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mofedamijo:
lol, village people, have been out of Nigeria for years oga, calm down, some smart guys applied for united nations job from Nigeria and they got it, stay there and keep thinking Congo is hell, i have met so many britons and americans all across places you think are hell, and they are making it far more than when they worked in the U.K AND U.S, you better think outside the box, i was in Mbabane last week, and i got to meet a Nigerian who got a United Nations Job, another guy go a job with CHAI, and they both applied from Nigeria, at least Mbabane is clean beautiful, 27/7, 365 days electricity, beautiful weather including winter, no traffic, no stress, police are super matured and professional, stay there, you think Koffi Annan made it in one day, places like that builds your resume for International recognition.

ok thanks for your more candid clarified submission. at least you have a point but it's a matter of choice. because our destinies are different. you might have made it there but some might not..

Hadampson:
I agreed with his write-up but going to Congo in the name of making it is a big NO for me.... Of all African countries, na congo i go con go

exactly bro that's the last place I would ever think of going to.

Makaveli1166:
ok thanks for your more candid clarified submission. at least you have a point but it's a matter of choice. because our destinies are different. you might have made it there but some might not..

I understand bro, you are right, but i will never force anyone to go anywhere, even to the u.s i will never force anyone to stay or move, we just have to follow our destinies, tap into areas we feel will help us grow and fulfil our destiny, dazzal.

mofedamijo:
It depends on your career and plans, we have so many doctors without border who ignored better places to be in congo. calm down, some smart guys applied for united nations job from Nigeria and they got it, stay there and keep thinking Congo is hell, i have met so many britons and americans all across places you think are hell, and they are making it far more than when they worked in the U.K AND U.S, you better think outside the box, i was in Mbabane last week, and i got to meet a Nigerian who got a United Nations Job, another guy go a job with CHAI, and they both applied from Nigeria, at least Mbabane is clean beautiful, 27/7, 365 days electricity, beautiful weather including winter, no traffic, no stress, police are super matured and professional, stay there, you think Koffi Annan made it in one day, places like that builds your resume for International recognition.

Wetin carry you go Swaziland. No mind hadampson. He no know say anywhere is better than here

Thegamingorca:
Wetin carry you go Swaziland. No mind hadampson. He no know say anywhere is better than here

Research.

mofedamijo:
Research.

Is it really a constitutional monarchy down there?

Did you see those naked women with bare chests strutting about the kingdom?

Hey guys, I havent been available because i moved from my former city to Toronto, and the move was really stressful. I am taking a graduate degree at Ryerson University, my second degree here. I am not in the habit of defending myself about my facts. They are facts. Earlier in this thread i did post a few of my paystubs just to buttress the fact about my earnings. I set a target for myself for last year and i met it. I set one for this year, i couldn't meet it because my hours where cut drastically. I have set another for next year, and i will meet it. I will keep saying it, it is absolutely possible to make 100k on a so-called menial job, but like i said, you have to put in a lot of overtime and sometimes augment with a second job. This is a picture of my tax statement from 2018. Although, i have learnt now that you have to be smart about making money in Canada. Because of my earnings from last year, i wasn't approved for a student loan, so i am paying for my degree from my pocket. My sisters were both approved for loans and grants when they applied for school. My elder sister just got a grant of $10k, though she has 4 kids anyway. So when you earn, make sure you earn very well or try and stay below $42k a year if you plan on accessing some government benefits..

Babyvet:
We are talking about his income not his savings .Go read the op post , he said his salary for last year was around $100,000

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The way you guys just conclude with such authority, as though you are right here with me, wow.

Babyvet:
Lol, or a fraudster lol. No wonder Nigerians have bad image outside , too much dubious behavior .

You made a lot of valid points and i support you. But just a clarification. I never said everybody will make six figures, i have friends who do, but they work coporate jobs. But what i said i made, i made. The kind of shifts i put in is not meant for everyone. The fact is that very few people can put in such shifts cos you will have no life, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE and its just for a short time. I had a short stint in Lululemon working as a network engineer in Vancouver, and no one in the team made less than 90k, and my team was 90% indian too. Canada has very good paying jobs, but dont wait for those jobs, get something doing while waiting for those jobs.

mofedamijo:
Please i want to beg Nigerians to always read, and also do their own research, that's the best form of Education, having said that, what this op posted so far doesn't add up by 2%, if you must make six figures in North America, then you must be in a very high paying job, listen to me and listen attentively, no matter how much bonus you get, if you're not in a certain sector or certain companies, you can't make six figures let alone save six figures, and even if your boss is your father, the board of the company and state have specific salary structure. Even if your father gifts you over $10,000, you will be taxed, so i don't know where the op got all these figures he posted. $16/hr job will never give you six figures, even if you decide not to sleep for 365 days a year. Secondly, you have a limited amount of hours you can work, even if your body is made of rock.

Thirdly, nobody envies him or anything, but Nigerians must be told the truth at all times, and you should also do your own research. we have Nigerians who left 1.0million naira job, just because they were told Canada pays like crazy, be wise my people, Canada doesnt pay like crazy, do your own research, you find someone who is a highly skilled individual working in Walmart, why, no job for his/her skills out there. I have so many Indian friends in Canada, gurus in I.T, they all left India where they are well paid, only for them to land in Canada and no job.

Don' get me wrong people, Nigerians make it out there, but to be sincere with you, maybe few percentages of them, the rest a living basic lives, am not here to argue, am stating facts.

For me, the best country in the world is the country where your dreams come true, wherever you make it in life is your best country. I have met some Nigerian nurses in Namibia and other African countries, and believe you me, they earn over $3000/month, live in beautiful houses where the rent is less than $350, low tax, and they travel anywhere when they are on leave. To let you know, not so many Nigerians even earn $30,000/annum in U.S AND CANADA, these are facts.......may God take us all to our promise land, if your promise land is in congo, believe you me, you will make it better than folks in Europe, U.S or even Canada.

For me, i have traveled a bit in life, and God has been faithful, however, i will rather be a Dangote or Kofi Annan than be eager to get the blue passport, there are certain position you get to in life, even the embassy awaits your arrival, am not a blue passport fanatic, if it comes my way, fine, but i want to make a stamp on the world, and so my take-off point doesn't have to be Canada or U.S. God bless US all.

atutupoyoyo2211:
You made a lot of valid points and i support you. But just a clarification. I never said everybody will make six figures, i have friends who do, but they work coporate jobs. But what i said i made, i made. The kind of shifts i put in is not meant for everyone. The fact is that very few people can put in such shifts cos you will have no life, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE and its just for a such time. I had short stint in Lululemon working as a network engineer in Vancouver, and no one in the team made less than 90k, and my team was 90% indian too. Canada has very good paying jobs, but dont wait for those jobs, get something doing while waiting for those jobs.

I'm coming in for masters in Microbiology. I have a first degree in medicine and surgery. I need ur advise

atutupoyoyo2211:
You made a lot of valid points and i support you. But just a clarification. I never said everybody will make six figures, i have friends who do, but they work coporate jobs. But what i said i made, i made. The kind of shifts i put in is not meant for everyone. The fact is that very few people can put in such shifts cos you will have no life, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE and its just for a such time. I had short stint in Lululemon working as a network engineer in Vancouver, and no one in the team made less than 90k, and my team was 90% indian too. Canada has very good paying jobs, but dont wait for those jobs, get something doing while waiting for those jobs.

don't mind those demented lazy nitwits

Lol babyvet is a trouble maker. You don't even need to reply her.

atutupoyoyo2211:
Hey guys, I havent been available because i moved from my former city to Toronto, and the move was really stressful. I am taking a graduate degree at Ryerson University, my second degree here. I am not in the habit of defending myself about my facts. They are facts. Earlier in this thread i did post a few of my paystubs just to buttress the fact about my earnings. I set a target for myself for last year and i met it. I set one for this year, i couldn't meet it because my hours where cut drastically. I have set another for next year, and i will meet it. I will keep saying it, it is absolutely possible to make 100k on a so-called menial job, but like i said, you have to put in a lot of overtime and sometimes augment with a second job. This is a picture of my tax statement from 2018.

Shey, all if una wey dey back they see so....

Thanks for the clearing the air Boss... Even though you dnt need to

Hey guys, just thought I'd share some pictures of myself in Canada, for those that said maybe I have never left the shores of Nigeria.
This picture was taken in beautiful new Westminster in BC.

This was when I crossed the border to the US. I have a 10 year US visa, which I hadn't used yet, so I just thought I cross over, have dinner and come back into Canada.

This is actually me at my security post in my previous security job. My security post here was barely 6ft by 4ft, no kidding, but I made it work.

atutupoyoyo2211:
Hey guys, just thought I'd share some pictures of myself in Canada, for those that said maybe I have never left the shores of Nigeria.
This picture was taken in beautiful new Westminster in BC.

Haba, no need to send pics to prove anything.
Makes no difference anyways...it's life people will be critical and its a good thing. Even the truth must be tested

atutupoyoyo2211:
This was when I crossed the border to the US. I have a 10 year US visa, which I hadn't used yet, so I just thought I cross over, have dinner and come back into Canada.

Was the car a rental or purchased?

atutupoyoyo2211:
Hey guys, I havent been available because i moved from my former city to Toronto, and the move was really stressful. I am taking a graduate degree at Ryerson University, my second degree here. I am not in the habit of defending myself about my facts. They are facts. Earlier in this thread i did post a few of my paystubs just to buttress the fact about my earnings. I set a target for myself for last year and i met it. I set one for this year, i couldn't meet it because my hours where cut drastically. I have set another for next year, and i will meet it. I will keep saying it, it is absolutely possible to make 100k on a so-called menial job, but like i said, you have to put in a lot of overtime and sometimes augment with a second job. This is a picture of my tax statement from 2018. Although, i have learnt now that you have to be smart about making money in Canada. Because of my earnings from last year, i wasn't approved for a student loan, so i am paying for my degree from my pocket. My sisters were both approved for loans and grants when they applied for school. My elder sister just got a grant of $10k, though she has 4 kids anyway. So when you earn, make sure you earn very well or try and stay below $42k a year if you plan on accessing some government benefits..

I'm guessing you are taking a second degree to buy you time so you can apply for express entry.

Not really. I am currently applying for my citizenship. I have been a PR since 2014.

Suspectzero:
I'm guessing you are taking a second degree to buy you time so you can apply for express entry.

The car was purchased, it's my personal car.

Suspectzero:
Was the car a rental or purchased?

Suspectzero:
I'm guessing you are taking a second degree to buy you time so you can apply for express entry.

It's like you've not been following this thread. Express entry ke? Someone that is already a permanent resident.

atutupoyoyo2211:
Hi Guys, I moved to Canada 2 years ago and i have not been able to save any money yet. I made up my mind that i must save $120,000 (one hundred and twenty thousand dollars) by November 10,2020. I decided to document my progress on this forum, so that anyone that wants to compel themselves to save money for the future can also be encouraged to do so. We all have different savings targets. I didn't put my full information on the forum due to security reasons since i am going to be posting my bank balances from time to time to document my progress. Now, a little background on myself. I am a graduate from Nigerian. I came to Canada in 2016, worked in a warehouse for a while. I presently work as a security guard while doing my Masters degree. Its a 2 year masters degree. My hourly earning is $16 an hour, but i work a heavy overtime schedule, since nobody wanted to work overtime, as a naija sharp guy, i offered to work the overtime shifts.
I started the Savings last week and i am going to post my first bank balance online. Lets see if i can meet my target. If anyone has tips that can help me achieve my goals, your suggestions are highly welcome. If anyone wants to save, you can also post on here , lets document our progress together. But please keep personal info off here for security reasons. So, lets do this.

Kudos to you but if you were a PR since 2014 how come you moved in 2016?

atutupoyoyo2211:
Not really. I am currently applying for my citizenship. I have been a PR since 2014.

You don't need to prove anything so far you know you're saying the truth

Mcslize:
It's like you've not been following this thread. Express entry ke? Someone that is already a permanent resident.

Yea it's like i missed that part. My bad.

atutupoyoyo2211:
Not really. I am currently applying for my citizenship. I have been a PR since 2014.

Ohkay, Gotcha.

Mizwisdom:
Kudos to you but if you were a PR since 2014 how come you moved in 2016?

Yea this was the part that threw me off.

Because I used to work in Shell, and didnt have the courage to leave Nigeria to an uncertain Canada, until my PR eligibility period started running out. If my PR eligibility period ran out (2 years in Canada out of your first five years), I would have had to reapply again. And looking at a lot of Canada threads on nairaland, it wil be stupid of me to lose my PR status especially at a time Nigeria as a country is failing. So I dumped Shell and relocated.

Mizwisdom:
Kudos to you but if you were a PR since 2014 how come you moved in 2016?

this bros only you made 100k, ur mum 51k , ur sis self dey. Your studies no dey finish lol

Yeah I may have made 100k, but I worked over 5000 hours in a year, That is so much. I wanna make 100k without working that much, that's why I am going to school. My sister started off in the warehouse, then moved to health care jobs. She just finished her nursing degree. And she wants to do her nursing masters. The point is, DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. According to our naija brethren, HUSSLE OOOO

ednut1:
this bros only you made 100k, ur mum 51k , ur sis self dey. Your studies no dey finish lol

atutupoyoyo2211:
Yeah I may have made 100k, but I worked over 5000 hours in a year, That is so much. I wanna make 100k without working that much, that's why I am going to school. My sister started off in the warehouse, then moved to health care jobs. She just finished her nursing degree. And she wants to do her nursing masters. The point is, DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. According to our naija brethren, HUSSLE OOOO

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