Hi guys,
I trust this meets you well?
I am 25 years old, I'd soon be 26.
I'm a graduate, I served in Kano and stayed back after service doing a teaching job. I am paid 35, 000 naira per month. The 35k finishes on transportation and feeding even before the month ends.

I started learning a skill in tech about a year and half ago, I've gained some confidence already in web development, I can call my self a Front-End Developer now with some knowledge of back end development... I have made up my mind to keep learning everyday. I have a dream of going fully into tech and at this point in my life, I need a job that will offer me the opportunity to learn what I'm personally interested in. I want to work in a team that will help me to grow, not a teaching job where I am overworked and get home tired everyday and have little time to code.

After sitting and considering all these, I made up my mind to resign my teaching Job by the end of December. I'm going back to my hometown (a state in the North central) where I hope to go down to Abuja in search of a better life or better still if I get one in my state.

The thing is that I'd need to take this bold step now while I'm still a bachelor before I get married and unable to.

I understand that it is a hard decision to take, but if I let fear hold me down here, Many years will pass and I will be here held by fear. A colleague shared his story with me, that he was afraid of leaving and for him, it's 11 years now teaching and he is still struggling. He's married and it's now difficult to take any step as such.

I need advice, if possible share your experiences so that I will learn.

Thank you very much

Let's wait for the elders but "Tech" according to them is the new oil but you need something to sustain yourself while learning it.

I can call my self a Front-End Developer now with some knowledge of back end development...
Let's assume this is true. Use the remaining month of the year to brush up your knowledge and be job ready by Jan next yr. It will not be easy esp with your tight schedule but you have to squeeze out time for it if you really need the "change".

FTC for the first time... This remaining ½ of the month go better

If you have a Better Alternative, Quit d teaching job..
If Not, Stay on d job!

A female teacher in my area is doing well Financially!
After school, she sells Snacks (buns, eggroll, puff-puff) and Black market Fuel/Diesel at Nights!
I believe she is doing better dan even Bankers!

In Nigeria, Everybody must get Sense, otherwise Poverty go use you shine!

Hmmm... Processing

Honestly op,I can't do such kind of jobs at this moments..... Personally,I don talk am say by latest January I go carry keke begin ride for this Warri... Imagine my immediate elder bro wey carry keke just on the 25th of last month,the nigga don make not less than 100k from that time till now..

All these mumu teaching work wey person take dey stress himself,yet at the end, Nothing to write home about,dem no follow again.......Very soon,once my keke don reach my hand, ennnnnnn,I go first breathe,then my bakery work go come resume fully again.

Be going ...

Dis life no just balance,the money I pay for contribution a day is more dan ur graduate monthly salary.i will always be grateful to God for not making me foolishly saying I was furthering my education 9yrs back I finished secondary skull.so I would now be carrying useless certificate up an down or looking for a place to be employed and pay peanuts.tnk u jesus for making me go into business.served for 4yrs.although wasnt settled well.was settled in 2017 with 200thousands naira worth of goods in electrical materials.tnk God today,I can confidently say am not doing bad have my own 3bed room flat and counting.it can only be God.
Bro back to ur post.quit that god dam work.dat work can't make u.follow ur mind and God will see u tru.its just matter of time and not giving up

There is something your heart, brain and mind is telling you! Do it.
No wait for our validation!

U go gree sweep street ?

Get a job before you resign so you don't become a leech

Get out of that place as quickly as possible, acquire a skill online, with a small remote job you can earn $200 or more monthly, thats still peanuts but better than the mess you find yourself.


Wish you all the best

Come make I teach u yahoo

Someone I know was a private school teacher up until July this year. Coincidentally he was also into web designing like you and was freelancing until he struck a deal early this year. Once the road became clearer, he ditched the teaching job for the web designing and has not regretted doing so.

The ball is in your court OP.
If you know you have saved up enough to be able to pay yourself at least three months salary, then move. If otherwise, try freelancing with the skills you have acquired while still doing your teaching.

Again the ball is in your court.

I currently earn almost 200k and I'm quitting my job at the end of the year to pursue other interest that I do not know for certain how it would turn out, while you are scared to quit 35k job and go into tech ?

Young Man...Teaching job in the long run is not sustainable because most schools especially private do not pay well.. Make that decision now and take the bold step else it you may regret it in the future... I was once into teaching but after 3years I had to move out and now I am far better than I was when teaching.

Do just that, quit!
But before you do, make sure you've saved enough to cater for you for the next 3-4months.
Teaching job especially in most private schools should just be passage to another opportunity. They won't allow you have time for yourself, before you know it, you're 30.
I pray for greater opportunities for you.

Godisfaithful:
It is better to have another job secured before quitting your present job. Remember this is Nigeria. God will lead you through

Joblessness is better than some jobs.



Teaching is a useless profession in Nigeria.

some want to leave teaching job,others are looking for teaching jobs,this kountry....oga ooo!

It is better to have another job secured before quitting your present job. Remember this is Nigeria. God will lead you through

I really believe you're on the right track as regards Tech, my only advice is as someone said, save some money and when you finally relocate to Abuja, look for a tech company and offer yourself as an Intern. You're still a fresher in the field, it might be hard getting a full paid job as an experienced developer. So internship would allow you learn more and align yourself with the experienced senior developers. If the owner of the tech company sees your vigour and willingness, he can decide to be giving you some stipends per month. Also look for software development meetups in Abuja. See https://www.meetup.com/

In all this, have patience and throw away pride, like you said, you're 26, be patient and be humble. What did I say Sir; be patient.

Tech stacks to focus on, I believe you know; JavaScript first, I repeat JavaScript. Why? Because it will lay your foundation for ReactJS, which is very popular and in high demand. There were some interns I advised in 2020 to learn JavaScript and eventually ReactJS and today in Abuja they're earning 5-6 figure salary. I mean some 65k and some 100k and above per month, as young guys and bachelors.

So if you feel, you're not yet strong with JavaScript, then I would advise you still wait and still be teaching in your current place of primary assignment, learn JavaScript again again and again, then learn ReactJS while still working in this school that's giving you steady income. Why because, if you leave this school and go to Abuja and you're not yet grounded in the skills of Software engineering, then it will be hard to get a job, and if you go in for internship and they don't pay you anything, what will you be living on; it might be hell.

So think wisely, don't make hasty decisions; I reiterate, if you are not yet grounded with JavaScript and ReactJS, continue learning and Teaching, at the end you would eat the good of the land.

I learnt web development at 24, was an apprentice (intern) for 4 years. Today am 41 through God's Grace. Be patient, there's a time and season for everything underneath the earth. Shallom!

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. - James 1 v 4

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35K Teaching job for a graduate should be a backward movement.

Most Corpers earn more than that.

Go on !

Just quit it or else you did be wasting your time there ..

Quit. Teaching job in Nigeria, is a total waste..

Let me repeat..

To all men(not boys), you've not started hustling and grinding yet, what are you waiting for??

Apart from money ritual, any other hustle is okay..

Don't listen to people preaching righteousness, their children, cousins, nephews and co are chronic fraudsters!!

Others are hustling(both legit and non-legit),and you're blank? I pity you!!!

Go ahead man. It's a right step

The first step to success is self confidence.
Secondly, always try to have many sources of income, don't always quit one job to look for another. Find a way to make money from several sources.

The garden of Eden is supplied by four rivers (income) and not one river.
Do you understand me?

Spark2:
Hi guys,
I trust this meets you well?
I am 25 years old, I'd soon be 26.
I'm a graduate, I served in Kano and stayed back after service doing a teaching job. I am paid 35, 000 naira per month. The 35k finishes on transportation and feeding even before the month ends.

I started learning a skill in tech about a year and half ago, I've gained some confidence already in web development, I can call my self a Front-End Developer now with some knowledge of back end development... I have made up my mind to keep learning everyday. I have a dream of going fully into tech and at this point in my life, I need a job that will offer me the opportunity to learn what I'm personally interested in. I want to work in a team that will help me to grow, not a teaching job where I am overworked and get home tired everyday and have little time to code.

After sitting and considering all these, I made up my mind to resign my teaching Job by the end of December. I'm going back to my hometown (a state in the North central) where I hope to go down to Abuja in search of a better life or better still if I get one in my state.

The thing is that I'd need to take this bold step now while I'm still a bachelor before I get married and unable to.

I understand that it is a hard decision to take, but if I let fear hold me down here, Many years will pass and I will be here held by fear. A colleague shared his story with me, that he was afraid of leaving and for him, it's 11 years now teaching and he is still struggling. He's married and it's now difficult to take any step as such.

I need advice, if possible share your experiences so that I will learn.

Thank you very much

What subject do you teach in the school?

I want to give you a Freelancing job.