lordally:


Bro please how can o contact you bro!!!!

please its urgent bro!! I've sent you a mail

BiafraIShere:
Reading the comments here made me sobber, and angry at the same time. Lately, I'm always battling with my emotions if I made a mistake in deciding to stay in Nigeria. Just look at all the things people are enjoying and taking for granted abroad which we home-based see as luxury!? I had the opportunity to travel to the US this year but I passed it over to my brother and he traveled to the US along with my sister. I thought I would be somewhat okay in Nigeria since I was earning relatively good money (averaging about 250-300k but now seems to be fluctuating downwards) in a not so expensive city. I even installed solar system in my office to overcome the notorious power problem but most times at home, a neighbor will always leave his rickety generator on even late into the night with the noise and fumes constituting serious nuisance!! Nigeria is just a terrible and hopeless place where nothing works yet I'm very reluctant to travel abroad. Someone said that Nigerians are living a mediocre life If only the politicians and indeed everyone else will be responsible and productive, maybe we won't be in this mess we are currently in. I keep saying it, the problem with Nigeria is majorly caused by the north. Northern Nigeria is largely unproductive and the South has to pay for it by subsidizing them!! If the whole country is working in the same pace then our GDP would have been double of what it is currently and the north won't have been so adamant against restructuring. Nigeria will be in serious trouble if the status quo remains considering that income is likely to fall or at best remain the same while population keeps ballooning!! My ambition has always been to earn enough to travel the world and send my children abroad for good education but this country is so unpredictable and with buhari staying beyond 2019, I don't know what the future holds in stock for us. So sad.

Temple1288:


At first I was bit afraid to mingle with them. But I don't have such fear again.
On my birthday, the man and his wife got me a book (South was Right) and a flag! I collected it thinking it was a car key just to see that. Lol!

Well, I'm still learning a lot of things here.. And there are quite a number of Black African who live, school and work here. After college football and most weekends, there's one African restaurant I do visit just before USM Hattiesburg.

It's been bitter for me and sweet for me too! Not easy at all!

sacajawea:

But some of those houses are ridiculously overpriced. Check forbes
A house of less than 500k in the US has better Quality and structure than that of 5,10M dollars in some places in Naija

ibrahimovic303:


My bro u said it all...The people here are something else, always keeping straight faces and look angry all the time. I even start to play ball by the side, this one self nor help...las las we gaz choose wetin we want na? Broke and happy in Naija or rich and lonely in the Western world.

Badgers14:


Bless your heart homeboy. One thing for sure the South love their college football. They love their college football just like they love their Confederate flags


Yea, some of them are very nice just dont discuss politics and religion with them.. especially politics. And dont dare tell them owning gun is not a way to go. That's like a no no for them.

It is all good tho

Badgers14:

Which country were you expecting to get more info on ?

ibrahimovic303:


That is the truth my dear...Even with the anti social life I nor dey come back ni...Before I left Naija, I saw lots of Europe returnees who relocated back to Naija out of sentiments are were regretting their decisions, if you must return, return as a KING....

Avedonn:


Have you been to the northern part of Nigeria?

How do you arrive at the conclusion that north is the problem of Nigeria?

I have lived in all parts of the country East, West, South South and North. I'll tell you point blank life in the north is more serene and cheaper compare to the other parts.

The north supplies about 80% of Nigeria's food stuff remember!

Yes, the government depend on crude oil sales to finance its expenditure but the earning benefits the southern part and few northern politician.

An average northerner doesn't care about the crude oil down south instead he's more concern about his.

Out of 100% of northern population, it's only 30% that earn their means of livelihood through government or depend on salary. the remaining 70% are self reliant.

Also one thing I respect the most about northerners is they are not materialistic. They are contended with the little the have and they are happy. Which is why no matter how poor a northern man is, by the age of 40 he must own a house of his own no matter how small the house is.

When it comes to security, north is far better secured than southern part with exception of Borno and Yobe. Even the insurgency of Book haram is at the outskirts of the two states mentioned not in the township. When I visited Maiduguri last month I was surprise at the level of development in spite the insurgency the state has been battling with.

And lastly, How many northerners have you seen living abroad or dying to to travel out despite the fact they are bordering Niger and Chad which is a constant route for migrants.

Most of the northerners that travel out does so for studies and after that they come back home. Those that chooses to remain abroad are gainfully employed with government agencies or company. I know of many in UK and United States.

Temple1288:


That's the first thing they told me. The man bragged he owned 3 guns, mentioning their names one by one. Lol!

'Bless your heart' is just a language they use here 24/7

SweetyZinta:


Luxembourg ��

Temple1288:

I replied you bro

Badgers14:


Oh, that tiny rich country

I have not been there myself, but I knew Nigerians live there too... heck Nigerians are everywhere .

One thing for sure is, whenever you are traveling to any country , your number one success there is learning the language. That would open so many doors for you. I believe Luxembourg is one of those countries that have multiple national lingua franca.
I know German is one of them and they have their local dialect too, I have forgotten what they call it.

But yea, that's a nice country.

SweetyZinta:



I feel in love with the country after a little research. I have always considered countries with less population cos I believe they will have value for human lives. Economy too is OK.


Dear God, favor me abeg. I want to experience life outside Nigeria. What if I don't make heaven? From Nigeria to hell straight? God abeg.....

Avedonn:


Have you been to the northern part of Nigeria?

How did you arrive at the conclusion that north is the problem of Nigeria?

I have lived in all parts of the country East, West, South South and North. I'll tell you point blank life in the north is more serene and cheaper compare to the other parts.

The north supplies about 80% of Nigeria's food stuff remember!

Yes, the government depend on crude oil sales to finance its expenditure but the earning benefits the southern part and few northern politicians.

An average northerner doesn't care about the crude oil down south instead he's more concern about his farm.

Out of 100% of northern population, it's only 30% that earn their means of livelihood through government or depend on salary. the remaining 70% are self reliant.

Also one thing I respect the most about northerners is they are not materialistic. They are contended with the little they have and they are happy. Which is why no matter how poor a northern man is, by the age of 40 he must own a house of his own no matter how small the house is.

When it comes to security, north is far better secured than southern part with exception of Borno and Yobe. Even the insurgency of Boko haram is at the outskirts of the two states mentioned not in the township. When I visited Maiduguri last month I was surprise at the level of development in spite the insurgency the state has been battling with.

And lastly, How many northerners have you seen living abroad or dying to to travel out despite the fact they are bordering Niger and Chad which is a constant route for migrants.

Most of the northerners that travel out does so for studies and after that they come back home. Those that chooses to remain abroad are gainfully employed with government agencies or company. I know of many in UK and United States.

Funnicator:


I.5 USD or CAD

Wanna do postgraduate pharmacy in Canada. How do you see it.

BiafraIShere:
Yes, I have lived in the north, at least I spent a year there during NYSC years back, also lived in Abuja and visited other parts. I have also lived in the West and I'm living in the East now. When I said the north is largely unproductive, I know what I'm saying.
Firstly, it's a fallacy to say that north supplies 80% of food consumed in Nigeria. The staple food consumed in the South is mainly garri (gotten from cassava which is grown largely in the South) and rice that is largely imported with a significant percentage grown locally in states like Ebony, Ogun, Anambra among others in the South. Others like palm oil, vegetables, yam, cocoyam, maize, crayfish etc are all gotten mainly in the South and the middle belt. What we source from the north are food items like tomatoes, onions, groundnut oil and a few others and I don't see how these items automatically amounts to 80%. I have traveled on the road across the north and I saw massive acres of lands wasting away!
You said that northerners don't even travel abroad, and how is that a positive attribute?? Do you know the kind of mess Nigeria would have been in today if Southerners didn't leave their comfort zones to travel abroad and try to earn a living while repatriating forex back to the country? Did you know that remittances are the second most important foreign exchange earner for Nigeria after crude oil?? How could we have earned enough forex to balance our payment if our people didn't travel abroad??
Where is the productivity of the north when poverty levels is spiking at an alarming 90%?? What is the productivity of the almajiri system that has over 10 million children and youth out of school or work but begging as a way of life??
Which part of the north is safe please? Northern Nigeria or Northern Algeria?? Can you travel the highways in the north like Abuja to Kaduna express way, Jos to Bauchi, Kano to Maiduguri etc without risking being kidnapped or even killed by either Fulani herdsmen, boko Haram or several other militia groups on vengeance like the Berom and others??
GDP is used as a means to measure productivity, now what is the GDP of northern states despite having most of the Federal government agencies and establishments built there??
Northerners don't travel abroad simply because they are docile, not ambitious and too timid to be adventurous in places they will need to compete in harsh environment, so they simply chose to stay at home (this is not a good attribute!) What about other major sectors of the economy like entertainment that includes music and nollywood, entrepreneurship, commerce, sports, industry etc??
Where are the homes northerners are owning, because last time I checked I couldn't find any!? From Lagos to P.harcourt, Enugu to Ibadan, Benin to Onitsha etc all I saw were northerners living in slums they usually call Ama Awusa or Sabo across these cities. They prefer to live in these shacks than rent decent apartment or better still buy land and build.
I repeat that north is the problem of Nigeria and the major reason the country has refused to develop!!

XaintJoel20:


Please how can I convince my girlfriend to accept an invitation to the USA.
She has turn down the offer her cousin sent her to come and stay in the USA.
please give me clue to convince her.
Thanks

Explorers:


Sister am doing great o.

Wish to experience life outside this continent also, Beautiful countries, people, culture, landscapes, alps, winter, glaciers, northern light and so on.

But you know, no money, no visa.

Just hoping for God's Favor/Grace

britiko:


My brother complained badly about the air most especially during summer. Tot he was exaggerating at a point...

Bishopp007:


U.S visa application fee is less than 70k na

ibrahimovic303:


My bro u said it all...The people here are something else, always keeping straight faces and look angry all the time. I even start to play ball by the side, this one self nor help...las las we gaz choose wetin we want na? Broke and happy in Naija or rich and lonely in the Western world.

MajorJeffery:
Your brother was right. I'm glad I'm here temporarily, can't wait to go back to the States.

Explorers:

Lol...You right, but they won't give you.

IstandWitBuhari:


hi bro, I will be relocating to S. A for studies in 2019, how is life in Johannesburg and S. A as a whole?

is the country progressive and improving or is it retrogressing like Nigeria ?

are there jobs there ?

COOL10:
. See your name,see your comment. Hypocrite

MrMakaveli20:


as in, the name and comment weak me. let' him continue standing with Buhari. He's not going anywhere

Avedonn:


I'll only respond to only few of the points you raised because the rest aren't worthy of reply.

1. You said you only served at one of the northern states years back, so that'd not give you the true picture of everything. Because I assumed you've only been to one northern state some years back.


2. Saying the only staple food used in the southern part is garri, imported rice and crayfish is false because I know 100 of trucks transport Beans, Yam, Livestock vegetables etc to the southern part. If you doubt please ask those that engage in such business where they usually get their goods from.

3. You mentioned that northerners don't own houses down south and they live in shanties. Yes, you're correct the reason is, an average northerner doesn't build a house outside north no matter how rich he's. Can you mentioned rich northern politicians that own a house in the south? most of them build their houses in Kaduna and Kano or Abuja which they regard as headquarters of northern Nigeria. There's a reason why they don't build houses at the southern part and I don't want to go in to that.


4. You said the northerners are docile hence their reason of not traveling out, well you are wrong with such assumption. I have a lot of northern friend that studied at United States and other European countries but they chooses to come back home and set up a business after their studies. I'll give two examples of people I've interacted with that studied abroad and chooses to come back home. A guy I met at Kaduna main market selling textile that studied software engineering at Milwaukee school of engineering in the U.S. and chooses to come back home instead of staying back even thou he had the opportunity of staying back but he chooses to come back home. I also met a lady that studied medicine at Canada and after her studies she came back and working at murtala Muhammed hospital Kano at present. And many others. If you doubt, ask any one you know from Kano or Kaduna about the number of students that studied abroad yearly and always come back home after their studies.

Even some European and American embassies check names before issuing visa. It is more easier for a person bearing northern name to secure a visa because they knew they'd not stay back in their countries after their studies or vacation. I'm not saying this based on assumption because I've a lot of friends that secure visa without much stress.

5. You said someone can not travel on the northern highway without being killed or kidnapped by militias or insurgents. That's not true because I've been frequenting those roads you mentioned every month and I didn't witness anything like that even once. The insurgency you mentioned, they usually carry out their atrocities between Nigeria Chad/Cameron border fringes and far from the main cities.

I'll attach some of the pictures I snapped at Maiduguri during my visit last month.

Freedem:



As a Nigerian who has lived in Europe since childhood, this comment here best describes how I feel about europe .

I'm so homesick and in the process of returning back home.

My only desire is to see a Nigeria that looks like Europe, we should never glorify other people's countries whilst we allow ours to rot away .


Let's be honest most countries are sick to death of Nigerian immigrants/ irritants.

real777:
Believe it or not a millionaire or billionaire in dollars living in Nigeria is living in hell. An adage where I come from says "if you are the only rich man in your family you are still poor" The so called political elites in Nigeria don't know that they are very foolish & wicked. How long will you continue fueling your generator while your neighbors live in darkness and so on.

Do you know that Tanzania don't have 10% of the blessings of Nigeria but that country is better than Nigeria in all aspects. The youths of that country do not have this "GET QUICK RICH SYNDROME MENTALITY" inbuilt into the Nigerian youths & even children these days.

An average Nigeria business man especially those from that part of the country is programmed to cheat or sell you fake stuff. While tell me a pair of trousers is 5000 whereas it is actually 500 naira ? This does not happen in Dar es Salaam

The time is near where the rich in Nigeria will become an endangered species. No security can save you. Continue destroying that country. Na so oyinbo destroy their own na every where cool for you & your children to live

kidnapping as an occupation started in Nigeria by kidnapping expatriates for huge ransom. And thereafter metamorphosed to kidnapping locals. Now many are hailing yahoo boys (now yahoo plus eating human feaces, killing for money rituals etc) in the guise of no jobs for the youths. You all supporting one evil or the other in that shithhole country will be swallowed directly or your family members affected. Ride on

If we can't get our country egalitarian with the huge human & natural resources available...we are amongst all nations the most miserable

What people called living good life in Nigeria are normal & way of life in most African countries.