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Confusedgirlie:
Before I left Canada for Nigeria in 2020, I had heard severally that it was very lonely there for Nigerian immigrants. I didn't quite understand what people meant exactly when they said this. However, over time I now have a very good understanding of this particular challenge with migration. Here are some of the things I've learnt on the way. But first, a little background about me.

I'm an introvert and I like my introversion. It gives me a lot of time to think and to be in my own space which I enjoy a lot. I read, write and love to watch documentaries. Those are the three most important things to me in life. When I lived in Nigeria, I lived a mostly secluded life that didn't have a lot of people in it. Regardless, it wasn't boring to me. I went out when I wanted to and took my time for my own activities.

Since being in Canada, my observations have been that it is a lot lonelier here. The reasons are very obvious: there are not a lot of people around me from a culture I'm familiar with (Nigeria), so it's definitely a lot more difficult to interact with others. That's one key point. Another is that I don't really have to go out to purchase things (even groceries), compared to when I was in Nigeria. I can simply order everything I need while sitting in the comfort of my home. Hence, the temptation is to go this way. In addition, I don't have family around, so I'm mostly by myself. And finally, the few friends I have are often busy, so there's hardly time to get together.

That's about it. I think these are some of the challenges Nigerian immigrants face. But the real question is, do I feel lonely?

The honest answer to that is a No. I find that my life is exactly the same way I lived it in Nigeria, only a lot more convenient and comfortable. I can't trade this for anything. In addition, as an introvert who likes to be by herself anyways, it's just a lot more enjoyable.

Nevertheless, there are steps I'm planning to take to change a few things. I am now taking more opportunities to actually go out and buy things even if I don't have to, e.g groceries, clothes, etc. Secondly, I say hello first to strangers and neighbours and get to ask them a few questions. This I wouldn't have done on the first place. Finally, I downloaded a social media application called clubhouse and have been making new friends in my area using this. As a cautious person, I'm taking baby steps here and not jumping straight into friendships I may not like.

Overall, what do I think of being in Canada as an introvert? I enjoy it. My life and choices are a lot better and I find that I have the time to do much more than I was doing back in Nigeria, not hampered by lack of power or resources.

My advice to others is to gauge their expectations carefully as they come to Canada with or without family. It can be lonely here, but that's not because Canada itself is lonely. It's just because you need to dig deep and find yourself in a new country where family is absent and culture is unfamiliar.

FreeStuffsNG:
The seriousness he used to say that "hardcopy" cracked me.

On a serious note, he was actually quoting the law on campaign expenses permitted by law and that he will prefer it in cash so he can easily disburse it through the traditonal channels. The law does not mandate him to use electronic channel.

The directive from the President is an illegal directive that disobeys lawful court order.

Election holds in 8 days. You should all come out en masse to vote for Asiwaju. Only Asiwaju can stop them from turning your old notes into tissue paper.

Once Asiwaju wins, old notes will remain till December 2023 and Emefiele will be fired for incompetence.
Every one should remain calm please.
check my signature for free stuffs!

id911:
https://www.channelstv.com/2023/02/16/naira-crunch-i-need-n70m-in-hard-copy-for-election-expenses-says-doguwa/

Robertgreene1:
Interesting...
A man I know was boasting that even if Tinubu gives him 10k on election day..that he will reject the money and still vote Obi..and we were all cheering him on...But that was before all this madness started...
Now that man is literally a beggar...all his money stuck in d bank and he cant withdraw shishi..he now goes around begging and borrowing...just give that man 1k now and see if he won't vote Tinubu..
Even me that volunteered myself to work as a Labour Party agent on election day through my dad that is a friend to the LP chairman in my LGA...where will I even see the money to transport myself to and fro the polling unit they will post me to?..just where?
The LP party chairman said the little "tips" they will give us is via transfer..I even helped him transfer some cash to some party agents the other day (or some of u peeps think LP don't need cash for the elections too?)
I heard some big PDP Men in my town (some of the richest men in Igboland) are planning to share dollars on election day( See eh.. those big men will always find their way around any hurdle..that's how they became rich in the first place). It is only the poor masses that suffer when two political Elephants are fighting...not Dem rich men.
If bubu is really serious about curbing vote buying.. then what happened to posting two or three agents of the Nigerian Army.. EfCC..ICPC..DSS..SSS..Civil Defense e.t.c..to every polling unit nationwide to stop vote buying( l didn't even add police sef..cus those ones are useless)...
So Buhari that ruthlessly fought we Igbos during d civil war and has never hidden his hatred for us.. will now suddenly be fighting Tinubu and Atiku..so that an Igbo man Obi will become President and immediately release Nnamdi Kanu(Buhari's nemesis)... Interesting!!!
Emefiele and the villa cabal are the ones behind this mess.. Emefiele for personal vendetta against Tinubu for loosing the APC primaries..then d cabal wanna cause anarchy..so they can impose an ING and codedly retain power...They are just using Bubu...
Argue with ur village people
Gi na ndi obodo unu kariwa zia

maupe:
https://independent.ng/breaking-naira-swap-el-rufai-apc-govs-stance-treasonable-datti-baba-ahmed/

NaughtyBrainiac:
Previous Thread

https://www.nairaland.com/7554446/want-get-car-mum-please

This last Valentine's day 14th February, 2023 was the happiest day of my life.

I felt the kind of joy I have never felt before seeing my Mama so exhilarated that she is reaping the fruits of her Labour.

For all those that wish to do good things for their Parents, I pray that the Lord makes it easy for you 🙏
The Lord is in your neighbourhood.

And for those that have the means but are yet to make moves for their Parents, kindly consider. I am sure you will never regret the decision.

naptu2:
Central Bank of Nigeria @cenbank



https://twitter.com/cenbank/status/1626613433339707394

1DigitalBaby:
Abi kini gbo gbo radarada ti awon people yii n shey

GAZZUZZ:


1. Visit CBN website https://www.cbn.gov.ng/

2. Click on link to to generate receipt
https://crs.cbn.gov.ng/

3. Get started https://crs.cbn.gov.ng/get-started

Select new depositor , or if you have been
through the process before, track the
movement of your deposited funds

4. Fill out the relevant information and click on
generate reference number.

https://crs.cbn.gov.ng/get-started/new

5. Print out the generated Reference to and take
to selected banks that accepts deposits not
exceeding ₦500,000


The end.

meglith1:
Source: https://punchng.com/breaking-cbn-orders-banks-to-collect-old-n500-n1000-notes/

IamBoysonic:
The Diobu region and mile 1 in Portharcourt city currently in chaos over the naira swap policy
Banks are being destroyed and set on fire, people are out on the roads protesting.
Residents living in that region have been advised to stay indoors due to gun shots being heard

Nigeria what way?

FuglyGurl:
https://dailytrust.com/naira-redesign-buhari-out-to-truncate-democracy-ganduje/

AnonPoet:
https://punchng.com/new-naira-supreme-court-ruling-remains-valid-says-lagos-ag/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1676593298

Kobicove:
You don't need to be a lawyer to know that the law takes precedence!

salesbloo:
https://punchng.com/new-naira-buhari-cannot-overrule-supreme-court-order-ozekhome/

Hopium:
Jungle don dey mature small small.

When they were making noise about how Buhari is punishing Tinubu to stop him from buying vote, they didn't think in this direction. They were suffering the cash and fuel scarcity in real life, but will come online to rejoice because Tinubu is going to lose the election. That delusional satisfaction and pending reward far outweigh the suffering, depression, and hunger waving across the nation. In their small and feeble mind, the pain and anguish they themselves are experiencing (including their parents in the village, their neighbors, loved ones, friends, and colleagues) is worth it so far Obi is coasting to victory.

Jungle don dey mature.

Only a naïve and inexperience mind - that doesn't know how the real world works - would think a person like Asiwaju can't access the new notes for vote buying. When people say Obi followers are dense, they're right. Very right. The mystery is that majority of his fan base are schooled but seeing how they think would make you pity the hard earned money their parents wasted sending them to school.

To every dull obidient out there who still think the naira scarcity is working in the favour of their principal, get it into your skull that aside the relative ease politicians now have to buy votes on the 25th, the apex danger of all is the possibility of the election not holding and an interim government being installed. Asiwaju tried to redirect your minds towards the things that matter, but you called him all sort of names.

INEC is already complaining of cash scarcity. What happens if they can't get cash to mobilize their ad-hoc staff? I've read some mumu takes today about how INEC doesn't need cash to carry out their responsibility. Many people need to get their brain checked. I fear for the future of this country. We have so many illiterates who only went to school but failed to be educated. Full adults in their 50s, 40s, 30s who doesn't how the world works; have no clue about the nation's electoral process; zero clue about national politics; people who have substituted social media raves with critical thinking. These are people who have passed on their genes or getting prepared to.

I'm not doomposting nor praying for this to happen: The supreme court judgement only put Nigerians into more confusion. The CBN has rendered old notes illegal, banks are rejecting it, filling stations are rejecting it, people have started to reject too. BUT there's no new cash in circulation. Nigerians are in a limbo with no where to face. The commander-in-chief is silent. CBN is not obeying court orders.

From now until election, we will see many protests and riots. I don't see how this election won't be postponed. I don't. And when this happen, print it in your brain that Jagaban is not your enemy. He voiced out, warned us of impending dangers, even gave the CBN solution.

Your enemy is Buhari and by some extension Emefiele (that one will end up in jail one way or the other).

Ireportlive:



Give them their money

100million Nigerians live on $3 per day that is #2000.

How do you expect someone living on #2000 per day to survive if POS charges him 200-500, and he can't spend old currency without spending all day at the bank

Ripple effect
1: Banks would lock up from tomorrow and limit how much they keep in ATM because of vandalism

2: POS agent won't get fund from bank since most banks won't work at 100% capacity

3: Cash flow would start declining

4: people's purchasing power would start declining


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madridguy:
Why are angry rioters attacking commercial banks? That is wicked and callous! These commercial banks don't have new notes to dispense because Emefiele is not going to give them. And commercial banks don't print currency.

STOP ATTACKING COMMERCIAL BANKS

Copied.

unite4real:
It's not about the 2GB. It's about how much the 2GB goes for.

If you are told 25k, then you can tell it's a fantastic buy but if the price is competing with mid range phones at 80k, the 2GB is rubbish

AnonPoet:
https://authorityngr.com/2023/02/15/4g-for-everyone-itel-and-airtel-launch-itel-a60-2023s-most-affordable-4g-smartphone/

Britishpea:
The war we envisaged has started. Buhari will understand who Jagaban really is. No matter what Tinubu will win. We won’t let the 30 years histories repeat itself again.

Buhari is known for flagrantly disobeying court orders. He’s not known to be proactive to issues suddenly he’s being proactive in a wrong way. You destroyed the economy and education of a country but you are here forming James Bond.

You claimed new naira policy will curb vote buying. But we can say that You are not a product of vote buying yet you failed woefully in almost all but for infrastructures. We should have let Jonathan that bought votes to win. Could have been better, maybe.

People are suffering. Banks even interrupted their USSDs and apps to alter transactions.

We are never animals. You are destroying a party that brought you in. You can’t make people hungry and not expect them not to repel.

You must be so wise to think that hungry people won’t collect money to vote for people.
Even if they are paid in coins on election days they will collect it and vote for them.

You just made Tinubu earn a lot of sympathy votes. It is discussed in every corners right now on how you are trying to stop a Yoruba man from getting to the Villa same way your cronies like Babangida, Abacha a did. It will not happen. This plot of dead on arrival-DOD

dustmalik:
I love El-rufai. He is very courageous.

Why would president Buhari make a pronouncement on a matter that is before the supreme court?

sarrki:
KADUNA UPDATE: Let us stand up strongly for democracy, peace and national unity

State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, 16th February 2023.



https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid029C4DTLhPsfGftMfrqJYusPoGV8AU1xiEN5Y49PXGnWmwxBpvjxpux5q7oorwGxrCl&id=100044399770234&mibextid=Nif5oz

treesun:
https://punchng.com/buharis-broadcast-contempt-of-court-adegboruwa/

ganisucks:
https://guardian.ng/news/economic-crisis-looms-as-commercial-banks-run-out-of-cash-in-kano/

Derrickfoster1:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/16/naira-scarcity-cbn-15-banks-working-on-presidents-directive-emefiele/

Melezenawii:
Ooni leads Yoruba Monarchs to welcome the JAGABAN to Ibadan

Babalegba:
I'm Nigerian so my view on the matter is not an abstracted one but experiential. I'm a realist.Nigerians would excel where structures are already in place to reward or punish like in western countries but the typical nigerian is just too weak willed and unprincipled to construct strong effective institutions because of self centeredness , general moral weaknesses and propensity for shortcuts.
It does make me sad but the truth is always bitter.Most Nigerian lives are essentially meaningless but there are some negligible percentage of Nigerians who are not of the normal mould.

Nemere2020:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-only-old-n200-note-valid-till-april-10-says-buhari/

internationalman:
Hailie Jade Mathers whose voice was sometimes heard in the rappers early days songs celebrates her 23rd birthday on this next Christmas day.

She's the first daughter from Eminem first marriage to Kim..

Babalegba:
The truth is the truth.I lived in the UK for more than twenty years and on getting back I realized that Nigerians are very daft comparatively and that someone with a GCSE in Britain is more intelligent than a Nigerian degree holder. Nigerians are impulsive,lack control and are easily tempted
.The economic well being of a country is directly linked to the collective intelligence of the citizenry. Nigeria is messed up because the people there are cognitively stymied.

mr1759:
Yesterday morning alot of resident in Benin rush down to deposit their old naira note in their banks but those money were rejected this spark up anger which lead to violence later became uncontrolled, three life were lost 90 percent of commercial bank in Benin were destroy. In swift reaction from Edo state government instead of blaming CBN decided to turn it into political argument by blaming oshiomhole and APC.

https://dailytrust.com/just-in-obaseki-calls-for-oshiomholes-arrest-over-naira-scarcity-violence-in-edo/