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Bigkenny:
Your maths doesn't add up. First of all, a full-time job is 8 hours per day. Also, you never mentioned taxes, medical insurance, and other associated deductions that will chop the salary by 30% or over.

Also, you never factor in feeding, accommodation, and other bills.

Yea. I didn't itemize those expenses individually but I assumed 1k could take care of them.

lazkizz:
Little baby steps in the right direction 👍


Jagaban try sha.

Even is na 1 one truck fit load a day , its still progress

Yesterday, you sycophants were making noise all over the place about trucks queuing to load product. Today, it's a different story. You id!ots make it look like others don't want Nigeria to grow. Na god go punish una

Richietech:
lol, eye service though good. We have a lot of cases like this, I hope she will attend to them all

How many eye service for good have you done in your entire life?

Kobicove:
This is probably the lady's first time flying in an airplane

It may not be. That thing is naturally filled with fear. I'm usually afraid every time. Once, and because of turbulence, I asked an elderly man sitting beside me, "Are we going to crash?" The man simply said, "I don't know."

docdes:
What percentage of those who "go school" is gainfully employed. Op, instead of you to waste your money and time getting a degree from a Nigerian University, go and learn a high-in-demand tech skill. Or, even use d money play 2 odds.

Lol. You don see Nigeria finish. But you are largely correct. I spent at least 7 years in the university. What did I get in return? Nothing. It's even the skill I learnt before starting the university that's sustaining me now. Too bad. I won't repeat same mistake with my children.

ArcSEMPECJ:
Pls take your body as well there, as a matter of facts,my colleague Architect that japa last year August, am in his village to continue his building structure.....

Am still building my family, once I see a balance, we all will be out of NAIJA...

Lol. You the spirit must go first before the body will join. For now, I'm sending my spirit there to go take charge for me. Body will join soon. By the way, be 100% transparent to your friend. God can use that to make a way for you.

But...

I don't really buy into the idea of building a house in Nigeria. Is he planning to come back someday? Would his family return with him? For me, the day I leave naija may signal the beginning of our union. I can't imagine leaving my family abroad to come back alone and I can't also imagine returning to the country with my family. At some point, my children may not even allow me come back here. So, what's the point of investing back home?

DeLaRue:
At least appreciate that the refinery that has not worked for properly for a long time may soon start producing.

That's good news in my books.

If it works and does not benefit the people in any way, what's the point? You sycophants should be wise a bit. The difference between what works and what doesn't is a function of impact felt. If there's none, then nothing works.

ArcSEMPECJ:
He left 5 years ago, after obtaining his PhD in law, doing much better as evidence full ground here in Nigeria...

Wow. My spirit is already somewhere in Australia.

By the way, why Nigerians prefer the UK to other countries? Any specific reason to this?

Mindlog:
Yes, I was hyperfocused.

When I arrived Heathrow Airport, London and was heading to the city where my university is, I said to myself I would direct effort towards acquiring skills that would bring me permanently back to London to work as a professional in the local government service that offers better pay and welfare packages...........I went through the labyrinths of different jobs, personally paid for trainings and finally got employed by a London borough (local government).

Can you recommend a skill for me? When did you enter the UK? PG or BSc program?

Mindlog:
I know he made the best choice, I also did and now in a professional role that offers job security and stability.

What did you start with as a job, bro?

Mindlog:
Below is the realistic take home pay with a £2,750 monthly pay.

Regardless, are you guys saying it's not possible to save 1k monthly?

ednut1:
no cleaner is earning 2750 per month after tax in the UK except industrial cleaners who own the business. The average salary of a cleaner in uk is in the screenshot below.

While i was in the UK 2005-2008 there were Nigerians who built houses back home with cleaner, kitchen porter or peke( club work) . Things have become costly now, and in the past those people didn’t come with family so less expenses. They mostly rented one room in a house, no car etc. Today with spousal and dependent visas some came with wife and 4 children. He cannot save anything .

He may be working towards his legal license so he wont remain a cleaner for ever. Na him know wetin hin eye see. Many business owners are not getting jobs/ contracts so they fled before its too later

But even that £19k isn't bad.

If you know what you are going for, you won't bother relocating with your family.

CodeTemplarr:
I doubt he can save €500 a month.

What are the basics that people spend on monthly? No be food and rent? Can that consume more than 1k?

budaatum:
Except that your calculation is based on him remaining a cleaner forever.

He'd likely be a cleaner for much less than a year, and might be promoted to head cleaner managing 100s of other cleaners and therefore earning a cleaner manager's wage which might be triple a cleaner's wage an hour. Or he might go to school and become a UK lawyer and earn 100 times what a cleaner earns.

Then ask you again, did he make the right choice to have left Nigeria?

I did the calculation if at all he remains a cleaner for the next 10 years then return to Nigeria, which I know is not possible for him to remain a cleaner. My calculation considers if his condition doesn't improve at all, but it's not possible for him not to change to a better job. So, the people saying he made a bad decision are very wrong. Let's not forget the security and a better quality of life he's going to enjoy there compared to Nigeria.

I read through the thread and observed that many people are thinking the lawyer made a bad decision to have relocated to the UK. Now, let's do the Maths on the matter: considering that the man remains a cleaner throughout or in the next 10 years, he'll still be a cleaner.

Average hourly rate in the UK for a cleaner is £11.

For a day, if he does £11 x 10 hours (whether cleaner work or something else on the side).

That's like £110 a day.

Amounting to £110 x 25 days monthly (taking 5 days to rest).

That's like £2,750 monthly.

Let's say £1,000 for rent, food, and other expenses, which may not be up to that.

In a year, he'll make £1,750 x 12 months

That's like £21,000 per annum saved.

If he decides to stay in the UK for 10 years and return to Nigeria.

He'll be coming back with at least £21,000 x 10 years.

That's like £210,000.

Covert that to Nigerian naira.

£210,000 x 2,300 NGN (may be more by then).

That's like 483,000,000 NGN.

Man can build a small house then flex the remaining until death.

Now, I ask you again, did he make the right choice to have left Nigeria?

Kingsempires:
am using it for Normal chat

Normal chat or spamming people? Well, at least five people reported the account and Whatsapp did their thing. Next time, stop spamming. Stop abusing the platform.

nwirinedu:
The truth is that some states are not viable for certain trades. He would have done better in Lagos or FCT.

He'll do better in UK.

ArcSEMPECJ:
My friend as well who is a Senior lecturer and lawyer with his chambers also left all that, relocated to be working as a cab man and health equipment delivery man....

Although he is a citizen of America anyway but that didn't go well for me....

The judicial system of Nigeria took a bad turn as from 2015....
Rendering many Lawyers as people without directions....
Politicians that didn't see the four wall of the University talk more of Law School ,now decide the fate of lawyers in a government case and not the other way round...

How many years has your friend been there and how is he doing now?

Kingsempires:
I need help My WhatsApp account have be banned 2 do to spam

They opened it first this morning and when I added foreign number to My group again they banned me again


I don't know if the account will be open again,I can afford to lose this account please I need help

What were you using it to do?

Increase the price to equal the country they're smuggling to. If they smuggle it to US, make $4 per liter. Now that the naira is the worst performing currency, I wonder how far you guys can go in increasing the price. Government of confusion!

Alaga2222:
Nobody voted for Tinubu. He only uses power and money to get to the throne

That's what people don't understand. The drama INEC did should be enough for people to know nobody voted for that guy. He only used his money and influence to suppress the will of the people.

omenka1:
AkpabuyoAkpabio never disappoints
I expected nothing less

It looks like you're a Calabar man

Sonnobax15:

Most of us were good at a Particular subject back then.......But that didn't make us look as if we were dullards.....I was so good in physics back in secondary school that when I got into polytechnic,my first semester physics courses,I didn't even study hard but got A's in all of them.......But when it comes to mathematics,if I pass self,I dey imagine how come about . ,cuz I wasn't good at it all...

Op,you should sit your daughter down and reason with her.....At least she's still very young and very much likely to catch up......But in case she isn't interested in maths, don't force her...... Just let her choose what's on her mind and go after it ..

I'm still wondering why you were so good in Physics but bad in Mathematics when the two subjects are almost the same.

Gerrard59:
I very much agree with you, especially regarding the bold. There are legit ways to make good money, but the bold are disturbing to me. I no get physical strength to fight anybody.

Exactly. I love Nigeria. I was born here. But if anything happens, you are alone. These people can torment you to death and nothing will happen. Those of us supporting others to stay, work, and do business here is only because Nigeria has not happened to them.

DrDoc:
As a sound business.person, i knew 10M would not do much. Infact i encourage people to go abroad. I simply asked him to grow his funds through productive enterprise and embark on his trip with his profitable interests

The environment isn't encouraging. If you roam in your business place too much, kidnappers may pick you up. You can even trust those you employ right now. I'm one person that has never been in support of people leaving the country, but right now, I'm left with no option than to encourage those that want to leave to do exactly that. Look, Nigeria has never happened to you. If it does you'll hate this country. There are no laws, no justice, no security, no basic amenities. We are just here surviving.

DrDoc:
I am not asking you to PM me o. Or reply my PM. But i take God beg you, pray for God to open your eyes and direct you. It is recently i knew there is bastard hidden money in Nigeria. This is all i can say

Guy, rest. Today, EFCC raiding my compound. I if you were there, they would have arrested you. The rest explanation would be in their office. Allow those that have money to leave, leave. Our government isn't putting things in place to help the people. They only care about themselves. Their armed men are messing the citizens anyhow they want. Allow others to leave if you can't.

SKhanmi:
This.

Once you stop, it would crash even below the normal operating level the business goes when sales are low or pack up totally.

Anyone saying otherwise is either a human trafficker or organ harvesters hiding behind money rituals.

Other times, the money can appear physically in a place prepared for it.

Richtaiwo:
From all his pictures I have seen so far, including this one, the man appears calm.

Even as a COAS, he has a very gentle demeanour.

May his gentle soul find eternal peace with his maker.

Akukö! Where do you see a calm military man on earth?

turmacs:
Look at them, after rigging election, they will go and thank God for a successful rigging. Chai, where is thunder when you need it.

Anyways, Nairalanders i just uploaded my first YouTube video, it's an educational one and i tried my best to make it as quality as possible. 4k resolution type shi Please help me check it out and tell me what you think


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bL2PgzrekU?si=40G8fb9bLBdtNWyF

The write-ups about the people are too tiny. Why not make it one person on the whole screen instead of four? A dark background, white border would've been nice too. All the same, you've tried. Keep it up. I hope there's a lot of views in that niche. Don't plan to change it later o.

APC is creating confusion in other political parties so they can rig themselves in. No one is asking why other parties are riddled with crises while the APC seems organized to rig elections everywhere.

Mjshexy:
Wow...big money spenders, all i need right now is a 100mil to set up my business and employ at least 50 youths out there

Only 50 youths or 50 million youths?