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I think these kind of questions are seeker questions so im happy to contribute. Also because it may help the younger folks
First I am talking from a vantage position in answering your question. Like the other gentleman said, I am also a dollar millionaire but London based and I have never had what you would call a business. All my money comes from 9 to 5 and real estate in the UK and I am in my 40s and been here over twenty years

To answer the question you need to think about what game you are playing. Clue it is found in mathematics and called game of averages

On the balance of probability, you are likely to make 100 million or 1000 million(1 billion naira ) - more quickly and more steadily in the top western countries than in Nigeria but there is an infinitesimal chance that you become mega rich in Nigeria but that depends mainly on if one of the demi gods in Nigeria decides to favour you

You are also likely to have the stability you need to keep stockpiling the money in the west compared to Nigeria where there is a lot of instability

Nigeria is top heavy. what I mean is that if you compare like for like, the top 1 percent Nigerians living in Nigeria are richer than the top 1 percent Nigerians living abroad but I think that is where it ends
the remaining 99 percent Nigerians living in Nigeria are not as rich as their counterpart overseas - I believe this is applicable if you are comparing like for like. Do not compare a cleaner in London to a tech guru in nigeria
A lot of my boys make £200,000 per year in tech (yeah you have to do two contracts but hey who told you making it is easy)
so if you are very well educated in the learned professions - and ready to put in the work at a young age you can save/invest £100k two to three years in the West

By the way UK people are not as poor as you think but it is not in our culture to brag. It is considered classless Also you still feel poor when you are worth 1 million dollars. Trust me