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aolawale025:
Sadly true, however the Togolese are more skilled

Are we not more business oriented than those lazy South Africans who feel we are taking their jobs?

aolawale025:
Sadly true, however the Togolese are more skilled

Not that they are more skilled but just that they received better training. All these skills should be handled by technical schools but most of them are comatose same as other educational facilities in Nigeria. The country’s educational system is warped right from primary to tertiary institutions.

Nigeria needs to be nuked

Everything about the country is messed up

From the shape of the country,to the malnourished shape of the people etc

What a shithole

Its a big lie that they're more skilled, in my community there are not less than 100 togolese residents. Ranginging from carpenters, tailors, masons, tilers and what have you, they are good but not entirely better than Nigerians, they USE A LOT OF VOODOO, this I'm 100% sure because i schooled with most of them. After negotiating for a job and they happened to enter into that building, just forget it, you already lost the bid. And they're very wasteful, they cant economize materials, too bad

Omooba77:
Truth be told these Togolese can lay tiles like machine. You dont need to be chasing them around to finish your work, they are focus. Above all they are quite cheaper.
We Nigetians need to search our souls, we are all in the habit of quick fix to wealrh and everything!

U are right! Nigerians don't cool down to learn anything we are all about the money and how to cheat our way around.the worst is u engage a Nigerian artisan to fix let's say a door mosquito net or something...the guy does his shody work and leaves the wood shavings for u to clean up and tells u oga I don't finish I want collect my balance.i am always infuriated by such atitude! I mean u expect me to pick a broom and start cleaning ur mess?! These foreigners will clean and housekeep a site for you u will be amazed!
Why won't we patronize them?!

Omooba77:
Most times, Nigerians are accused of having unusual foreign taste. They are accused of preferring foreign things over local things just because they believe that foreign things give them an air of wealth, class and distinctiveness. This was eternally etched in music by Bright Chimezie in his song, which earned him the soubriquet ‘Okoro Junior’.

In that song, Bright Chimezie laments that he went to a discotheque and requested an African song, but the other guests laughed at him and called him Okoro Junior, a denigrating moniker used to describe a rustic Igbo man.



Nigerian university degrees used to be rated highly before the mid 1980s. Now, they have lost their prestige. Parents now do everything possible to ensure that their children receive university education outside the country.

A similar thing has happened in the health sector. Nigerians — especially the political leaders — prefer to receive medical treatment abroad than in their own country, no matter the degree of the illness. It now seems that only the poor seek medical treatment locally.

Also, until the mid-1980s Nigerian stadiums used to be filled to the brim every weekend when Nigerian football clubs played matches. Also when the national football team played any match at the National Stadium, a pin dropped in the stadium would find it hard to hit the ground. Nigerian boxers also attracted huge crowds anytime they had a fight in the country. Today, the Nigerian Football League is completely ignored by most Nigerians. Anybody who identifies with the local league is viewed as “a bush person.”

Most Nigerians feel good flaunting their love for an English football club or a European football club. Some even go overboard by killing fans of other clubs when their favourite clubs lose, even though most of them have never left the shores of Nigeria or been to Europe to have any links with the club they are getting paranoid about.

Fortunately, there are some industries or sectors that attract patronage from Nigerians more than their foreign counterparts. Two decades after Bright Chimezie’s song, there was a turnaround in the Nigerian music industry. Nigerian music became the toast of Nigerians. Today, at parties or on air, disc jockeys can play two hours of music featuring only Nigerian music. Even companies that used to bring in American musicians and other non-Nigerian musicians as the main attractions at big events have stopped doing so. Different musical TV channels sprang up with a focus on Nigerian music.

In the movie industry, Nigerian homes and cinemas were dominated by Western and Asian films. There were no Nigerian films until 1992 when NEK Videos produced “Living in Bondage” in Igbo language. That transformed the Nigerian film industry, virtually knocking out foreign movies from Nigerian homes.

Similarly, when it comes to electric cables, made-in-Nigeria cables are preferred to foreign ones, although they are more expensive. Those who are building their residential houses or business premises insist on Nigerian cables, because they are durable and safer. Those who are building for tenants most times resort to imported cables because they are cheaper.

In recent years, Nigerian artisans are losing out to those from Togo and the Republic of Benin. This occurs mainly in the building of houses: masonry, plastering, tiling, fixing of POP, plumbing, and painting. The argument is that when these West African neighbours of ours set blocks, walls are straight and the finishing is clean. When they plaster a house, the window and door edges are as straight as a ruler, while the walls look as if they have been painted. Also, when they lay tiles, they are straight and neatly done. This is said to contrast with the work of their Nigerian counterparts, which is poorly finished: the walls are not straight; the floors are uneven; the window edges are jagged; there are paint stains on windows and doors. Definitely this does not apply to every Nigerian artisan. However, because many Nigerian artisans display this trait, that image is rubbing off on others.



The summary is that Nigerian artisans are not well trained. Most of those who work as craftsmen learn by working under someone and watching the person. There is no specified length of period for this apprenticeship. It can be one year or two years or more. It can even be as short as three months. An apprentice can fall out with the master and leave to start his own practice. What he needs is someone to give him something to do. There are no standards.

Unlike in most West African countries, where there are functional technical schools for the training of young people in different skills, there are no functional technical institutes owned by Nigeria. The ones that exist have become mere certificate-awarding institutions. There is more emphasis on the theoretical aspect of the work than on the practical aspect. That is why one would graduate from XYZ Technical School or XYZ College of Technology or XYZ Institute of Technology without acquiring any skills in any field. The few functional institutes are owned by individuals or private organisations.

It is, therefore, regrettable that in a country that is facing outrageously high rate of poverty caused by high unemployment rate, citizens of neighbouring countries are coming in and taking away the few available jobs. And fellow Nigerians are not bothered about giving these jobs away because they are more concerned with the quality of the work done for them than with the patriotism of patronising their compatriots. Nobody can blame them for that. Nobody will willingly board an aeroplane that is flown by a mediocre pilot or allow himself to be operated upon by a mediocre surgeon because of patriotism.

No matter how hard things become in Nigeria, people will live in houses, drive cars and motorcycles, wear clothes and shoes, use phones and laptops. These houses need to be built by human beings — the construction of these houses will involve masonry or bricklaying, carpentry or upholstery, roofing, fixing of doors and windows, tiling, plumbing, and painting. People who spend money building these houses will like to get their money’s worth.

Although there are ready-made clothes, many people still want to have their clothes sewn to their taste, design and preferred style. They need creative designers and tailors who pay attention to details. Cars, phones and computers will have to be serviced and repaired. The owners do not want these possessions to be destroyed in the name of repairing them. And when they are satisfied, they stick to the person they know and also recommend the person to members of their families and friends.

The federal and state governments should not just fold their arms and pretend as if this is not a problem. The emphasis on the acquisition of degrees has not helped Nigeria in anyway. There is a need to pay serious attention to technical education and create clear standards and certification for artisans in all sectors. That will help to boost the skills of Nigerians in that segment of the economy. It will also equip our youths with the capacity to create jobs rather than looking for jobs.

There are millions of jobs available in these fields. But those who want to take advantage of them must be properly trained; they must pay attention to detail; they must be patient and humble; they must be honest; and they must treat their jobs with seriousness. If that does not happen, our better trained West African neighbours will continue to take away jobs that should be ours, even in our own country.

https://punchng.com/togolese-are-taking-away-our-jobs/

Lazy Nigerians always complaining SMH.

Omooba77:
Most times, Nigerians are accused of having unusual foreign taste. They are accused of preferring foreign things over local things just because they believe that foreign things give them an air of wealth, class and distinctiveness. This was eternally etched in music by Bright Chimezie in his song, which earned him the soubriquet ‘Okoro Junior’.

In that song, Bright Chimezie laments that he went to a discotheque and requested an African song, but the other guests laughed at him and called him Okoro Junior, a denigrating moniker used to describe a rustic Igbo man.



Nigerian university degrees used to be rated highly before the mid 1980s. Now, they have lost their prestige. Parents now do everything possible to ensure that their children receive university education outside the country.

A similar thing has happened in the health sector. Nigerians — especially the political leaders — prefer to receive medical treatment abroad than in their own country, no matter the degree of the illness. It now seems that only the poor seek medical treatment locally.

Also, until the mid-1980s Nigerian stadiums used to be filled to the brim every weekend when Nigerian football clubs played matches. Also when the national football team played any match at the National Stadium, a pin dropped in the stadium would find it hard to hit the ground. Nigerian boxers also attracted huge crowds anytime they had a fight in the country. Today, the Nigerian Football League is completely ignored by most Nigerians. Anybody who identifies with the local league is viewed as “a bush person.”

Most Nigerians feel good flaunting their love for an English football club or a European football club. Some even go overboard by killing fans of other clubs when their favourite clubs lose, even though most of them have never left the shores of Nigeria or been to Europe to have any links with the club they are getting paranoid about.

Fortunately, there are some industries or sectors that attract patronage from Nigerians more than their foreign counterparts. Two decades after Bright Chimezie’s song, there was a turnaround in the Nigerian music industry. Nigerian music became the toast of Nigerians. Today, at parties or on air, disc jockeys can play two hours of music featuring only Nigerian music. Even companies that used to bring in American musicians and other non-Nigerian musicians as the main attractions at big events have stopped doing so. Different musical TV channels sprang up with a focus on Nigerian music.

In the movie industry, Nigerian homes and cinemas were dominated by Western and Asian films. There were no Nigerian films until 1992 when NEK Videos produced “Living in Bondage” in Igbo language. That transformed the Nigerian film industry, virtually knocking out foreign movies from Nigerian homes.

Similarly, when it comes to electric cables, made-in-Nigeria cables are preferred to foreign ones, although they are more expensive. Those who are building their residential houses or business premises insist on Nigerian cables, because they are durable and safer. Those who are building for tenants most times resort to imported cables because they are cheaper.

In recent years, Nigerian artisans are losing out to those from Togo and the Republic of Benin. This occurs mainly in the building of houses: masonry, plastering, tiling, fixing of POP, plumbing, and painting. The argument is that when these West African neighbours of ours set blocks, walls are straight and the finishing is clean. When they plaster a house, the window and door edges are as straight as a ruler, while the walls look as if they have been painted. Also, when they lay tiles, they are straight and neatly done. This is said to contrast with the work of their Nigerian counterparts, which is poorly finished: the walls are not straight; the floors are uneven; the window edges are jagged; there are paint stains on windows and doors. Definitely this does not apply to every Nigerian artisan. However, because many Nigerian artisans display this trait, that image is rubbing off on others.



The summary is that Nigerian artisans are not well trained. Most of those who work as craftsmen learn by working under someone and watching the person. There is no specified length of period for this apprenticeship. It can be one year or two years or more. It can even be as short as three months. An apprentice can fall out with the master and leave to start his own practice. What he needs is someone to give him something to do. There are no standards.

Unlike in most West African countries, where there are functional technical schools for the training of young people in different skills, there are no functional technical institutes owned by Nigeria. The ones that exist have become mere certificate-awarding institutions. There is more emphasis on the theoretical aspect of the work than on the practical aspect. That is why one would graduate from XYZ Technical School or XYZ College of Technology or XYZ Institute of Technology without acquiring any skills in any field. The few functional institutes are owned by individuals or private organisations.

It is, therefore, regrettable that in a country that is facing outrageously high rate of poverty caused by high unemployment rate, citizens of neighbouring countries are coming in and taking away the few available jobs. And fellow Nigerians are not bothered about giving these jobs away because they are more concerned with the quality of the work done for them than with the patriotism of patronising their compatriots. Nobody can blame them for that. Nobody will willingly board an aeroplane that is flown by a mediocre pilot or allow himself to be operated upon by a mediocre surgeon because of patriotism.

No matter how hard things become in Nigeria, people will live in houses, drive cars and motorcycles, wear clothes and shoes, use phones and laptops. These houses need to be built by human beings — the construction of these houses will involve masonry or bricklaying, carpentry or upholstery, roofing, fixing of doors and windows, tiling, plumbing, and painting. People who spend money building these houses will like to get their money’s worth.

Although there are ready-made clothes, many people still want to have their clothes sewn to their taste, design and preferred style. They need creative designers and tailors who pay attention to details. Cars, phones and computers will have to be serviced and repaired. The owners do not want these possessions to be destroyed in the name of repairing them. And when they are satisfied, they stick to the person they know and also recommend the person to members of their families and friends.

The federal and state governments should not just fold their arms and pretend as if this is not a problem. The emphasis on the acquisition of degrees has not helped Nigeria in anyway. There is a need to pay serious attention to technical education and create clear standards and certification for artisans in all sectors. That will help to boost the skills of Nigerians in that segment of the economy. It will also equip our youths with the capacity to create jobs rather than looking for jobs.

There are millions of jobs available in these fields. But those who want to take advantage of them must be properly trained; they must pay attention to detail; they must be patient and humble; they must be honest; and they must treat their jobs with seriousness. If that does not happen, our better trained West African neighbours will continue to take away jobs that should be ours, even in our own country.

https://punchng.com/togolese-are-taking-away-our-jobs/

Maybe becsuse they are more skillful and professional when it comes to handy jobs.
Concerning our education, you need to blame our government for that. At times teachers are not pay for months. How do you expect such teacher to deliver? Also most of our teachers are corrupt.....giving marks for sex or money

1bunne4lif:
Its a big lie that they're more skilled, in my community there are not less than 100 togolese residents. Ranginging from carpenters, tailors, masons, tilers and what have you, they are good but not entirely better than Nigerians, they USE A LOT OF VOODOO, this I'm 100% sure because i schooled with most of them. After negotiating for a job and they happened to enter into that building, just forget it, you already lost the bid

Lol. I love Nigerians.

They never lose fairly,

It has to be VAR/ojoro or voodoo.

Those Beninoise/Togolese bricklayers are wizs, very skilful at their craft and are not greedy like their Nigerian counterparts.

Naked truth up there.
Most of our Nigerian artisans can lie for Africa. They'll start by doubling the prices of materials and and the end of the day would still do a far from impressing jobs.

Lol, see the number of Togolese tuning in on this thread to see what's going on

1bunne4lif:
Its a big lie that they're more skilled, in my community there are not less than 100 togolese residents. Ranginging from carpenters, tailors, masons, tilers and what have you, they are good but not entirely better than Nigerians, they USE A LOT OF VOODOO, this I'm 100% sure because i schooled with most of them. After negotiating for a job and they happened to enter into that building, just forget it, you already lost the bid

How are u sure of d voodoo part? So Nigerians don't do voodoo.abeg if u like carry arusi come meet me if ur job no good ...u r out in a jiffy period.mind u am into construction I hv loads of them at my calls .I know d kind of jobs I gv to Nigerians and d ones I gv to togolaise and beninoise.any job that needs precision I don't gv Nigerians .that's it

Tru talk:::: for d nigerian football league,there's no fun watching a match u knw d ref will likely favour d home team for jst N100K dats y our refs ar hardly represented in CAF nations cup.m

Sir u forgot this? When it come's to stealing tresuries nigerian's are master.

From my experience, Nigeria is still the leader. These African countries just look up to us in everything. The new trend is that as the Togolese get comfortable, they also drop artisans job to ride bike or tricycle. lol. Nigeria rules!

AntiBrutus:
Lol. I love Nigerians.

They never lose fairly,

It has to be VAR/ojoro or voodoo.

ANYBODY WHO IS FAMILIAR, CLOSE TO THEM WILL AGREE WITH WHAT I SAID. LIKE I SAID I'VE LIVED WITH THEM, DINED WITH THEM SO I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING

If I tell you that Nigeria youths are lazy,Una go tear person. Dem go use the work dey beg Nigerians? The writers did not lie at all,from painting,pop,carpentry,tiling,cook to wielding have been taking over by foreigners. The area that is about to be taken over by ghanaians is driving because foreign expatriates prefer Ghanaians to Nigerians in terms of driving;because of trust issue. They are many works like stewards and cooks on island that comes with accommodation that has been taking over by foreigners. In fact,go to some parts of ikoyi,it is hard you see Nigerians.
Nigerians youth don't want to learn,all they are after is how to make fast money.

It's true, send the stupid ingrates out of Nigeria.

Before nko? Precision is everything....Looking from afar, you could even tell where the builder of a house comes from because if the type of slfinishing and precision such a building would exhibit.

aolawale025:
Sadly true, however the Togolese are more skilled

Naa, they are cheaper.

manny4u:
The write up is true but you can't take it away from the Togolese and beninouse, they are more skilled and give less headaches in completing their tasks compared to Nigerians.

Thing is MOST of them leave their family to come to Naija, hence their hustling spirit is high since they send money back home
And their duration is quicker cos they can even sleep at the site just to complete the task and then move back home

They dnt have time for frivolities like most Nigerian workmen whose daily pay doesnt exceed sundays

The list goes on

Nothing but the truth.... nice write up. Nigeria as a country has failed in all the sectors

ceasare:
How are u sure of d voodoo part? So Nigerians don't do voodoo.abeg if u like carry arusi come meet me if ur job no good ...u r out in a jiffy period.mind u am into construction I hv loads of them at my calls .I know d kind of jobs I gv to Nigerians and d ones I gv to togolaise and beninoise.any job that needs precision I don't gv Nigerians .that's it

the voodoo part? I'm too sure, beninoise are worse, deadly but very friendly

Ah ah!

Same thing happening in UK, hard working Eastern European artisans charging cheaper rates and far more dedicated than there English counterparts..

A huge percentage of Naija artisan are hardly reliable and badly trained, they will fustrate the hell out of you..

People are still asking for the Togolese guy that did my pop and tiling three years after, that's how good these guys work are.. Good article.

chudez0147:
I disagree with you Sir
Togolese can't take away our jobs...
Them no reach....the kind jobs they are taking don't mean nothing to us.....

say the truth for once

The Togolese and Beninoise artisans are not only generally better-skilled...
But have a much better attitude and understand customer service more than their Naija counterparts.

If I hear “just manage am na” one more time from a dodgy Nigerian artisan, I might just snap!
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oshe11:
Thing is MOST of them leave their family to come to Naija, hence their hustling spirit is high since they send money back home
And their duration is quicker cos they can even sleep at the site just to complete the task and then move back home

They dnt have time for frivolities like most Nigerian workmen whose daily pay doesnt exceed sundays

The list goes on

Yes, I've work with Togolese/Beninouse and I've also given Nigerian artisans jobs the difference is in the professionalism, sincerity, and commitment. I've no regret I wud alwz prefer to give a job to a Togolese/Beninouse than a Nigerian.

Omooba77:
Truth be told these Togolese can lay tiles like machine. You dont need to be chasing them around to finish your work, they are focus. Above all they are quite cheaper.
We Nigetians need to search our souls, we are all in the habit of quick fix to wealrh and everything!

The injustice in our society cause the quest to match up with the rich within the shortest possible time, this has resulted in lack of patient and commitment to what we do. The focus is mainly on the money.

chudez0147:
I disagree with you Sir
Togolese can't take away our jobs...
Them no reach....the kind jobs they are taking don't mean nothing to us.....

lol!!!!!! I guess this is a joke!