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Back to school for me to get my Degree.
Sadly I've lost any shot at completing My Engineering degree and honestly no longer interested in that field of study.
Really want to go and study business or economics using my Cambridge A level , older than 10 years sha.I hope they accept it cos I'm not rewriting Jamb or whatever basic certificates.
Then Use 3 years,get my degree and proceed to any really good school abroad for my MBA.
I've built a good business I manage to structure this year and thankfully it is beginning to look like it has acquired autonomy and I don't want to procrastinate no more.
Many will think I'm crazy but I don't think I'm fulfilled by being a trader and frankly,it's beginning to look like I've seen my glass ceiling,if I don't change strategy now I might plateau and start declining and it'd look like I wasted my life,coupled with the fact that a good education will put me in circles where these street experiences I've gathered and resources will boost me more and speed my status more in record time.
To younglings growing,our mistakes was thinking money was everything and thinking opportunities will runaway if we didn't grab it then, turned out to be all lies!Money and opportunities no dey finish,
Finish your school and don't get distracted, anything that makes you lose focus on it should be dumped,including money making.
Some of us were even lucky to achieve the things we left for,what if you don't?One was really dumb and naive,kai!
Anyways,bowing out gracefully....

marlow1962:
I no dy Lagos, but here wer I dy, if u ready say u get the cash,, u go see land buy that day.

But on a serious note, everything just dy increase day by day,.

Building outside lagos might be useless to him.
True and trust me,its just starting.
What's going to happen is this developers will start moving to other states when the lagos market get too saturated for them and also use demand to cause price hike in other Nigerian cities.
Some are already in Enugu,PH and some other places as we speak.

marlow1962:
I do follow some housing pages on IG, I do see some already made buildings wit prices of 150m to 300. Some they even come without parking space.

My bro, u knw d kind mad house wer I go knack wit dat 150m or 200m (make we just put am for that price range), no go fvk o.

Some of these houses self na mostly 3-4 bedrooms.

They don't have parking space because land in that area is expensive.
What's the point in building 300m mansion in low income areas where you'd be the subject of attack and find yourself in unnecessary spotlight?
Times are changing in the Nigeria Real Estate market,especially in Lagos.

RealTrump:
The can go about 300 for maybe on of two minutes. That train is constantly flirting with 300kph for 6 hours straight

Bugatti Chiron will hold 300km/h for eternity if fuel dey to last am at that speed and road dey.
Fact.

marlow1962:
Nice, congrats.

To me I don’t fancy buy a house, I rather build to my taste.

Where you want see empty land for that kind environment?
If at all you see,you know the price?
Developers Don inflate land prices for lagos finish with their bulk demand

9icetoo:
I just dey observe the thing since.

I just weak...

RealTrump:
Chinese bullet train Beijing to Guangzhou. 305km/hr. Dem never born the car wey go drag speed with that train.

I took a picture back then .

Bugatti Chiron.
Koegnissegg Regera.

pizapato:
My point is health care in Nigeria is not good enough for someone to be risking his life top speeding on poorly maintained roads.

It doesn't matter if Germany has low accident rate than the US, you cannot compare health services available in both to what is obtainable in Nigeria.

The last thought on anyone speeding allover the world's mind is healthcare,because they're not expecting to get in an accident,so it don't matter.
No one gives a Bleep!
So if someone is bungee jumping in Nigeria or in first World countries,what difference does it make?
They know the risks and are able to live with the consequences of their actions if there's any deviations.

BABAawoo47:
so many ppl dey yan dust for here
I even saw corolla 190kph
Corolla dat anything post 120 body go dey vibrate

I have done 110mph with an 03 corolla and 190kph with my corolla .
A corolla can comfortably handle such speeds,unless of course a terribly maintained one.

otuword:
my experience was 2012 I was traveling from Lagos to Benin. the bus I enter was driving at 200,i sat in the front sit I called the driver attention to it.
the driver said guy this is nt the danfo u enter in Lagos this is jet on land just relax enjoy urself.
wen we got to ijebu ode I could not bear it because the road was bad I knew if this man do not reduce his speed that may be the end for all of us in the bus. I have to lie to the driver that I forgot something in Lagos am going back to Lagos
the rest passager were like do u want to go back home what about the money u paid Omo I forgo it drop off board another bus along to my destination the rest passager seems nt to care they are even enjoying the speed

Which bus be that weh dey do 200kph bros?
I don dey look una since dey talk this thing say make I keep quiet but na fat lie!
A full loaded Hiace with same engine as a hilux carrying up to 15 people and luggage will struggle to reach 150kph,let alone 200 SMH...

pizapato:
The poster has a point. You are more or less dead if involved in any crash on top speed in Nigeria.

You can't compare emergency response in Germany to Nigeria.
I was in Harz mountain one time when a biker had a crash on top speed. The emergency response team came to pick up the guy with a helicopter.

So people go fast in Germany cos of emergency response?
Or the autobahn isn't isn't speed limited because lawmakers in Germany thought of emergency response?
Might interest you to know there are more fatal crashes in North America than Germany.
Germans have proven time and again that they're just not into bullshit,
End of story.

Chetas81:
I SPEED I70 KLM WITH TOYOTA CORROLA 2013 MODEL ON THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE I ALSO SPEED 160 KLM WITH TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2010 MODEL ON LAGOS IBADAN EXPRESSWAY

Dangerous.
Rollover tendencies.

EgunMogaji2:
This is an immature post that encourages speed contest on public roads. Not sure why Seun and his mods allows this illegal act to be advertised on here.

It's not illegal as we don't have speed limits on our highways.
Autobahn for Germany ,you get overtaken at 300kph by a mom in a station wagon taking her kids for soccer practice at rush hour.
Everywhere no go be USA.
Relax.

05 Mercedes C230k 205kph like 3 years ago.
08 Toyota Hilux 170kph
015 Ford Ranger 180kph
015 Toyota corolla 190kph.
My experiences.

Starting all over.
Man Don tire for missionary journeys and too old to be hunting for headway all over again.

Shokoloko:
No worries at all.
I cam not able to post my phone number on nairaland. When you are planning your trip please me an email through my profile and I will share my phone number

Okay no worries,cheers.
Have a lovely day.

Shokoloko:
Sure if you come to Ottawa I'll host you.
You be wahala person too
Have a great new year

You too Shoko.
You Don chop your Christmas chicken finish by now I'm sure.
No forget to include me for new year rice ooo.
Might be headed for Calgary sha because I don't really have people in Ottawa. Well ,can always figure something out.
Anyways,how do I reach you when the time is right?

Shokoloko:
If no Caucasian man is running after them, how come you know at least 10 African women married to Caucasian men? You know this because of proximity, if you do live in Europe
The world isn't black and white so why are you so reluctant to agree that some men of other races find african women attractive.
When was the last time you visited Montreal or Vancouver?
Look, the world is stepping into an avalanche of inter-racial marriages and a large portion of it is black women - white man.

Well,I don't know up to 10 black women married to Caucasian men.
Well,I've never been to Canada.
Really looking forward to coming there to visit loved ones this coming year but Zanzibar just dey enter my eyes and I don't have much break time in my plans.
Anyways ,let's see how it goes,might see you too if I chose Canada Las Las...Make i see this my wahala friend

Shokoloko:
But you are not an african woman in the West. However in the world did you personally experience what an african woman goes through in the dating world?
Remember that we are comparing African poverty (the woman's origin) with European and Western poverty ( the man's origin). That lady will not see the European man as poor because he has a home and he eats thrice daily, which is not what poverty represents in her place. By the time she marries the European man and they combine incomes they immediately become an average income family.
The bottom line is if anyone wakes up and decides that they want to marry from a particular race, except death, no earthly force can stop a determined mind.
African women are simply determined to keep their minds closed and marry African men.

I don't have to be an African woman in the west to share in their dating shortcomings.
There's something called proximity,the closer you get,the more you understand.
When a person stays in a place for a while,he/she adapts the standards of that place.
You don't expect an African immigrant woman who've spent sometime in western societies to still consider poverty as not being able to eat or buy clothes or drink beer.
It has now become not being able to buy a new car,get a mortgage ,earn a certain income bracket or operate in some certain spheres of influence.
So you saying she's seen worse as far as poverty is concerned as yardstick doesn't hold.She will see you clearly as being poor by your society's standards.
Keep their minds closed indeed,they just don't have Caucasian men running after them, so they go to where that demand is there,which is fellow black immigrant guys and fight for market share with prettier afro-westerns,Jamaicans,Latinas and Co so its highly unlikely to win in this kind of competitive market,so they face Africa and import their Jobless past prime,late blooming exes who 9 times out of 10 dump them to hunt for their competition as well as soon as they level up.
The world isn't black and white, you just have to accept reality and make amends when there's still time.

Shokoloko:
https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/fears-black-women-dating-other-races/1815975
The above link describes some reasons why african/black women will stick to black men. There are others. Like I said the average african woman wants an african man.
The hunger and penury in Eastern Europe exist but it is not as severe as it is in Africa. Eastern Europe is not as hungry as Africa - You cannot argue with statistics.

I said poor by their country's standards,there's a difference.
Me no dey read any link,most of the things I say are from personal experience,rather than reading someone else's perception.

Shokoloko:
This is the crux of the matter - African women want African men.
You may deny it but I am sure you know at least 10 Nigerian women married to Caucasian men with adequate income.
And for your information God did not create anyone low -class (class is a construct of evil minds)
What's wrong with marrying a pot-bellied man? Should Mr Ibu's wife or Pete Edochie's wife divorce him because he has pot-belly.
The 10 poorest countries in the world 2022 except one are all in Africa. So which European country are you calling hungry.
Nigerians are migrating daily to these places that you call hungry. Do not be deceived - they knight be hungry according to European standards, but full according to Nigerian standards.
In terms of per capita GDP which "poor" european country is Nigeria better than?

So a highly hypergamous Nigerian woman will leave Caucasian males already based in their country of residence ,probably doing okay for himself and move all the way to Africa,hunt for exes that aren't doing well(because no well to do man will leave what he has built and follow you ) and also foot his bills to take him abroad,expend her savings and also stand the risk of losing the man once he gets there because she wants an African man,whereas caucasians are hunting her?
Pot bellied men are married for something other than looks,deny it all you want but it's true(Im also pot bellied so i know what I'm saying).
Lots of caucasians are poor by their country's standards,especially in Europe for your information.
Move a little to the East in Europe and you see hunger and penury real time,no cap.
See,I'm very realistic and I say things as they are,no sugarcoating.
Moldova,Hungary,Ukraine,Romania,Slovakia,Albania,Greece and co....suffer here for their citizens na topnotch, no even try to argue.

Shokoloko:
I am glad you said "highly unlikely". Highly unlikely does not mean "never"
But that is just Indians. Let's go back to caucasians. Do you not know at least 10 African women married to Caucasian men?

The bottom feeding Caucasian men.
The pot bellied ones with little prospects.
Why else do Nigerian females abroad above 30 stoop as low as coming back home,marry jobless men with their money and relocate them to their bases abroad and bear all expenses if they were so sought after by Caucasians?
So they do this because they don't want whites?
Sorry to bust your bubbles but in the west,Caucasian there no rate African women,happens rarely.
Na for Eastern Europe and all those gypsy starving countries weh them get small chance cos the caucasians there no get level and their women no rate them and are polarised towards western caucasian men.

Shokoloko:
A lot of people including guys do not want the trouble of importing and sponsoring wives. It's risky and expensive.
They would rather go for that slim African lady who already has her papers .

Indian no go ever do am till this world end!!Especially one that has built himself up to doctor level.
They are very cultural people and will either marry young non feminist white or another young Indian from one of the numerous Indian families there or import as last resort.
To marry black, highly unlikely,let alone an old one.Forget it cos its not happening.
I've worked closely with Indians in my line of business.
Indians are also very traditional,no such thing as importing an Indian woman to sponsor anything,especially when the Indian husband is very well to do like the doctor.
Na to import,then straight to housewife and they live happily ever after.

Shokoloko:
Please until you leave Pott Harcourt and move outside Africa and live there for at least three years do not presume to know the mentality of people there.
If you know the number of Nigerian women in Nigeria who are older than their spouses you would be surprised. They just do not talk about it.

I be dey go Rumuokoro under bridge for here.
Always dey careful as you assume things ma,na God I use beg you.
Tell that your 46yr old aunty say I say na lie go kill am.
Indian doctor go leave to import all those their pretty ,young,humble women weh full India dey chase 46yr old Nigeria milf for Canada.
Dey bobo yourself dey go...

Shokoloko:
But we all live together in Ottawa. I observe then I asked questions.
I was the one that noticed it before she agreed that it was true.
Over here age is just a number.

Age is just a number over where ?okay ooo.

Shokoloko:
They are giving them attention. I have eyes to see for myself. In British Columbia and Montreal there is a large community of East European and African (lots of Nigerian) women. Most of the girls in my family are married to Eastern Europeans - the guys are catching up.

One of my colleagues is a Nigerian lady of 46 years. There is this fine, tall Indian doctor interested. She likes him, he likes her. My colleague said no to him, because he isn't African. I was in shock. I said "at 46 years, you are still waiting for an African man"

Indian Doctor for Canada marry 46 Yr old African?
That aunty Don lie give you mama.

Eriokanmi:
This is my advice...if you must travel to any area where kidnapping is rampant, save money ahead, buy a flight ticket and keep. When it's time, fly and be happy. You'd save your own life, that of your family and avoid any yęyę ransome. For instance, if you must travel to port Harcourt in a month's time, save money and buy any of the cheap flight tickets. Its always cheaper if you book far ahead.

If you must travel by road, please split the journey. When you get to owerri, look for a hotel and lodge. It won't be more than 15k. The following day, don't leave too early. Same applies to those traveling to abuja and the north.

Some people are so foolish when taking a travel decision. They think they can save money by travelling by road. If you have an appointment or a function in a place like Uyo or Kaduna. You can fly there in the morning and return in the evening, if you booked ahead, you'd take advantage of a low fare of 100k, on your return flight. Whereas, if you chose to travel by road, you leave a day to your engagement, get there in the night , spend a whole day on the road and expose yourself to all the dangers and if you're not from that area, you book a hotel...the cost of road transport and hotel would have covered your one way ticket. On the day of engagement, you attend and still lodge the 2nd day, then pay a bus fare back to base and still spend the whole day on the road. By the time you calculate your expenses, you'd end up at almost 100k plus feeding. Whereas if you chose to travel by air, you could return same day, painless and stress-free trip still spending 100k or equivalent.

Not feasible.
How do you fly from Bayelsa to Port Harcourt?
First leave Bayelsa to Lagos then get a connecting flight to Port Harcourt abi?
The time wastage on this kind of trip makes it not worthy enough,let alone cost implications.
The solution is for people to drive themselves in their 4x4s and travel on these roads at terrible speeds,ready to ram into any roadblock or hit any criminal at that speeds on sight!
Might shock you to know some drivers of commercial vehicles connive with these criminals and alert them they're bringing in people or just stop at the sight of them due to fear or premeditation.
Not just drivers but some policemen do things like this as well.

Starzo:
Snow nor dey Florida

Me sef wonder when I see am ooo

Acidosis:
One of the reasons I am beginning to avoid road side traders. The so called poor people in Nigeria are even more wicked.

If you need to buy stuff like bag of rice, g.oil, etc., always patronise that big mall around you. They have functional quality control departments. They verify everything before displaying in shelves.

...and more often than not, they offer cheaper prices on almost all items. No room for useless bargains, sizing up of customers, and heartless price increments. Nowadays, the only thing I want to see is price tag and nothing more.

The so called big malls you see have something they call "suppliers" who give them goods on credit and wait 30-45 "working days" for payment.
Before the supplier takes it to the big mall ,the goods were stored in his/her warehouse.
What happened in the supplier's warehouse before it got on the shelves of the mall is between the supplier and his "chi".
The only thing you gain from buying at the mall is the absence of needless bargaining ,sizing up of clients before giving prices and things like that.
And no,big retail chains aren't cheaper than open markets,you just don't know where to look.
This is coming from a very experienced commodity /volume trader.
Quality control departments
You might be surprised that this rice you see here being pilfered will end up on the shelves of a modern trade outlet.
Double wahala for your oversabi head

Crafteck1:
I died briefly in 2016,thought i was gone for a week but when my customers explained that my brother had been picking my calls for a month, na that time water commot for my eyes, when i was partially alive at ikeja general hospital, i started seeing things in another light, nothing is worth the headache....... You either stay or go, na hospital i dey wey dem give my loml belle, same girl wey no fit do without holding me morning till night, you need to realise if(when) you die, part of people wey come for condolence visit fit come back to console your spouse at night... NOTHING IS WORTH THE HEADACHE.

Somehow I'm beginning to key into this idea more and I'm honestly scared of the man I'm becoming.
Things that use to bother me no longer does especially who or what My girl is doing and she's beginning to notice.
I'm beginning to worry less a lot,even in other aspects of my life.