of education my son is receiving, and I look forward to helping him fulfil his potential. I now send my parents sizeable monthly stipends, and they can visit the UK whenever they wish. I could never have done that while living in Nigeria. One day, I told my dad, “Whenever you need anything, just call me. I am here for you.” He almost cried.

My story is not an isolated one. Many Nigerians who started with blue-collar jobs are gradually transitioning into technology, management and other professional careers. Is it easy? No. Is it possible? Absolutely.

I know an engineer who was working in healthcare and preparing to leave the UK because his visa was about to expire. Someone encouraged him to keep applying for jobs, even though it seemed like searching for a needle in a haystack. He gave it one last shot and landed a £79,000-a-year role with a well-known logistics company. The company sponsored both his visa and those of his family members for five years, covering all the associated costs.

The statistics also tell an interesting story. Nigeria is consistently listed by the Migration Observatory and the World Bank as one of the top recipients of remittances sent from the UK, alongside India and Pakistan. Official migrant remittances leaving the UK amount to roughly £9.3 billion each year. Nigeria receives a significant share of that money. The reverse is virtually non-existent.

Is the UK a perfect place? Certainly not. Life is expensive, visa restrictions can slow people’s progress, the cost of living is high, racism still exists, and good jobs can be difficult to secure.

The problem is that many Nigerians who are doing well value their privacy and rarely share their success stories. Those who are struggling often take to social media to vent their frustrations, while others pretend everything is perfect. In today’s world, the loudest voices often shape public perception.

To this day, there is still a huge demand for talented Nigerians in the UK, and there are many legitimate opportunities for those who are willing to work hard, develop themselves and remain consistent. The UK is not perfect, but for many people, it remains a place where lives can be transformed.

I often wonder what my life would have looked like if I had never moved here. For everything this country has made possible for my family and me, I remain deeply grateful.

https://www.facebook.com/thevillagetowncrier/posts/pfbid0247u4UVgftKcL5Usmzq7daqjmyebfN4Zg7ZFvVMwkeacHSFzynweMW7inogNwZVhzl

God bless you bro. Leave those social media abominations and people who have not seen better to be setting ringlight. Nigerians talk too much and say alot of nonesense. The standard of living alone can't be compared plus the ability to support your family and access opportunities in the UK is massive.

It is not perfect, but nothing is perfect. Trust single mothers and people to tell a biased story at your peril.

My elder brother relocated to the UK in 2023. He currently works as a cybersecurity specialist, and his wife is also in the same profession. They both earned their master's degrees in Nigeria before moving to the UK.
After I completed my degree in Pure Chemistry, my brother advised me to go back to school and study Information Technology before he could bring me to the UK. At first, I was upset because I was already 31 years old and felt ashamed of going back to school at that age.
He then introduced me to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), which offers distance learning. I enrolled in 2023, and I am now in my 400 level. I'm currently 34 years old.
One thing I truly appreciate is that my brother has been sending me ₦300,000 for my upkeep since I started the program. He also told me that I need to begin hands-on training in cybersecurity and advised me to make enquiries at NIIT. I have already done that, and he said he will pay for the training in January, which will be my final semester in school.
In addition, he wants me to take the ISO/IEC 20000-1 Foundation certification exam, and he has also promised to pay for it next year. After that, he plans to process my relocation to the UK so I can pursue a master's degree in cybersecurity.
The reason I'm sharing this is that if the UK were not a good place, my brother wouldn't be investing so much in my education or making plans to bring me there. We have video calls regularly, and he always tells me about the opportunities and the quality of life in the UK.

NairaMaster1:
Na wa for you ooo. They are talking about the people managing shifts in the UK you are talking about a doctor. Don't list Doctors, pharmacist and Nurse. Doctors and pharmacist would always do well home and abroad

I'm talking about the mindset, a consultant complaining made me realise people's mindset make them to come online and complain when others far below them are doing better than them

Japa has changed people's lives and still changing. Most of those criticising japa are those who realistically can't afford it, so they try to dissuade others.

Once you know why you travelled abroad, and you know what you're doing...you're very much likely to make it in life

geelite:
My elder brother relocated to the UK in 2023. He currently works as a cybersecurity specialist, and his wife is also in the same profession. They both earned their master's degrees in Nigeria before moving to the UK.
After I completed my degree in Pure Chemistry, my brother advised me to go back to school and study Information Technology before he could bring me to the UK. At first, I was upset because I was already 31 years old and felt ashamed of going back to school at that age.
He then introduced me to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), which offers distance learning. I enrolled in 2023, and I am now in my 400 level. I'm currently 34 years old.
One thing I truly appreciate is that my brother has been sending me ₦300,000 for my upkeep since I started the program. He also told me that I need to begin hands-on training in cybersecurity and advised me to make enquiries at NIIT. I have already done that, and he said he will pay for the training in January, which will be my final semester in school.
In addition, he wants me to take the ISO/IEC 20000-1 Foundation certification exam, and he has also promised to pay for it next year. After that, he plans to process my relocation to the UK so I can pursue a master's degree in cybersecurity.
The reason I'm sharing this is that if the UK were not a good place, my brother wouldn't be investing so much in my education or making plans to bring me there. We have video calls regularly, and he always tells me about the opportunities and the quality of life in the UK.

you have a good brother who wants you to make it in life.

Don't mind the nay sayers. I have relatives in the UK, and they are all doing well.

A good friend of mine is planning to switch to studying Nursing in the UK if he fails to get sponsorship for the Masters Programe he did in the UK. If the UK is bad, he would just return home.

Most of the people talking dust don't even have passport.

Let us compare like with like

Life in UK and Nigeria are extremely different

Converting your UK pay to Naira to feel good and console yourself is foolhardy.

And sending money home is only exciting because of the exchange rate. The day Naira wakes up, it won't be funny anymore

Many foreigners are trooping into Nigeria and landing good jobs. Many don't want to go back.

Nigerians now earn foreign currency right from here in Nigeria. They are balling more any Nigerian abroad.

Abroad is for holidays/sight-seeing for me

Thank you

Okoyeeboz:
How much is your wife contributing?

Why are you asking?
So you can find a way to take a jab at his wife if her contribution isn’t there, or if her contribution is not enough to you?