nervorum:


Most reasonable comment ever.
People want to carry their i-pass-my-neighbour attitude to a place where they strive to close that gap. They view living outside Nigeria thru the prism of that warped mindset.

etrange:


From your first post till this, you keep insulting people as if it makes you any better. The post I quoted has no doctor's salary on it. You called the guy a goat cause he expressed interest in travelling abroad, that's disconcerting.

I stay in North America, I'm a professional and I advice others like me to come here.

Preetychina22:

This thinking is why lots of people are stuck abroad.
If you have not lived abroad then your assumption isn't bankable. There are lots of Nigerians abroad who live from from hand to mouth and have zero savings. Matter of fact some are in debt.
If you never see with your own eyes, you no go understand. Travel and see for yourself and don't jump into conclusion from what you read online or what your relatives abroad told you.

TheBeat:

One minute we are shouting Sai Baba, Sai Atiku and another minute na say Naija don spoil.

As much as I consider this as a nice topic, I would like to point out that everyone's case is peculiar.

Travel no go work for everyone. No let who travel make you feel less as a human and no let who him local hustle dey pay make you feel like travelling is bad.

Define your needs and set priorities. Let each day count for you. Don't stop looking for job in the name of planning to travel. Again if you plan to travel, don't let your small 100k job make you feel like you have arrived and forget travel.

Define what you intend to do when you travel. No go Nepal say you want study or sell drugs.....hunger go kill you.
No go Malaysia say you want be pastor or Philippines say you want work. Let your interest in life guide you. No be agent you pay visa for Australia go come tell you say make you go Fuji say you go cross Sharp Sharp and you agree. Or you pay for US and him give you Mexico.

Just pray to whatever you believe in as you plan to japa

Don't come to this topic looking for secret.....people will tell you lies and even if them tell you truth, them case no be same with you. Some wey their papa rich or dey into trading go tell you say them hustle, how e take help you wey dey village or your papa na classroom teacher for primary school.
Let stories here act as inspiration and not to give you the 'secret'

Nigsrdumb:


Well if you see the disturbing videos have seen our people go through in Libya, Oman, I'm dedicated to tell it exactly as it is.

No sugar coating, if they want to travel, the best route is study , otherwise they'll become another statistic along with other Nigerians ruining the country's reputation .

By the way I'm also a professional and well travelled.

There's no big man in the west.

Saintsquare:

Hahahaha very funny

I remember smiling and excited whenever i read about traveling stories in the travel section, it's motivates me . Anyway I finally left naija over a year, moving to another country is not easy at all , however solid plan for sustainability is the key till the journey becomes smooth. I know many do complain that diasporans always saying it's not easy yet they remain abroad. The gospel truth is many engage in menial jobs which requires physical strength, I swear e no easy but still far better than naija .

nervorum:


This is consistent with the story of average educated Nigerians who just seek to fulfill their dreams. Some places give you better opportunities to live out your dreams than others. Once you are legal, trained/skilled, hardworking and disciplined, you are more likely to succeed and contribute to society than fail. Welldone!

paulos4me50kano:
I don’t support anyone form of disconcerting.
But truth be told.
I am currently in USA on Biz trip. This is my fourth time. Please fellow if you don’t have that special skill with special visa or a student visa to come study and go back home please I would advise you not to come here. Forget what you watch on tv or the pictures you see on social media. Hussling is real and if you don’t have papers for proper work you will regret coming to America. Go to New York. You will cry for our young pple. Life is stressful here in USA. Please consider your options and make traveling-out your very last last option like option Z out of possible option from A-Z.

etrange:
Nigerians complain of bills. They convert it to naira to sound big but no one ever converts their income to naira. Oga, you want to earn in foreign currency and spend in naira?

The western world is structured towards reducing financial gaps if and where possible. You get value for your taxes/bills. You live comfortably. On our own side, we are used to aiming to be overwhelmingly richer than people around us. We would do anything to enjoy a system without contributing to it

CrazyOptimist:


On Tuesday, I drove to Indianapolis from my base. A journey of about 150 miles (about 3 hours one way) and on my way back , I just dey swear for naija government anyhow.

There was NO SINGLE pothole on the road to and fro.

There was nothing like police checkpoint. Infact I didnt see any police vehicle at all.

Nothing like you dey fear armed robber, fulani herdsman or kidnapper.

Na soso bushmeat like antelope and deer wey moto don kill I just dey see beside the highway.

Chaiiiiii.......God punish anybody wey get hand in naija current bad situation.

paulos4me50kano:
I am currently in USA now but on business trip.
Please stay in your country and do what ever you can legitimately. America is not easy ooh especially when you don’t have host. You will ever regret coming to USA. Nigeria is the best country in the world, take it or leave it.
I have seen a lot of Nigerians here in miserable life style. Broke and living in hell. No happiness. No concrete jobs. They cant come back because family n frnds are expecting big money, mansions and cars. Please stay in your country and hussle. If you have scholarships fine , come and study and go back home.

ojonugway:
It is no lies that the hustle to get out of this country is getting realer by the day...
I want to use this opportunity to invite our Bros and sis to come and enlighten us about their stories because this is Nigeria and everybody have got stories...

What motivated you to travelling out?

How did you raise the funds?

Do you have any regrets after travelling out? I mean was it worth every Kobo?

It's testimony time, you'll never know how your stories will motivate a struggling young man trying to find a way out of this country

Americanboy35:

Egbon na my city you come so o, i go like meet you when next u come sha

CrazyOptimist:


On Tuesday, I drove to Indianapolis from my base. A journey of about 150 miles (about 3 hours one way) and on my way back , I just dey swear for naija government anyhow.

There was NO SINGLE pothole on the road to and fro.

There was nothing like police checkpoint. Infact I didnt see any police vehicle at all.

Nothing like you dey fear armed robber, fulani herdsman or kidnapper.

Na soso bushmeat like antelope and deer wey moto don kill I just dey see beside the highway.

Chaiiiiii.......God punish anybody wey get hand in naija current bad situation.

Preetychina22:

This thinking is why lots of people are stuck abroad.
If you have not lived abroad then your assumption isn't bankable. There are lots of Nigerians abroad who live from from hand to mouth and have zero savings. Matter of fact some are in debt.
If you never see with your own eyes, you no go understand. Travel and see for yourself and don't jump into conclusion from what you read online or what your relatives abroad told you.

paulos4me50kano:
I am currently in USA now but on business trip.
Please stay in your country and do what ever you can legitimately. America is not easy ooh especially when you don’t have host. You will ever regret coming to USA. Nigeria is the best country in the world, take it or leave it.
I have seen a lot of Nigerians here in miserable life style. Broke and living in hell. No happiness. No concrete jobs. They cant come back because family n frnds are expecting big money, mansions and cars. Please stay in your country and hussle. If you have scholarships fine , come and study and go back home.

paulos4me50kano:
I am currently in USA now but on business trip.
Please stay in your country and do what ever you can legitimately. America is not easy ooh especially when you don’t have host. You will ever regret coming to USA. Nigeria is the best country in the world, take it or leave it.
I have seen a lot of Nigerians here in miserable life style. Broke and living in hell. No happiness. No concrete jobs. They cant come back because family n frnds are expecting big money, mansions and cars. Please stay in your country and hussle. If you have scholarships fine , come and study and go back home.

Muyoatlanta:
So,I left lagos Nigeria in 2015. I currently live in Atlanta GA. If you want to travel out of naija to the US or many other western countries. I believe you should have these 5 core things to convince consulates folks. Do you have travel experience? Its very important. Dont do there with virgin passport except you depend on miracle. You need to be making good money or at least tell them and write it on your form. You dont want to be an economic liability to them in their country. Be ready to speak to everything on the form you filled. They like you to smile � and be accurate. If you say youre a manager be ready to tell them your duties. Let them know youre married with kids that way they will believe you will come back. You can go with documents but US embassy dont have time for that. Two to there sentences for every question is perfect. IE Are you married? Yes, happily married with 3 kids. 2 boys 1 girl.... Why do you want to travel is usually their first question. Say hey my cousins wedding is coming up in May. Looking forward to seeing her after 8 years for a reunion and vacationing in Florida. Again, dont be afraid. Go with confidence of if you want give me give but i no dey do shakara. That way youre yourself but not proud. Remember smile. White pple like it... Tell them you make for example 3000 dollar a month.
I have been here for over 4 years finally doing what i like in the IT space. Before now i did all sort. Jobs;uber security. Keep your mind on the goal. Remember get your sources secure. They will verify your story before you get the visa. My 2 cents

pedi:

I have some one who is willing to sponsor my flight and stay with him.my problem now is which visa can I apply? Is in Australia

OyebadeMikwhiz:
The only advice I can give anybody that's want to travel out is please get yourself some IT training and make sure are good at it cos opportunity may arise. at anytime.

Please which area of IT would you recommend?

victorian:








I don't jump into conclusions .

I mention more about the life here in Nigeria, how some Nigerians can deliberately hold down money meant to be paid for services rendered. Whether it makes them happy the service render is always asking for his or her balance I don't even know.
Or companies withholding salaries. I know of one next to my office. They owe this new secretary money after like two months, she couldn't bear the suffering anymore, she had to arrest the manager of the company and file a report at the police station. Police came, sealed up the office and invited the manager to the station, cause the OgA has traveled and not always around.

Mehn, they paid her money in full before the gate of the company was opened up again. She is one lady who didn't take rubbish from her employers, because the company is known to always place advert on Guardian, people with suits and tie will queue up there during interview, not knowing the company only uses people. For a month or so, then only the employee will leave by himself.

It's that bad.


So I'm talking of what I know

Then I have a friend living abroad, before he left naija, he was suffering Even though he has a job. When he travelled and started a job abroad. Come and see this guy now, we always video chat. He looks so frosh and fine, I almost proposed to him. Not too long ago, he recorded himself suited up and dancing on his whatsapp status. He looked so happy, robust, dancing and singing . I was like wow! I was forced to pray for him through whatsapp call., that his joy will never be cut off! His joy will be complete sooner than he expect in Jesus name.
I was so happy in my spirit seeing him very happy and robust unlike when he was in naija.
As in that's when I realised Nigeria is hell fire!


Na hell fire ooooo! I will scream it loud for all to hear, if it's possible to scream online sef

Nigerians abroad don't believe the lies. Some people say here o!


It's terrible here, except u know God that's when ones path can be soft and rosy. That's for me anyways.

I have said my own o

Beautyaddy:


Slave Cave Mentality.

With all the so called "Big Men" in Nigeria... the Country is still called a Shithole.