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airsaylongcome:
Can your employers not directly wire funds to your Nigerian dom? Why do we have to jump through so many hoops. Mine send directly to my dom and if not for the stupid manual way Zenith handles foreign wire transfers, I should be getting it within hours

I don't know why my employer is avoiding wire transfer, maybe because of transaction fee. Payoneer charges more transaction fee than can be incurred in a wire transfer.

tensazangetsu20:
It was blocked for them cause they were sending money to me in Nigeria for your employers it will work since they haven't used it before but depending on the country it's coming from they might block it later.

Uhmmm, I wonder why your employer was banned from using it to send money to Nigeria. It's weird because unlike TransferWise, I haven't come across any official news by Remitly stating they've suspended transfer to Nigeria. Maybe your employer did something contrary to their code of conduct.

tensazangetsu20:
Yeah it works. We used to use that and azimuth before the services got blocked to my employers for sending money to Nigeria.

Do you mean, it works before but your employers can no longer use it because it has been blocked and can no longer be used to send money to Nigeria? I'm confused, broh.

I work with a foreign company and getting my Salary since TransferWise suspended payments to Nigeria dom accounts has not been rosy.

It's almost 15 days now and my money is still hanging somewhere between Access Bank and Payoneer. It wasn't until today that I learnt that Access Bank has stopped receiving Payoneer domiciliary account deposit. The fund is not showing up on my Payoneer account either.

I want to avoid a recurrence of this ugly situation on my next payment. I had suggested Remitly to my employer and they've accepted to make my next payment through it for December.

I've went through this thread https://www.nairaland.com/7414171/web-developers-freelaancers-how-getting/7 from A to Z, there was no mention of Remitly.

So I would like a review from my fellow Nigerians concerning their experience with Remitly.

@mukina2 @lordzouga @lalasticlala please help drive to the front page for wider audience

etin06:
Yes you can , I have done that plenty times

Broh, can I still withdraw payoneer USD to my Nigeria domiciliary account? Is it still working?

whytediamond:
Get money o.

You can marry as many women as possible if you have money, it is not a sin. In fact, you will make heaven.

As for people that post partum makes them accumulate belly fat and then, term it "natural" or "normal". It's a big fat lie.

Dieting will make you feel better and recover your body 100%.

In summary, get money legitimately you go enjoy your life here on earth, still go enjoy for heaven.


They will tell you it's nature.

Bro, do you have any article you can recommend I read on how dieting help reduce belly fat?

The event narrated on this thread is a sequel to one narrated here: https://www.nairaland.com/7304797/how-gambling-changed-life. Taking a step back from the concluding part of that story and just taking you through an unorganised tale of a man who found favour.

After paying off the school fee I gambled with in 200 level, I made a resolution to never gamble with my money again; a decision I've been faithful to ever since. 300 level came and I went for my industrial training. Most students in my department went to companies that aligns with our course of study, but I went to company that pays. I was paid 20k per month. God bless my then boss. He would organise overtime for me, so I can have more money. I saved in bits for 4 months and bought my official 'frustrator', a fairly used Dell laptop that threatens me more times than Buhari has ever done. You can imagine a fully charged laptop telling me it's going to shutdown in 5 minutes and it won't even allow me finish reading its popup message before actually shutting down. Chai, that laptop is the devil itself.

With my laptop, I dived head first in C programming language. I switched to learning Java after I learnt that C is not the most suitable to build the betting app I want to build. I was like 5 months OFF-ON into learning Java when I learnt about Blockchain and cryptocurrency. I did a little bit of reading and learnt the high level overview knowledge of how the whole system works. As at that time, the crypto market was on a bull run and Blockchain companies were just popping up here and there with ideas that may or may not survive the next bear market. I became a collector of crypto airdrops and I stumbled upon a blockchain startup company based in Singapore. I signed up for their airdrop and carried out the required tasks to be eligible for the airdrop. As I was about to submit, I saw a popup message requesting if I would like to join their validators, provided I am good with Java programming language. I clicked Yes and proceeded to submit my airdrop details.

After about 2 months, I was at my school library when I got an email from them, notifying me about a Java test I must pass to be able to join their validators. In my mind, I was like 'there's no way I can pass this'. All I can still build is a calculator. So I was about to pack my stuff and leave for my hostel. Then I heard a voice telling me, "Try it out. You have nothing to loose anyway". So I listened to the voice and opened my laptop again. The test is a timed, 3-level test with 3 trials per level. There is a beginner level, an intermediate level, and an advanced level. I attempted the beginner and in one try I passed because I was a beginner, of course. I proceeded to the intermediate level but I failed the first trial and the second trial. Lucky for me, I passed the third and last trial. I was so demoralised when I saw the first question of the advanced level. I didn't even understand what I just read, obviously because I wasn't yet a senior programmer. I was so demoralised but I told myself, "I'm not going to try find the right answer. I'll pick the first option I see". I only hear of such wonders; I've never being a witness to one. It was unbelievable to me when I saw a pass mark returned after my submission. I got in... a beginner programmer.

I wouldn't say much about the daily task involved in the job, so I won't expose too much information. But I read like say I wan mad to make up for my inadequate knowledge. The monthly payment was in Ethereum. At a point in time, I accumulated up to 3.7 Ethereum and traded it to a profit of 0.1 BTC. When the price of Ethereum dropped from $200 to $64, I sold 3 ethereum to get myself a HP laptop. I accumulated more ethereum from my payments but ended up loosing everything to day-trading on Binance. I lost over 2 million naira to the bear market. Covid came and killed off the company and a lot of crypto companies that sprung up in the last 4 years. Though I lost money to the crypto market, but I gained a lot from working for that company. I count my losses and moved on. However, the experience I gained in that company served as the bedrock for whatever height I may reach today in my career. Even after then, I wasn't really good in programming. Never built a server then. Didn't even understand what a middleware is.

I secured a job in Lagos that pays me 100k as a mobile app developer (Flutter). That year was very tough year for me. My girlfriend got pregnant. I did my wedding. Got a baby girl and also got some debts on my neck. Loan apps wan finish me with insults. In 6 months, my salary increased to 150k. After one year, I switched companies. The new company started with the same salary because I didn't know how to negotiate salary. After 6 months, it was increased to 180k, but I was still disgruntled with the salary. Please learn the art of negotiating salary, regardless of the field you find yourself.

Early September, I got an email asking me if I'm still interested in a job that I can't even remember when I applied for it. Of course, I'm still interested. Na you I dey wait for since all these days sef. So the CEO of the company arranged a meeting with me, interviewed me to see if I'm a culture fit. I no dey fail behavioural interviews again since I don fvck up for one behavioural interview lai dat. Next, i was sent a technical take-home assignment to do. That assignment mad. It took me 9 days of intense reading and 9 nights of sleepless night + frustration to solve the question. I finally completed it and sent them my solution. I interviewed with the CTO and the lead engineer. They loved the way I approached my solution, as well as the quality of my code. My code SOLID kpa.

Well, I got the job. The payment is $1800. That's like 1.2 million monthly in Naira, using the black market rate. It was an unbelievable success. Who I be? Me wey be customer of various loan apps. My first ever salary was 7k. Spent five years before I could gain admission into the university. Spent another 5 years studying a 4-year course. My dad was a driver. My mum, a petty trader. I grew up in the trenches. Face-me-I-slap-you house story dey there. That one na season film. Trekking over 1 hour everyday to school dey there. Story for another day. Factory work palava nkor, abi na my labourer/bricklayer parole I wan talk. I've faced the hard life. I've faced the tough times. I've faced the bad days. I've persevered through them all. Grace found my preparations and sent me an opportunity, so people can call it luck.

No be me holy pass but I call myself the epitome of Grace. Started from the bottom, now I'm here.

lalasticlala, mynd44, Mukina2, crazyman, 1forall Perhaps, my story can motivate more people if you send it to the frontpage

Saintdan0421:
Aren't u trying to justify gambling?

Yes or No?

You more silly than ur writeup.

Broh, you do reading-comprehension for secondary school at all? I doubt you did. You could have just read and pass if you can't comprehend a simple narrative.

You can't even pass a clear message without using abusive words. Carry your janjaweeed mouth go front abeg. Ah no dey for vawulence this evening.

Saintdan0421:
Gambling that has 1% prons relative to 99% cons na in u dey recommend give anoda human being.


Keep the recommendation to your family members only. Imbecilic and idiotic write up.

It wouldn't hurt if you admit that you didn't read the write-up, coz you clearly didn't. Dumbo

lalasticlala snake, mynd44. To the promise land please.

Kobojunkie, every form of addiction is not a mental illness like you said https://www.nairaland.com/post/116115960. It's an absence of discipline.

Gaby, gambling addiction can be controlled.

stallionhorse nailed it https://www.nairaland.com/stallionhorse

I've read countless stories of how gambling has wrecked the life of many youths, boys, men alike and I wasn't left out. I was a perpetual gambler as well. I wouldn't have created this thread but for this Righteousness2 comment https://www.nairaland.com/7303107/please-save-marriage#116116165 on this frontpage thread https://www.nairaland.com/7303107/please-save-marriage.

Here is my short story

Our Nintendo game console got faulty and I did the best I could to repair it. Unfortunately, my measly knowledge on electronics was not enough. Electronic technicians couldn't repair it because Nintendo game console was getting phased out by Sega, so the spare parts were unavailable in the market. I resolved I would buy myself a Sega Game console. How could I have gotten the money to buy it. I was only a boy in Senior Secondary School 1. Shortly after, a friend introduced me to Baba Ijebu lotto and the possibility of winning so much with so little. He gave me a 2-sure. I staked ₦20 on the midweek-special game. On checking the result the following day, I found out that I won. I was so happy. I told the lotto man and my bet was settled. I took the ₦3700 I just won enta market, straight off. I got the Sega game console for about ₦3500. I bet on another game with ₦100. Thus, it started... the life of a gambler.

I lost way more than twice the money, I won, to Baba Ijebu lotto. Then came Football betting. We heard it's a lot easier to win than lotto. So I was taught the odd and staking concept. On my third stake, I won ₦10,480. I was so happy that I started planning on making a business off of it. "What if I could win like ₦10k every week or stake ₦100 on 2.00 odds every day for 1 week. What if I just accumulate like 10 games over one week and win like 10 million..." My greed went on and on, making me see ways I could win more with little, becoming a millionaire overnight. Series of loss came and I kept climbing up the losers leaderboard.

I was in 200 level when my dad sent me ₦40k for my school fee. "If I can just stake ₦20k on 3.00 odds, that's ₦60k. I'd pay off my school fee and have something to flex with, buy new clothes and enjoy my life", I thought to myself. Naso I carry my phone load the money enter my bet9ja account, selected like 3 games. My heart almost ran off my mouth as I watch the first game cut my ticket. I mellow, I no talk anything. My paddi wey follow me go watch ball think say na my team wey loss dey pain me. The following day was Sunday and there are still more matches to play. Lemme just stake this last 20k on 2.00 odds so I can recuperate my money and stop. Well, I did and no surprise. Like a cool breeze, my school fee was gone.

Tears first scarce for my eyes. I find tears, I no see. Abi make I go jump inside well ni. No, dem fit rush kon comot me. What of otapiapia? And I no even get rope for house. What am I even thinking? How can I think of suicide because of ₦40k? My dad toiled day and night to be able to get this money Now, it's all gone. Death will come sooner if I tell my dad what happened. Even the devil cannot tempt me to tell him. My mind became a busy road for evil thoughts.

Exam was approaching and school fee portal was to close in 5 days. Na, automatic extra year be that. I told my bestie about what I have done. She lambasted me but proffered a solution. So I did as she advised. I went to RCF (The Redeemed Christian Fellowship) of my school. I told the treasurer I need to borrow for my school fee and I will pay back on instalment. May God bless sister Kemi and brother Dayo of RCF wherever you are. They borrowed me the money and I paid back. But I starved so I could pay back the debt.

The hunger filled my heart with anger and vengeance. I made a resolution to never gamble again but recuperate all my losses. Only if I could win all time, then it's no longer a gamble. I researched on ways I could always win the bookmakers. Yes, I did find one sure way. However, it needs to be automated to get the best result out of it. I need to build a software for it. I Googled on how to build such software and I read that such software is hard to build. Of course, if it were easy to build, everybody would have been rich. I knew nothing about programming, but my rage burns still. I picked up Java and started learning on my own. Two years down the line I still haven't built it, but I found passion in what I was learning. All I was able to build at that time were simple calculators. Programming hard but I no fit give up.

Graduated school but work no dey outside. I kept at it, reading day and night, spending the bulk of my time staring at and writing magical words that can make computer do silly things. After NYSC, I built my first mobile app, published it on Amazon App store and got a job two weeks after. It seems my attention as shifted from building a software that wins the bookmaker all time, but nay. I just needed something to pay my bills while I horn the skills necessary to build such a software. Alas, after about 6 years, I finally built the app.

Reminiscing on these series of events that changed my life, I thought to myself, if I didn't gamble with my school back then or my bet won, I might not done anything good with my life. One thing I realise is, every good and bad things that happened in one's life are a series of tiny events that are meant to prepare and take you to the next phase of life. Now, I feed my nuclear family with this tech job.

I made a mistake but I made a resolution to fix it. I realised gambling would destroy me, so I stopped. What helped me? DISCIPLINE!!!
Gambling is not an evil spirit. It is greed driven by lack of self control and discipline.

Mumu Simon Ekpa, u siddon for Finland dey yarn rubbish. U for come Nigeria make you kon kollect wotowoto naa. Coward

McOluOmo:
ur fada

Your mama Fake mcoluomo

FutureIsFemale:
So it best to say that all men are rapists..

Saphiere, is that you?

[quote author=McOluOmo post=113693181][/quote]Hornku, you be fake. McOluOmo dey beside me as I dey talk now and guyman no dey nairaland

McOluOmo:
T

Fake McOluOmo. How far

helinues:
Nobody is going to attack all those artistes for supporting Obi, but let it be Tinubu or Osinbajo and see his supporters going gaga

Obi deserves better than most of his toxic supporters honestly cos they are sending people away from him

No sane youth is expected to support all those well-known corruption breeders we call Nigerian politicians. Well... except a youth who eats from the corruption itself

It is only people described above that are being sent away. The obi revolution doesn't need them anyways. Good riddance to bad rubbish

Family business

No fvck given for these religious northern fanatics.

faceland:
She made a mistake but I am 100% sure (wither there is life after death or not), she is in a better place. RIP.

Which mistake did she make?