₦airaland Forum

LikeAking:
I think you are wrong..

This industry is mainly about demand and supply, and some times distance..

Even if demand will push a price up it shouldn't be over 400% and it should return back to the normal price when the demand is low..

But this one is diff..

Imagine say Lagos to Onistha cost pass, may be from Kastina to PH.

Demand drops prices in airline business, if you have more frequent travellers on a route, that will mean more service providers and the competition will drop prices because turnover is high. But when you tax the airline, they will invariably charge more for tickets, just take your time and see the break down of tickets on both our domestic and international flights, you will observe that over 35% of the money paid goes to taxes. So our government is responsible for the high cost of tickets.

Another reason for the cost is exchange rate, everything is imported in airline business from spare parts to fuel, so higher dollar rate means we have to cough out more money to travel locally.

meetme01:
I don't understand why people believe students are suffering in the UK

Let me explain things to you. The only way you will suffer is if you are lazy, doing a course with no progression and those without plans.. A nurse, social worker etc will never suffer because immediately they become registered, Canada, Australia and US, will give them that edge in becoming same in their countries.

I know of nurses who are now registered in 4 countries..UK, US, Nigeria and Canada. They may decide to work in any of the continent. UK is the shortest route to achieve the registration. I also know know of social workers registered I'm UK, Canada and NIgeria due to their UK registration.

Also, go and check the salary of these profession in these countries. How much is the salary of a nurse or social worker compared to that of Nigeria. You pay taxes because that's a sane country. We are used free things and not paying taxes here and we complain the government is not doing anything. That's the difference. Poverty mentality.

Someone even brought politics to the discussion. When last did you read UK citizens compliant about an election and go to court. There politics differ from US. Politicians do there things and if you fail, you are removed. Can that happen in Nigeria? A country where the father is the governor. Son in Senate and daughter in house of rep. Other siblings in the house of Assembly. Can you complain? I dare you to. In saner climes, when you revolt, action is taken. Not here. You will shot and killed.

You think everyone like noise like others. Some of us are introverts, we love our space. The loneliness is all over the world especially in sane countries except you live around your country men. Mind your business is all around. In Nigeria, we pokenose too much. That's our way of life. Some are not used to that lifestyle at all but they have no choice.

Don't just assume. You don't expect to start big when you get to a country. You learn through the ropes. Here, you will be at denial stage. As soon as you get your certificate, you smile to work and bank. You start enjoying life.

Even the work in Nigeria are given to their children and spouses while the poor continue to use SSCE to apply for jobs despite having Masters. See, Nigeria is not working at the moment and leaving the country for a better life should not be anyone's concern. If anyone decides to sell their property, so be it. They worked hard for it and if they ain't lazy in their new destination, they will build a better one. I have season level 13 and 15 officer leave the shores of the country.

Imagine a level 15 officer earning less than 250K. Having P.hD and cannot use it for career progression at the Agency. Does that make sense to you. Which is downgrading - working in your country with meagre salary and having highest educational qualification which cannot be used and working in a another country where the salary is worth your highest certificate and pay taxes while you enjoy benefits of the taxes?

Don't envy.

We too like awoof in Nigeria, once we have small change we start forming "Oga", Landlord travel and see, those that are against travelling are either afraid of the unknown or plain lazy. People you hear complaining are usually those that just arrived and are learning the "system".
Developed worlds have no African time, 10 o'clock means 10 minutes to 10, 12 hours work is 12 hours work, no mago mago Just check the salary of bankers in Nigeria, over 70% of the work force are below 600k, and they usually work 8am to 7am. Working like that in developed economics means you are "greedy" because money will be running after you.

People are complaining about taxes but here we pay VAT and all our roads are in terrible state, no pipe borne water, electricity we provide for ourselves. If you are sick with certain illness in Nigeria is almost death sentence, if you have small change, you start moving around with escorts, "oppressing" your fellow country men with imported guns and cars. If you are 40 years old and never travelled in developed world, you are lacking critical insight to life. Our life is all about money, we careless about quality of life.

kernniejay:
OP, follows this advise, but don't offer to increase your payment for Nepa bill. You will be giving your landlady an idea to increase her house rent.

Igwe9:
artificial jump based on predictions and in anticipation of the devaluation of naira, those that trade forex understand.

kponkedenge:
Igbo this, Igbo that.

The funny thing is that Igbo man has not ruled Nigeria for decades, yet the country is in shambles.

The way Igbo get mentioned, one would think that it's the Igbos that have destroyed our country, economy and security.

meobizy:
Only horse tranquilizers can knock a person out for that long. Let’s thank God the victims didn’t die on the way.