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I am actually not comparing Brazil to Nigeria. Brazil is a developing country while Nigeria is consider underdeveloped country but crime rate and unemployment is prevalent in both countries. Do you know thousands of Brazilians travel to southern border of US to claim asylum yearly? They would have stayed in their country is Brazil is better as people make us believe.
Only fools will risk their lives to travel abroad cos wherever you're going, such a place has it challenges and you will not turn millionaires overnight just because you land for Europe or US. Traveling abroad is good but not at the expense of your life. They are beggar in the street of New York so they say.

tensazangetsu20:
Lol Nigeria's unemployment rate is over 50 percent. Brazil's unemployment rate is less than 20 percent. Both countries are the same population. You can't compare Nigeria to Brazil. That is an insult on Brazil itself.

Brazil is not heaven one bit and no country is closer to heaven in this world. After living in US for 10 years, I can tell you is little better than Nigeria and some areas in US is worse than Bariga for real. The crime rate, unemployment in Brazil will rival the one in Nigeria. That is a fact.

tensazangetsu20:
They are lucky. Brazil is heaven on earth compared to any place in Africa

Not even only tech industry. California port is now fully automated that robot do the lifting of container from ships and automated machines moves it around and stack it. Basic tech work will disappear in few months from now.

toprealman:
Artificial intelligence is demystifying this tech matter, many jobs in tech are going down

You nailed it but you need to include the fifth point. Never, ever leave a decent job in Nigeria and travel abroad. You will end up in group home at least for couple of years when you first get here. All these tech jobs na wash ooo. Maybe when the COVID inspired inflation but now that things had settled, your chances of getting tech job now is close to 1 per cent.

toprealman:
1. Start early
2. Test the waters first before going all the way with entire family.
3. Savings and minimum wage will never be enough to cater for your financial needs as a family.
4. Never ever sell your house in naija. Rent it out.

No. They are in for a long haul. First mistake is too many kids. Average family in US has 2 kids. More than 3 means you will definitely need help from the government as a foreigner, they would not qualify for it which makes it worse for them? Do you know much a daycare cost? I have a 4 year old daughter and her tuition for pre-k4 is $16k a year. Reason why people have less kids is cos kids are expensive and if you relocate with more than 2 kids and they are little kids like 10 and under, you're in a long thing and stress will kill you.

otherway:
They did not consult well.

You know those type of people who keep the plans of travelling abroad secret.

It may be tough now But laslas they will be alright.

Moving abroad I still a good idea.

He does not love his people at all. Russia is the only country in the whole world that can mobilize a 70 years old man to fight in Ukraine. That is the law he just made. If you think that is love them you need to look in the mirror.

flokii:
I just like this Putin man, dunno why.
The guy loves Russia and loves his people no doubt.
If only African leaders can emulate him and stop acting like prostitutes to all and sundry.

There is nobody that earn minimum wage in US and live decent. Anyone who earn minimum wage will need government assistance.

Gbogbowa:
can you mention one Nigeria with 30 minimum wage that is living a better life but many nigerian in usa with that minimum wage are doing fine even owing good houses in Nigeria .you people should stop saying rubbish Tinubu has failed us

Dash out cars? Really!!!

lavylilly:
Did he dash out the cars? I am interested if his willing to talk business.

I have a friend who is into car business and he has already closed shop. Borrow money import cars but nobody buys it for months. Factor interest on borrowed capital, depreciation and you're in trouble. Business that provide non essential services and the worst hit in inflation period, followed by salary earners.

Maobichek:
Good day, is it not when salary is paid that workers will have to patronize business owners?

In terms of business, there are people who deals on basic goods like food stuffs, drugs, transportation etc and non-basic goods such as shoes, cars, vacation etc.

No one can do without basic goods/needs but non-basic goods can wait ok( i have about 12 foot wears, i may not buy any footwear till next year),

The truth remains that most businesses who are into non-basic goods are suffering more than salary earners, thank you.

I agreed with you completely. Even as a business owner, you can't just increase prices cos of inflation cos your clients/customer will find alternatives to your services but salary earners are had hit when it comes to inflation.
I used to work for coca-cola and you get $.5 an hour pay increase yearly but price of bag of shrimp from Walmart goes from $9 to $14 in less than 2 years and you beginning to ask yourself if you actually getting a pay raise cos you are poorer every year compare to previous year. Starting a business open doors but inflation is worse than the devil for real.

nedekid:
You are right business people can adjust, but they too have limitations. When they raise prices, can people pay? Majority of their customers are salary people.
I will give two examples,

1. DSTV Premium back in 2013 was ₦7000 or $50 @₦140.
Today, DSTV premium is ₦24500 equivalent to $30 @₦800.

I used to charge 50k for a service I provided few years ago. It gave me $354.
Today, I charge 140k which gives me $175. If I charge 283k to give me equivalent of what I earned in $$ before, Who go fit pay?
Meanwhile cost of equipment keep skyrocketing due to the exchange rate, clearing fees. How do we replace those tools of trade?

Foreign is not always better. Some Nigerian has a better life in Lagos before they decides to sell everything and travel only to have it worse off. Studying medicine in some foreign countries is worse off than going to Benue state university for medical degree.

FreeStuffsNG:
Lobatan. Foreign doesn't mean better.They should study harder for the resit. Check my signature for free stuffs!

You need to learn to appreciate your parents. Average American staying paying bills at 18 in their parents house and we live rent free, food and still complains. Nigerians have it good when it comes to our parents cos some jokers send their kids out of the house at 18 in US .

Billionaire2:
Nigerian parents and their favoritism towards the well-to-do child?
if not for the biological love, some of them need to be disowned.. I swear
Most of us were pushed to the streets because of the maltreatments & pressure.

Agreed but the same government pays 30k as minimum wage. How did you expect people to make it to work. Tinubu is a learned person but I was surprised he removed the subsidy as once knowing the impact it will have on the economy. Subsidy should be removed in stages to give time for the people and the economy to adjust. It's literally impossible for government workers to make it to work on their present salary and something needs to be done ASAP.

EPIJOE:
I don't know why people don't understand simple dynamics of the Nigerian economy and this subsidy removal,.

With this dollar rate increasing we expected petrol to go as high as 800 per liters. As dollar increases.

Nigeria is not a producing state. Don't lets take it as of the president is the one increasing the fuel prices. It's simply the laws of demand and supply playing out.


What I just don't like was the way he removed it instantly with at least 2 months planning. to put solutions on ground to cushion the effects of this on the poor masses.

This is something else.

I believe FS should have been removed in stages. Like 25% quarterly to give time for the people and the economy to adjust. Removing it once will definitely rock the foundation is our economy and possibly spiral into recession.

GanagiBitrus:
FS removal is a case of extracting a rotten tooth before thinking of anaesthesia, instead of the other way round.

Really!!! Don't be ignorant and assume all knowing statute. I am few classes from doctorate degree meaning ain't no fools to know loads of church are scam but prayer works. Notice my post did not talk about pastor but prayer. Now back to the topic, my mum's prayers do wonder in my life...

descarado:
Your mother's prayer didn't do that. Rather you were diligent and worked hard.
Give yourself the kudos. You did well.

Wow.. what an advice indeed. My mother attend church, prays, gave 100 blocks, 10 bags of cements from my house project to church without telling me and when she told me, she said you going to see their prayer in your life. I bought a tractor trailer in one month of hustle. While some of our mother goes too far, NEVER denial your parents what they actually we earn and I believe their prayers open doors.

titilo:
mine use to do same, until i stop sending her money even if she says shes hungry, her brother also stopped, until she realised the so called men of God were only coming to pray for her cause of money.

So stop sending her money simple. Its like ant n sugar

Really!!. How many inches lift did you add to your car?

Whobedatte:
Lifted my Corolla , wahalii this has been cost effective . With 10 k I successfully raised it and im glad I did
Corolla bumper tokunbo is now 35 k o

Lifting of vehicles has nothing to do with roads. America has the most listen truck in anywhere in the world, even manufacturers now lifts brand new trucks. Listening is just luxurious cosmetics. Lifting 2 wheel drive is liking trowing your money away.

Alex80s:
You need it because manufacturers of these vehicles didn't put the deplorable state of our roads into consideration... If you stay in the city with good roads, what about traveling to your village??

Besides, it's safer to drive an SUV that has huge ground clearance. If you can't afford it ,you can lift your sedan,at least it will reduce the number of times you will visit a panel beater.

Elon nickname is genius idiot. That's what he is called on the street. Too much of good medicine becomes poison. He changed too much overnight and trows twitter on life support. As it stands now, twitter might be heading to myspace abysmal for real.

colbycell:
Your response made me login to Nairaland for the first time in a long time.

Elon is too full of himself, this is a wakeup call for him and if refuses to wake up then Twitter is gone.

Life is not judge by how many money you have. If it's all about money, only Dangote will be Nigeria president...

ojehmario1969:
Which one be pride again
You get money reach am
Mtcheeew

Hopefully, he will learn this time a dog can't guard two houses same time. He should had stayed away from Twitter with his conspiracies theories but he went head first and 80 per cent of advertisers ran. Free speech still need moderation or the bad actor will take over and turn it to free for all hell hole.

Psalm125:
Musk sorry, pride goes before a fall. You were handed a perfectly working coy by Jack Dorsey and you decided to kill it with trial and error ideas. Meta saw a chance and decided to take it. Don't blame them.

Polygamy is a crime in the US but people here have multiple girlfriend though and the cost of living makes it almost impossible to have multiple wives. But in fairness, how do a man that marries multiple wives intend to satisfy them when one woman is enough to drive a man nut?

God1000:
Only him with three wives.

But it seems only African men marry plenty women, you will hardly see European or American man doing this, I'm not even sure.

I can authoritatively tell you there are universities in US that Maduke university has more structures than even when those schools has been established over 50 years. Don't be quick to criticize.

saysoo:
Glorified secondary school.

Easy to blame government for everything but average Nigerian should shoulder more blame. In 1960, Nigeria population is less than 60 million while UK is about the same. In 2022, Nigerian population is over 220 million while UK is little over 60 millions. The major contributor to poverty is lack of family planning.

madridguy:
Blame our wicked government.

They created mass poverty to be able to control people.

So you trust this government now? Wow...

Zxcvbnmghtr:
So what difference will it make apologizing? Some people just like making unnecessary noise. Almost 95% of Nigerians were against the removal of the subsidy in 2012 simply because we did not trust the government of the day.

Nigeria deserved what Buhari government offered them. Jonathan is bad while Buhari is worse and they decide worse is better than bad. Buhari is the only military head of State that failed to have just diploma after military career and still want to be President. Buhari wife knows he is all talk and no action.

While I am a Christian and holds Christian value about marriage is between man and woman, homosexuality is not destroying our values. It's poverty that is destroying our value cos a man that is hungry will do anything to survive and we have millions of hungry folks in Naija.

Patriotic9ja:
Nairaland should stop publicising stuff like this before it systematically destroy our societal values, culture, and norms

Most cooperate jobs in US or UK has a month to 3 months of evaluation when you first started working for them that an employer can fire you straight way if you're not performing to their standard. In US, most states are right to work states which means employers does not have to give reason to fire an employee.

Or11:
There's something called a warning which is what you could have told her. Try this stunt in a developed world and watch her sue you.

Russia might win the war but already lost the battle. No country in Europe now fear Russia. Before the war, Finland and Sweden will never try to join NATO for fear of Russia reprisal but they don't care no more. They applied for and joined NATO and Russia did nothing. The treat to US power now is China and not Russia. If South African and Iran is supplying arms to Russia then Russia expose her weakness. As it stands now, India has more firepower than Russia. It will take years for Russia population to recover from this war and while Ukraine will join EU and open her border to foreigner just like Germany is doing now.

Ransomware:
your biggest is expecting rational reasoning from an Islamic fundamentalist. He is not interested in a multi-polar world, he is of the belief he is a mujahadin fighting the great satan (west). therefore since Russia is the closest near-peer in strength to the US, he thinks he is pitching his tent with a bigger force, here is what he does not understand, If the US wants Russia out of Ukraine a year ago, they would have done that easily. The US always assumed incorrectly that Russia was a near-peer in military strength but this war just showed that they are nothing. this is the US opportunity to bleed Russia dry. unfortunately, Ukraine will be the fighting force instead of the US infantrymen and women.
So if you expect that Taliban wanna-be to reason rationally, and see that the only innocent people in this fight are the Ukrainians, that will not happen because he is more gear toward what he listens to every friday at his indoctrination club

I read your comments often about this war and I get confused about your stand on it. Russia is the aggressor here and not Ukraine. Ukraine has every right to defend her territory against Russia and even US and NATO allied had always warn Ukraine from hitting targets inside Russia and reason why US and NATO did not give Ukraine fighter jets. Your narrative makes it sounds like the cause of the war is Ukraine attacking Russia.
Before you blame the cause of war on NATO expansion, Finland is now a member of NATO and Russia is yet to do anything and as far as I see the indices of this war, everything Russia is trying to prevent at the beginning of this war has already happened. The war was meant to prevents NATO expansion but NATO already has over 700 miles of Border with Russia and before you label me anti-russia, I studied Russian language for 3 years in Unilag, went to a Russia.

lhordspy:
Defeat to the Slave-masters. They can only resist, but surely Putin, with the help of God will deliver the world from the grip of war-mongers and Crisis instigators claiming world-powers.

Welcome to the New multi-polar world. Where everyone is a king. God bless Mother Russia.

Forced!!!! Absolutely not. I made an agreement that was binding and wanted to backed out of it. That is not acceptable. Buying Twitter is not the problem.bur running twitter aground is the problem. As is stands now, Elon is a conspiracy theorist in US.

wonlasewonimi:
He bought out everyone who had twitter shares and took it private. He didn't need to buy twitter at all and wanted to back out. He would have been sued to his eyeballs, so, he was forced to buy it.

People that invest in Twitter are already under water. The dude needs to learn to shut up for once. Now I know why people calling him genius idiot.

wonlasewonimi:
It's not just his business, there are shareholders involved muppet.