₦airaland Forum

QuinQ:
Nothing like overblown because the BANKS will be willing to lend him more than this his networth in CASH!

You are all Ignorant of how these things work (which is why you're nor rich! ) How can Musk have $20 billion in cash?! He likely doesn't have ANY cash. Everything he buys is on credit. Rich folks have credit cards, or borrow from the banks when they need large amounts. Everything is on credit!

Usual Nigerian arrogance on display. Billionaires come in different flavors, some prefer to buy stuff with debt others prefer to use their hard cash and keep off debt.

So Bill Gates that keeps cold hard cash and is a seasoned Forbes billionaire nor rich abi. He strongly prefers to have solid cash reserve and dislikes unnecessary debts being accrued to him.

Elon Musk is not everyone's model on how a billionaire is to behave, regardless of his wealth. Comprehend that and tone down the arrogance.

Ndi intellectual, cho cho cho and insulting others as if you are even worth up to $2M USD in assets and cash.

ask4bk:
Being worth it doesn't mean he has that money in a bank.

The money he has liquidly in accessible cash may not even pass $20 billion

You garrit! As a matter of fact, he probably doesn't even have up to one-tenth that in liquid cash. He, like most billionaires are asset-rich (mostly shares) but cash poor. In terms of liquid cash Bill Gates still remains the richest among them all.

Musk's wealth is "academic" and not in actual terms. A single economic policy can send it all crashing. Remember when he wanted to buy Twitter? He has to use shares to buy it, and not actual cash.

Racheal45:
burying his mom well does not stop him from empowering the youth

Yes, but what is the point of burying someone in a golden casket?

He has only succeeded in turning his mom's tomb to grave-robbers magnet. Those ones will stop at nothing to steal the casket.

SmartPolician:
Which consumption are you writing about, please? I think they just want people that will help them build a properous country and remain relevant in the scheme of things.

They don't want to be so rich yet so insignificant like Qatar that doesn't encourage immigrants to move to their country.

He's partially right, same as you too. They want their economy well-oiled, but at the same time still want to remain prosperous.

Qatar cannot afford to have large influx of immigrants. Even if it wants to, the country is just TOO small to accommodate any significant influx. It's roughly the same size as Rivers State o.

Gerrard59:
The moment I saw Namibian tech and finance sector trumps ours, I knew something was wrong with him. The data shows it all: after Kenya, our tech industry receives more VC funding than any other on the continent. I don't like including North Africans in such surveys for obvious reasons. But we are above every other country in most economic data. Only SA and Kenya can chook mouth when we talk. I am dead sure Accra has more finance deals and developments than Namibia. Namibia is to SA what Benin Republic is to us.

Namibia? Tech? What sort of tech? Botswana tried diversifying into tech, but they haven't achieved anything. If Enugu political elites sit their yansh down, they will outstrip both Namibia and Botswana. In fact, Kano can surpass both countries and the entire Sahel region. This means Kano can, and I think is or maybe with Kaduna, become the tech capital of the entire Sahel region. Furthermore, this means two states have covered more than 50% of West Africa. This means the Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Abia and Rivers can do the same and surpass not just the Sahel region, but the entire Central African region.

We have a lot of work to do as a country, but continent-wise, we are better off than the majority. We should address tribal bigotry and religious intolerance to tackle our insecurity challenges because those are big problems facing us.


You know, I don't dispute the belief that Whites are tops in societal and infrastructural development, but when other Black people, especially Nigerians, say this, does it mean that they too accept that White people are the ones who can develop societies? Because it tells others that Black people cannot do it better unless the White man is involved.

I tell you, the guy is ill-informed and probably arrived at his conclusion using data on median salaries received by tech professionals in those countries. These professionals are few and far between. A Nigerian brought up in Nigeria would run away from Namibia after few years. One of my ex-lecturer also did reverse japa, despite securing a good lecturing job in the country's foremost university. Soulless is the perfect adjective to qualify that country.

You're very right about our elites. They can fairly easily turn the country around if they had the will. Nigeria's potential is just to under-tapped. This is what vexes me with them.

If they sit properly, Nigeria would be scoring high in every critical sector: Agric, Tech, Finance, Healthcare etc., but no, they won't do that, na to dey stash money for inside soakaway dem sabi .

You're very right concerning the fact that the Whites, especially the English-speaking whites being at the top when it comes to human development. There's no disputing that, even the most pro-black activitist cannot deny it.

Personally I feel it has to do with their perspective and how they're taught and brought up. They believe in communal prosperity as against we blacks who believe in individual prosperity and the fact that we want to excel over others by hook or crook. Another thing that has also been working against us is Envy/Crab-in-a-barrel mentality.

Example abounds where someone would by a 200million Naira car and has no problem riding it in a muddy street, and occasionally dash the road side thug few Naira notes every once in a while, that's the individual prosperity part.

Even at the community-level, rather than sit our asses down and progress as one, many would be too busy plotting how to destroy the richest man in the society and his wealth. This is our sad case and obtainable from Gambia to Ethiopia, to Nigeria to Eswatini.

That's why when a white man rules, he rules with his philosophy and applies it to the entire society. Even within South Africa, the best and creamiest places are still being governed by the Whites.

I feel it has more to do with those two mentalities than actual IQ/EQ. Individually, we tend excel astoundingly, but collectively, we are a mess and that's why the Whites would keep beating us in every indices that matters.

infogenius:
No, this is not the end of japa; it’s the end of the “blind japa” era.

What we are seeing in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe is not “anti-immigrant”; it’s anti-mass-uncontrolled-low-skilled-migration.

Countries are simply returning to the same rules they always had before COVID and post-Ukraine labour shortages made them open the gates too wide.

The new reality (2025–2030):
1 High-skilled routes are still very open
◦ Canada Express Entry points just got higher, but doctors, nurses, engineers, IT, data scientists are still getting PR in months.
◦ UK Skilled Worker visa salary threshold jumped to £38,700, but healthcare, tech, and teaching shortage occupations are still fast-tracked.
◦ Germany Opportunity Card, Australia points test, Netherlands 30% ruling — all still welcoming skilled people.

2 Student route is tighter but not closed
◦ UK banned dependants for Masters (except research courses), but the Graduate Route (2–3 years work visa) is still there.
◦ Canada capped study permits, but top universities and STEM programmes are barely affected.
◦ Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Sweden still allow dependants.

3 Low-skilled and irregular routes are dying fast
◦ Caregiver, farm worker, truck driver PR pathways in Canada are closing or heavily restricted.
◦ UK stopped most low-wage work visas.
◦ Europe is deporting faster than before.

So for the average Nigerian with BSc + 3–5 years experience in tech, nursing, engineering, accounting, pharmacy — japa is harder, but still very possible with proper planning and credentials.

For the person with OND, no skill, planning to enter through “student visa → caregiver job → PR” — that road is almost completely blocked now.

Bottom line:

Japa never finish.
 Na the “anyhow japa” don die.

If u get solid skill, IELTS 7.5+, verifiable experience, and clean money for proof of funds — countries still dey call u with two hands.

If not, e go hard well well.

The wave just changed direction, it’s now from quantity to quality.


Upgrade or stay home.

Simple. 💯

Outstanding! One question please, what do you think about the entrepreneurship/investor visa program particularly for Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey etc.

Also, why is it not being explored by comfortable Nigerians? Since it's clear that most visa programs now are targeted at scooping the best talents across countries?

WriteerNg:
If this is true then Iran is in big trouble if Israel strikes again.

It's most likely a lie and spam account, because the whole write-up oozes arrogance from A-Z. I doubt any Chinese -owned corporation has time to be indulging in petty chit-chats and publicly embarrassing an ally.

Even Israel knows well than to believe it's own lies.

It's likely the handiwork of one of those thieving attache-by-force from Poland who are hell-bent of stealing lands in the Middle East. Or at at worst, it's a Paljit from a dreary slum in Chennai.

Kaczynski:
South africa and their neighbours are bigger than nigeria , namibia finance and tech sector is so big to the extent they hardly japa,

Kenya and nigeria may be at the same level except in certain sectors like tourism, etc. Kenya overtakes nigeria


Nigeria is very bad just like india, every day we see people japa even to poor places like russia, eastern europe

Bro, you seem to be pulling out legs right? You're comparing Nambia, a ghost country with Nigeria? You're even calling Namibia's financial and tech sector to be bigger than Nigeria's?

What's 'big' about those sectors? How many of their home-grown fin-tech company dominates any list in Africa? FYI, Windhoek is Namibia and Namibia is Windhoek. Outside of that city, there's practically nothing else. Even the city was built from the scratch by the Germans.

At least in Nigeria, you have lots of vibrant cities, bustling with commerical activities with semblance of some development. Even Bayelsa, the least populated city in Nigeria is much more vibrant than that ghost country.

Kenya pales behind in comparison to Nigeria in terms of economy. Yes, Nigeria is bad, but the only country fully worthy of comparison when it comes to economy is South Africa and that's courtesy to the whites!

Like my Oga said, most countries in Nigeria are just mini Tarabas, mini Bayelsas and mini Osuns.

ALTERNATEID:
The list is made up of folks that were demonized by the west and not really hated by their people.

Thank you! I wonder what Saddam Hussein, Mao Zendong and Muammar Gaddafi is doing on the list. I'd forever cherish Gaddafi than most US presidents. Despite his shortcomings, he'll forever remain an African hero. These are nationalists to the core!

They should stop giving us useless trust-me-bro sources probably written by one young white bumpkin with barely any knowledge of history.

LordAdam16:
update

israeli media - yedioth ahronoth - is reporting that satanyahu begged several western emissaries to give iran assurances that isreal has no interest in an armed confrontation

apparently, after he begged putin to relay the same message, he expected iranian security posture to change
but iran doubled down

curiously, iran told the western emissaries that persia does not care for any assurances involving israel
iran considers any such assurance to be deceptive, has resolved that a rematch is inevitable, and is preparing accordingly

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the main reason why satanyahu is fretting about a 2.0

is that iran has set a conservative target of firing 2,000 missiles in its initial salvo
that will require at least 6000 AD interceptors to down at the standard 3:1 ratio
the US currently has only 25% of Patriot interceptors it needs for its military plans

combined with worrying instances of iranian intelligence deeply infiltrating israel
it is now assumed that anyone and anything of note above ground could potentially be taken out
there are simply not enough interceptors. nor do they have the technology to intercept the newer gen missiles

there are also concerns about how venezuela impacts america's readiness to offer unlimited support
what happens if iran launches a sneak attack just as the us commits to a venezuelan invasion that sees venezuela hitting the us mainland
interceptor deliveries and replenishments will drastically drop if miami is on fire
giving iran ample time to secure very painful concessions from the genocidal warts to end the war

on top of all of these, iran is enjoying peak, limitless support from the axis after the 12D war
and both china and russia are growing their strategic stockpile at shocking rates

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someday they will be whistling in tel aviv and the sirens will suddenly start blaring
dot on a map get mind start generational feud with an ancient civilization
if dem like, they should ask aliens to beg the persians
it will fall on deaf ears

-Lord

Spot on my Oga! The day the bolded happens, the usual American arrogance will be disappear. This is because the psychological mind-switch that would follow would be very shocking and the cloak of invincibility is forever gone. Just like you earlier explained, Trump wants to fully placate Putin and the Persians before he strikes Venezuela.


However, a 2.0 with Hell-Aviv would be one with gloves off. The land grabbers and their demonic leader would be thoroughly humiliated, for it'll rain bombs and terror on their cities.

Gerrard59:
Bros,

No mind young Nigerians. To us, every other country in Africa is bad, even though some haven't actually lived in those countries. Yes, Nigeria has its issues - big big ones - but when analysed and compared amongst other Black countries, we are much better off. Those countries are Tarabas, Kebbis and Yobes. The major issue we have is our incompetent elites in tackling insecurity and toxic/religious politics.

Also, as I have written in my diary, when one spends too much time on TwitterNG and follows certain handles, one begins to pick up anti-Nigerian vibes. Untarred roads is a West African issue, just as open gutters. The other day, Moe, a popular Twitter personality, showed the picture of an elite area in Cotonou only to tag it "a random place". How can the Maitama of Cotonou be a random place? How many ordinary Beninese can live there? Not long ago, my friend in Canada, who is chatting with a babe in Freetown, Sierra Leone, told me their currency is stronger than the naira; thus, Sierra Leoneans are living better than Nigerians! I wan craze! I had to do a long VN explaining basic economics to this dude and why having a strong currency isn't a good thing.

Also, there is nowhere Sierra Leone is better off than Nigeria till thy kingdom come, and certainly not because the currency is strong. Dem fit find work for there? What is the purchasing power of the average Sierra Leonean? This extends to everywhere in the sub-region. For one, I don't consider Mauritania to be a country, just as Somalia. Tensa20 said women in those countries should remove their wombs as nothing good fit comot from there.

Nigeria has its issues, and I will continue talking about them, but we are better off than every country in West Africa, and this is till thy kingdom come. Only Kenya and South Africa should be mentioned alongside Nigeria. The rest of the continent are just mini Oguns, Akwa Iboms, Kogis, Enugus, Bauchis etc.

Brilliant as expected! It is even arguable that Nigeria is the only economic giant on the continent that is wholly built and run by BLACKS. Lagos is the defacto Economic capital of the whole subregion.

Let Tinubu clamp down on insecurity in all forms; Banditry, Ritual killings etc and watch the investment flow even more. Oga Emma is also spot on. Because not matter how much of a shithole Nigeria is, you're statistically likely to thrive economically here than in other parts of sub-saharan Africa bar South Africa and to a lesser extent, Kenya.

zinaunreal:
If you dont buy they won't sell. Why not arrest the buyers empowering the sellers too. Where is the money coming from?

Drug trading and smuggling is not a function of arresting the buyer. It is a deadly cancer that should NEVER be introduced to the society at any point in time.

Drug extremely changes the brain chemistry, keeps the user addicted and destroys their lives gradually. The buyers at that point need help not simply "arrest".

There's a reason why Asian countries make drug smuggling a capital offense.

3seriez:
You are absolutely right. And it is very unfortunate.

I'm beginning to suspect the same too. Okoshuku and his ilks has used their trade to destroy lots of lives, families and societies in South Africa and beyond. I won't be surprised if he maintains an active Nairaland account where he and his fellow Oloriburukus abuse the North and Islam non-stop.

Pardon my language but what I've consistently witnessed here is enough to make anyone angry at them. Go to the thread on cattle herders raiding a farm and see what I'm saying. They fail to separate crime from religion. I wonder if "farm destruction" is also part of Jihad which their stupid skull interpret as the same.

Schlumeinstein:
BENUE AIRPORT DOESN'T HAVE FACILITIES..IBOM AIRPORT HAS........


MRO.
RUNAWAY CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE BIG AIRCRAFT

We are both saying the same thing in different ways. I also believe it should be left as "domestic".

He asked that why can't Makurdi Airport be upgraded, I have him some reasons, you're also giving him more. Thanks.

ubebekojoh:
What about Benue , Makurdi

Makurdi Airport is best left alone as "domestic". Even at its current level, it doesn't get enough domestic traffic. Granting "International" upgrades to airport is not a reward or a status thing. There needs to be enough traffic and commercial activities going on in the state before it can be upgraded.

The State should rather develop itself to be one of the top cargo (agric and agro-allied) destination in Nigeria.

CLASSIC MATHS QUESTION: If it took the president more than two years to appoint only 3 ambassadors, how many years would it take him to full the remaining 106 ambassadorial post?

I wonder what's happening.

The number of fake jobs and HRs is just too much. It's usually the work of Nigerians, Indians, Pakistanis and other Asian nationalities.

Also, humblebrags are another set of nuisances, it's just too much. It's only on LinkedIn that everyone is successful and attended high-end institutions. While reality is much different.

LinkedIn used to be a platform to get good jobs. But right now, it's full of individuals that give themselves worthless endorsements and skills. Though their intent is to get a juicier job. These days, just maintain a LinkedIn profile so a recruiter can easily know your job and professional history.

LinkedIn is well aware of all those things and to open a new LinkedIn account from Nigeria is now really hard.

seasonstt1:
Ransom paid....

If they explain Nigeria problems to you and you can figure out something tangible out of it... Your chances of becoming mad is very high.

While the issue on ground is very sad and pitiful, this your comment is hilarious.

West Africa (some parts) is just a sad case. Corruption, astronomic unemployment level and poverty are the cause of all these. In Liberia, those ones even have a drug epidemic to the point that they even dig up and smoke human remains to get "high".

It's just so painful that Sierra Leone that ought to be a major food producer and world's "honey capital" is suffering from all these. A tiny country with population only comparable to Kaduna State.

Sorcery of all kinds, especially with human parts CANNOT make anyone rich. It's just a total waste of time. Nothing else.

emapeteum:
In the real sense of it, medical doctors ought not to use Dr in their official documents. Let's learn from Germany. You may be a medical doctor, but you cannot use Dr in an official document, as such a title is reserved for the highest academic qualification.

That's true, physicians are not "Drs" in the real sense. The title was only courtesy to them which has now been come a norm.

It's also Germany is a very title-conscious, and it's not unusual to see someone having two doctoral titles (Dr.Dr.) before their names or even DDDr. for triple doctorate degrees! They respect qualifications a lot, and the same is obtainable in Nigeria too.

For individualized societies like the US, they prefer to be addressed by their first name without the title. That's their societal norm. However in Nigeria, we prefer to use our titles alongside our names which is also fine, as our societal norms encourage it.

The only aspect I dislike is the use of honorary doctorates in a professional manner. NUC is right to discourage it. If you want the honorific so bad, then bag a PhD!

ugodson:
We ask President Trump to come to our aid. Even if he take our oil and make this country better is a welcome suggestion than just imagin training with which money, money they are to use and fully equip our military for Battle with bandits

This corruption is FUCKING TOO BAD

Nigeria is more than capable to deal with those good-for-nothing terrorists. What is lacking is the political will.

Training on what? Who are those advising these power brokers? A full government working without a single ambassador. Very terrible!

When you're supposed to have appointment seasoned ambassadors to take-on Nigeria's foreign policies and issues.

Let lawmakers perform their duties, and let ambassadors do theirs; their functions does not jive!

When a simple mail (with a predefined template) with only a SINGLE PDF containing the applicant's credentials would have sufficed!

One thing I'll give the presidency credit for is that they actually read, put their ears on ground and want to get solution from various channels. Both offline and online. They now listen extensively.

Please FG, I know some of your officials frequent this platform, kindly implement the awesome and effective advises given on this platform. Please, just as you listen to your appointees, advisers and columnists like Farooq Kperogi, do read and implement solutions on economy and governance from objective individuals here too— Aminda, and others too numerous to mention. PLEASE.

@Oga Aminda, you do this one, I read your recommendations concerning the appointment of seasoned diplomats. Kudos and do not relent in your recommendations.

IMEI:
One of the best posts summarizing the whole thing

Lately there's been a flood of low quality posts here akin to those on frontpage threads

Regardless of what happens from here on, Nigerians will have to deal with the fallout, whether good or bad

Exactly. It's very comprehensive and well-summarized. I find it repulsive that some people here would choose to colour the whole thing with a religious brush.

Bombs and bullets do not select based on religion and the marauding bastards wiping out villages and communities do not select based on religion. I have fairly traversed the North and I see Christian and Muslim-dominated villages being wiped out.

Let's not make this a religious thing. Let's make it a "stop-killing-Nigerians" campaign. It'll be more effective.

US intervention would NEVER solve our problem, but the signal given by Washington would make the sponsors of those terrorists know that they are being watched. If they actually want to help us, they know what to do, and putting boots on ground is not an option.

Else, the reality of Afghanistan becomes ours and by that time Gbadebo19 and co would have fled to the slums of Liberia or God knows where and the rest of us would be left to bear the ish.

blaky007:
Still available? and at what price?

Hello @blaky007. I have something very similar that is up for sale.

If you're still interested, please send a dm to poshwriter451@gmail.com.

Imindmybusiness:
News had it that it was the Palace(The Queen) that paid and not him just to put a stop to the scandal. Also some people in positions will pay to avoid scandal even though they may be innocent. If someone accuses you of something while you are already pasting posters to become ordinary LG chairman in your state now, even your handlers will advise you to pay to avoid the stress that comes with scandals. Blackmailers kow this and that's why they attack in your most vulnerable state. I'm not saying he is innocent but if I were King Charles, I wouldn't go this extreme in punishing him until a competent court declare him guilty. Leadership is about discernment and not pleasing the public. Suspend him from all royal duties and let him face the law. Removing his title permanently and chasing him away from the family home is too extreme that it now looks like he had been targeted all these time and an opportunity just presented itself.

One of the key reasons they also did this was to restore public confidence and secure the support of the younger generation.

Modern British youngsters believe that the Royal institution has outlived it's usefulness and in doing this, they send a message that they're still relevant.

Kobojunkie:
Na everyday occurrence in Islam be this beginning with parents selling their children for as little as $100 in some cases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpmcDj5AtMA?si=TNmwII6RbEBXxYyL

It's what occur in some part of the MENA region. When last have you seen kids been sold in Nigeria this way?

Or should we use the bride-for-sale sham in Eastern Europe to generalize the whole of Christianity (which would be be very inaccurate to do)?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BJBa0mQWu0

The man's action is very wrong in all sense, however, avoid inaccurate generalizations please.

saintbillion:
This same kaduna we dey? or another place

Yam and other foodstuffs are insanely cheap in KD and other northern states.

OgaRico:
Chairman say "prophecy is withdrawn."

Had he not withdrawn that nonsense, he'd have gotten his hands full for the next few years with countless litigations.

God is a merciful God and will never give you devilish revelations. Anyways I don't blame him but Nigerians.

Princetee11:
I did the NTI PGDE Program in Osun, 2017. 4 years later in 2021 without a result, I was notified I failed a course and had to resit which I did and cleared the following year. 2 years later in in 2023, I needed my transcript and certificate to run the UK’s Foreign Teachers’ recruitment. After months of waiting, I got the transcript and only notification of results without a certificate. After about a year on UK’s Qualified Teachers Status document assessment queue, my request was denied because I couldn’t provide the education certification i claimed to posses and my portal was shut down after ultimatum I was given elapsed this February. The unbothered manner in which the director and his agents over there reeks and make me believe these people are unrepentantly callous. I wish we had a functional system and sue them all for the damages they’ve caused me and many people who had helplessly recline to this inhumane and avoidable twist of destiny.

So sorry to hear about your plight. But you could have immediately explored other affordable options instead of endlessly waiting.

My advice is that you quickly do the program afresh in another institution. There are countless institution to choose from. I know it can be painful but do so ASAP for your future.

Love800:
Where is iconic located?

It's HQ is in Sokoto, but it has centres all across the country.