₦airaland Forum

kuuljay:
Malam Aba Yusuf should have found a way of telling the yeastern wailers to stay the fuick away.. was coasting in his sweet victory untill some people from east started rallying behind him with chest beating then suddenly he lost.anyone these guys supports is doomed

what is this fool talking about?

midnighter:
Lol youre too cynical but youre right sha

Even if you try to be altruistic and do the right thing, your family will even be the first ones to curse you and call you "Saint Peter", "goodie" and other such names that are usually a compliment

Na to just get your own spoonful of the national peppersoup!

Which way, Nigeria!

so you see

Mother's eyes, father's facial structure..
Beautiful child

LucemFerre:
Lol... Dude there is uninterrupted power supply at Gambia, and there is order, their money get value pass our own too.. I open my nyash to window as I dey type to you so because no light.
Gambia better o

lol

Gambia kwa

oyetpel:
You can't compare that, we Nigerians seems to be accommodating.

Believe me that your Lebanese friend will enjoy Nigeria well, especially if he has money join.

But a black man in a white man's country? You can't really be revered over there like here.

What you guys use to console yourselves is that you are better than people back home.
Hell, even celebs cry in America about bias against blacks.
In music they had to create BET awards when grammy was neglecting them.

Don't get me wrong, if i were in your shoes i will also consider what anyone thinks about me as immaterial so as to live well.

oh yes indeed

the famiky is quite rich (they own one of these stores) and they do other stuff too.

But then, they just prefer it in Nigeria (it's fine )


A black man living in a country predominated by whites needs no reverence or whatever

As long as you are a citizen /legal resident, you do your thing And when you achieve your exploits you are recognised.


The problem is that MOST black folks are up to no good everywhere

If we were not like that, the world would probably see us different (the way the world now sees and at least respect the Chinese Japanese and South Koreans)

But even if the world no like you, who cares?

Notatribalist:
yes is true,same with most African countries.But only Nigerians come online to was their dirty linen outside..

true sha

Notatribalist:
big fool,keep selling your country to outsiders.. Idiot.

what he is saying is the truth

Is it not obvious?

coputa:
Stop deceiving yourself,the parameters on ground and our value system makes it impossible.Nigerians nor like better thing.Nigerians hate their country, how can you build what you hate.

You have a point

Mizwisdom:
Yes you're right, they're as German as they come but as long as they are Blacks, White German won't accept them as true Germans same way we won't accept a White person as true Nigerian here

when I was in primary school

we had Lebanese kids

And they filled Nigeria as nationality

so they are as Nigerian as they come too, and use a Nigerian passport (I'm still in contact with one, via FB, he is in Kano now with wife and family)

If you no accept them as Nigerian, they no send you
they have their passport, and enjoy the same rights as you who is Nigerian

So what any one thinks is immaterial

Mizwisdom:
When a black man says he's German, the White Germans just laugh

My cousins are as German as they come (three of them )
.as long as you were born and raised in Germany and speak like them, you are as German as anyone else

But when you migrated there in your say 20s or 30s

it may be hard to accept such person as German

dottozil:
My advice, pls remove the notion that you will be able to return the 4m in a month if invested cos this will only help you in making some rash decisions.

You can go into agriculture (fish farming for example) get someone who's done it before to advice you and mentor you.

If you are Yoruba you can also go for bars, sophisticated ones, not bear parlour. All you need is get a good location

You cannot also underestimate sports in Nigeria, you can do a football house and or become a bet9ja agent all in a nice location.

Many more just seek for advice from experienced working people

this is more plausible


at least you will not expect a huge profit in a short time

If your mum can agree to that

So be it!

dottozil:
I bet some of our reasoning is why the whites are better of than us

white folks have access to a near endless pool of capital in various forms at low interest rates

that's their edge

Africans on the other hand don't have that...
instead its to destroy each other them sabi
.So don't even compare


so many white folks have invested in businesses of people that they hardly knew as at then....
they just saw a promising idea

And that was it


But in africa; which "big man" does that?

na to destroy each other una sabi


So don't compare

babyfaceafrica:
easier said than done..you think business is easy in Nigeria!!.. don't experiment with people's sweat... experiment with yours

Leave am

Some young people here dont know what's up

even look at the time frame.

how possible is it to make a good return in that time frame in a business you have no prior experience in

I know relatives who can make good returns on that money in short time
But they have been in the game for decades

so they have experiences and ready customers and all


But for a green horn?

don't try it

dottozil:
So you mean they should keep holding the 4m till infinity, if someone is reasonable enough 2m out of it is enough to liberate a generation from poverty, there are people out crying for just 1m to start a living even 500k. If a person invest 4m and it all goes South that person should relocate to the church. Comm'on guys all he/she needs is think.

what are you saying?


I have seen this play out again and again and again

People losing their life savings due to the harsh business realities of Nigeria, And the wicked people out there ready to swindle unsuspecting people


It's not that she has already started running a business
or she had a business idea she has been nursing and learning about (if she did, she will not be here asking )

in her peculiar case, she better hold the money, or invest in fixed deposits/mutual funds
any other thing will be too risky

I see people make this mistakes ALL THE TIME

bentwood85:
Enough with this quarrelsome Warri girl ....At this tender age see how she rants..

it's the environment she grew up in

dottozil:
I will advise you use the money to start something, leaving the money because of scammers or blah blah will just make you look useless. Just start something even if the return will not be enough to pay your mother, the joy of a mother is to see her child be reasonable with 4m and start something when afforded the opportunity, who knows she might be testing you, if you are able to invest in something reasonable with good returns am sure your mum won't mind waiting for another month or two.

that 4m might be all she has...


if there is much more money in her coffers, then there is room to experiment with the 4m. (some families can afford such)

But when that's the bulk of the family net worth, you better use your sense and hold it tight

Nigeria is a very unforgiving country when you make business blunders

almarthins:
What did we ever do to deserve such inhuman leaders?
Not that this problem has no perpetual solution but their atitude toward power generation is disheartening.

being illiterate, barbaric short sighted, wicked at heart and too tribalistic is what useless citizens of Nigeria did, and quite frankly, they deserve the leaders they get, and deserve to suffer and even die, and suffer more...

because how can a human being with a functional brain support foolish leaders based on religious and tribal sentiments

it's a different case if the leaders forced themselves on the people, and the people are revolting en masse (like you see in countries like Algeria)

these useless leaders enjoy wide support, especially from their kinsmen (tribalism)

so I.don't pity Nigerians at all.

Their suffering should increase

maybe that would give them.small sense

Truthbites:
When will this country get past all these? Its disheartening. Countries are progressing, doing electric cars we are still talking of power...
Where is Fashola and his promises before he became Minister of darkness

Naija issa useless country

it still surprises me that the citizens have failed to see this

This country is a dead country

AreaFada2:
Lol!

The elite have us where they want us: fighting ourselves, either along ethnic or religious lines or both. Failed state syndrome.

We're in a pickle. Many of us with kids in sane climes still want to instill "9janess" in our kids. Question is what is "9janess"? Sadly only very few positives to boast of lately.

I'm not instilling any naijaness in my girls o

they don't need it.

All those things that make up the naijaness (it's actually a coping mechanism to survive in a useless society) is not needed to survive abroad.

All the gra gra and cut throat behaviour that characterises the naija behaviour is not needed biko


I want them to be civil humans and global citizens


Thunder gbagbuo naijaness dia

Ewu

midnighter:
Yes, i would say its a mixture of poor leadership, a culture of self-interest and greed, and an unstable economy. The economy point is an interesting one, because it crashed fairly recently but the bad behaviour was there previously. so it could be even more of an intrinsic problem

Onwards and upwards

keyword: A culture of self interest and greed.


Africa and Africans are still at the primordial /animal stage in development

because that's how animals behave

Humans of the 21st century put interest of community and country FIRST

Third World $hithole failed states like NIGERIA put self and family interest first, and don't mind wrecking the society to achieve that.

Its for this reason ALONE that I don't see Africa as a group moving forward Any time soon.

greatfa4:
That is a big lie bro. In some western Europe countries, if you are a low earner like 1200 euro a month, you don't pay child welfare money, the government will be paying on your behalf. But if one day you earn up to 2000, they get have a system of calculating it. So in the first place why will you have a child without ready to take responsibility. This is how Nigerian men born full everywhere without taking responsibility.

the setting in Nigeria encourages men to be irresponsible

EMMAACHILE:
Nigeria is a third world country and is not at par with the developed world.
With money, you can overcome some of these issues to an extent. Some parts of Nigeria has almost 24/7 supply of electricity like Makurdi, Jos, Lokoja (33 kva line)
Health is only poor if you have life threatening diseases and issue of security is low in some cities outside Lagos. The major danger in security is on the highways and those farming in rural areas. If you live in Abuja city centre for example, how is security a threat?

If I were still in my 20s, I would have fled this country long ago.

I see

Bracha:
I don't think Nigeria has a middle class: i.e a middle class in the strict meaning of the word. Most of the people in that range here are just people one less paycheck away from poverty. In my opinion.

you have said the truth

Aaronsrod:
This is correct.

Myself, for example, when two of my children were unruly, I beat them full sore, both day and night. A third child who displayed even greater disobedience, I killed her with my own hand.

We could never practice this customs in obodo oyinbo.

Truly, there is no place like home.

while I am not against spanking


moderation is key.

black folks are largely animalistic when spanking their kids (belts, stick and violent beating)

Discipline is non negotiable


But moderation is key.

BarristerAlarig:
To believe OP is a lawyer is plausible. Her written English is very basic, more like what a Junior Secondary School student in one of those poorly funded public schools would write like.

And to believe she had to come here to ask such questions is annoying! Do your research people!!! Stop making it easy for scammers to scam you. If you aren't sure about something, send a mail to the embassy or visit their website..

Some people self. Lawyer my @$$

this is uncalled for

graceajunwa:
We are not going as visitors I may Ned to ask d agent d type of visa he is getting for us. Once our visa is ready we were asked to pay certain amount of money that will cover our rent for one year. Note this money will only be paid once we hv our visa, also d plan includes getting a job for us in other words d job will b made available for us. Initially we were told we couldn’t go with d kids until after six months we send for them . But when I them they were jus below 5 he said it’s ok for them to come along cos it would hv Ben more difficult if Dey were above 10 years.

did you say agent?

I smell a rat!

scam alert!

that agent want to scam you all.

To go to Canada, you guys should just try express entry direct, not all these yeye agent matter

AreaFada2:
I said native born will feel at home where they were raised.

Not feeling at home in Nigeria anymore is common. Because of the many issues of late. But if you grew up there, and of a certain age, you will certainly miss the old days.

yes

I'm a Lagos boy

But the rate of hate and tribalism against my people in Lagos these days, I don't still know whether I can feel at home in Lagos anymore (which btw is the only place I really feel at home in naija)


imagine wanting to start an ethnic war in Lagos because one thug who tried to disrupt elections and put people life at risk was dealt with jungle justice?

It's not about the thug, for many of these Yoruba urchins, they are just looking for an opportunity to cause trouble and deal badly with igbo Lagosians

That is animalistic thinking, and that shows you how low out country has sank....

$hithole status

Abeg my children go dey country where people still get sense.

stankezzy:
this post looks foolish , after destroying ur country and making it un inhabitable , the only president that wants to amend it u chased him out and call him names , up till now u are supporting evil party that have no economical agenda or direction for the country just because d best party have some tribes u don't like , now d economy is bad u are planning for 10 Abi 20 countries u will run to in 2020 , is it not foolishness

lmao

jaxxy:
As much as I appreciate this thread because I love diversity, Op u need to add immigrating is not a do or die affair. Don’t go on ridiculous misadventures just to leave the country or migrate. Dangote and Otedola are still dwelling and residing here. If everybody leaves the shithole who will fix it?

one does not have to be super rich to live a good life

it's that tangent that Nigeria missed big time

so calling Dangote /Ote$ is not applicable here

7Alexandre:
Singapore is super expensive...

As a new migrant you generally want to avoid areas with high cost of living...

i.e. As a New Migrant to the United States it isn’t advisable to move to either New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles OR Miami except you have friends & family who can accommodate for the time being until you find your feet...

Generally it’s advisable to move down south where you can find cities with low cost of living i.e. Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Raleigh, Charlotte, Charleston & Tennessee

These are cities that are easily affordable for New immigrants plus you can also find Good jobs in these cities...

Once you become established usually anywhere from 3 years to 5 years, you can then move out to wherever you choose to go since you now understand better the dynamics of the American System...

good advice

AreaFada2:
Sure, German is older. English more polished. Playing with German language is easier to play with than French. As a beginner, Germans appreciate your efforts more. The French expect every black man from Africa to speak good French. Many think all of Africa is francophone.
So more encouraging to learn German.

I find this to be so true about French people

they just assume you should be able to speak French

I wish the Nazis occupied them more


so that they will know how it feels to have a foreign language imposed on them


nonsense