Ellasure:
Everyone needs to think clearly about the remittances and its relation to the States in Nigeria.

The captured transactions and the uncaptured will still be reflecting these same States with positions changing.

This is a good report for the Nigerian nation to ponder and work with. The federal government under Buhari has used this statistics to distribute free money raw cash in the northern Nigeria while doing nothing of such in the southern Nigeria. The finance minister said in a reply to a journalist some,months ago, that the people in the south has people sending them money from abroad while them in the northern part has nobody. Yet your brother that are federal ministers can not do anything about the finance minister action.

Meanwhile, here are people fighting what is not. People should not loose focus on happenings and happenstance.

EcoBrick:
https://twitter.com/StatiSense/status/1603631547810254848?t=Hk_H6ZM4EXok_aTdaTKHhg&s=19

franchasng:
You are very wrong.


After Igbos, Edo people are the next Nigerian tribe or people that cherish traveling abroad (mostly Europe), followed by the Yorubas.


So its not about prostitution, Edos have a lot of their men living and working legitimately abroad, I know a handful of them. Mind you, I am not from Edo, I am Igbo but truth must be told as it is always

EcoBrick:
https://twitter.com/StatiSense/status/1603631547810254848?t=Hk_H6ZM4EXok_aTdaTKHhg&s=19

olahero:
International Ashawo remittance plenty

franchasng:
The statistics was accurate with population of Africans of Nigerian decent living in The US.


It then goes further to give an estimated
population of African households that speak some identifiable Nigerian dialects. This stat does not represent the population of each Nigerian tribe living in the US, they even stated it there if you read the introductory statement.


It is a known fact in Nigeria that After Hausas, the next tribe in Nigeria that love speaking their dialect are the Yorubas.

Many Igbos living in the cities don't even give their kids Igbo names, neither do they speak Igbo dialect in their homes, but you can hardly find a Yoruba kid without a Yoruba ethnic name, and this I always envy about the Yorubas on how they uphold their culture wherever they go.


All my relatives that live in the US, none of their kids speak Igbo and this has been a factor modern Igbo families including mine are trying to change.



My kids don't understand Igbo despite my little effort to ensure they do.



So please that statistics is not a representation of population of each Nigerian tribes living in the US.



You guys should learn to interpret facts and stop confusing yourselves.


See the data below:



Of the various African languages spoken in U.S Households, only a handful were statistically significant enough to obtain discrete codes and statistical representation.codification. Out of the West African languages represented, some such as Yoruba, Igbo and Wolof are stand alone languages, while others such as Edoid, Gbe and Manding languages are linguistic groupings of similar languages. The following are the 10 largest West African languages spoken in America. The big 3 are:

Yoruba - 149,358

Akan Languages
(Incl. Twi) - 141,583

Igbo - 94,788

The other 7 represented languages are:

Manding Languages - 30,381
Wolof - 26,255
Fulah - 18,563
Kabuverdianu - 18,451
Gbe Languages - 17,212
Edoid Languages - 16,699
Ga - 10,542

Source: https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/search?ds=ACSPUMS1Y2019&rv=LANP&wt=PWGTP

franchasng:
The statistics was accurate with population of Africans of Nigerian decent living in The US.


It then goes further to give an estimated
population of African households that speak some identifiable Nigerian dialects. This stat does not represent the population of each Nigerian tribe living in the US, they even stated it there if you read the introductory statement.


It is a known fact in Nigeria that After Hausas, the next tribe in Nigeria that love speaking their dialect are the Yorubas.

Many Igbos living in the cities don't even give their kids Igbo names, neither do they speak Igbo dialect in their homes, but you can hardly find a Yoruba kid without a Yoruba ethnic name, and this I always envy about the Yorubas on how they uphold their culture wherever they go.


All my relatives that live in the US, none of their kids speak Igbo and this has been a factor modern Igbo families including mine are trying to change.



My kids don't understand Igbo despite my little effort to ensure they do.



So please that statistics is not a representation of population of each Nigerian tribes living in the US.



You guys should learn to interpret facts and stop confusing yourselves.


See the data below:



Of the various African languages spoken in U.S Households, only a handful were statistically significant enough to obtain discrete codes and statistical representation.codification. Out of the West African languages represented, some such as Yoruba, Igbo and Wolof are stand alone languages, while others such as Edoid, Gbe, and Manding languages are linguistic groupings of similar languages. The following are the 10 largest West African languages spoken in America. The big 3 are:

Yoruba - 149,358

Akan Languages
(Incl. Twi) - 141,583

Igbo - 94,788

The other 7 represented languages are:

Manding Languages - 30,381
Wolof - 26,255
Fulah - 18,563
Kabuverdianu - 18,451
Gbe Languages - 17,212
Edoid Languages - 16,699
Ga - 10,542

Source: https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/search?ds=ACSPUMS1Y2019&rv=LANP&wt=PWGTP

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/more-doctors-to-leave-nigeria-as-covid-19-gets-worse-in-usa.html



But besides being a national identification and travel data, this indicates travel source states or regular departure points of most Nigerians. A breakdown of passports issued between 2014 and 2018 showed that the South-West has the highest number, at 650,958 new passports issued.

Lagos has the highest number (1,264,528), followed by Oyo (233,004), Ogun (166,920), Osun (109,016), Ondo (91,161) and Ekiti (50,857). The South-South came second, with Edo topping at 172,435 new passports.

Bonaventura:
Without any sense of prejudice, I can categorically tell you that the Edo remittances come from the practitioners of the oldest trade in the world.

It comes from the sisters in Italy, Spain, United States and all over the world 'hustling' with their kpekus

RockHard:
Omo. Every SW state featured in the top 10 sha (na dem occupy 60% of the list). Was expecting the SE states to dominate the list though, considering the perception about being the 'most travelled' and all that. Edo na worthy mention. This list don demystify some preconceived notions. Respect to Nigerians overseas wey no forget the homeland.

franchasng:
Most Southeast guys don't send money directly to their parents or relatives in Nigeria, they sell the hard currencies to their Igbo friends and relatives into importation and they use it to pay for goods abroad instead of sending directly, so most Igbo Diaspora remittances return back to Nigeria as goods...while the importers send naira to their relatives. This is one major reason FOREX outflow restriction by CBN under Buhari govt. didn't affect Igbo importers and other Nigerian importers who know how to connect to Igbos abroad.


Lastly, a lot of Igbo guys abroad are dissatisfied with Nigeria's current situation under APC/Buhari and many have stopped investing back home, another reason for low remittance from Igbos abroad.



The whole world know that Igbos make up the highest population of Nigerians living abroad, even in strange countries you have never heard before except maybe online lol, you too know this.

inoki247:
lol so Edo people even send money bak home pass our online chestbeater brothers....

shortIGBOman:


I guarantee your this. Over 80% of what FG generate goes to Northerners pockets. You now expect them to go and be washing plates and bathing Dead bodies abroad?

erico2k2:

I disagree with you; I can tell you that 95% of Nigerians in the UK do not use Banks to transfer money to their Nigerian bank account. we just pay the Agents here and they remit monies into your Nigerian bank account with their Nigerian bank account. This wont be captured, its a black market thing.

AreaFada2:
These figures finally confirm what we have already said here before but some tribalists wouldn't see beyond their noses.

Now that Edo tops the list, the usual envious neighbours will be shouting prostitution.

As if narcotics and wire fraud are better than prostitution, which by the way no tribe can claim not to have.
Or the girls juggling 7 boyfriends alongside hook-ups to pay rent, school fees, feed, buy iPhone and wigs in Abuja, Lagos, PH, Owerri or anywhere in 9ja are any better.

Even the Lagos figures, SS and SE people at Festac and Alimosho will have a big chunk of it.
Oyo and Lagos are SW's most populated and both combined can't be less than 15m people. Yet Edo alone with about 5.5 to 6 millions roughly equals Lagos and Oyo in remittance.

It confirms what I have said before that Edo expects nothing from Nigeria as a country. Because since 1897, we already knew that any British contraption would be a fraud of a country. So Edos are positioning themselves abroad. As with immigrants typically, whatever hustle MO they used to survive initially, the next generation will be far better positioned.

The actual figures yearly should be about $20 to $25bn.

Money people send directly through friends and family travelling home are often more than official transfers.
Containers, cars, bags, boxes and others sent through courier companies by diasporans amount to a lot of money earned abroad.

EGBE634
Gregyboy
Samuk
AutomaticMotors
Etinosa1

Bonaventura:
Without any sense of prejudice, I can categorically tell you that the Edo remittances come from the practitioners of the oldest trade in the world.
kpekus

Konquest:

My younger bruv lives in England and uses his GTBank UK account to simply transfer funds via e-banking into folks and associates bank accounts in Nigeria for instance. No agents used.

VEHINTOLAR:
This is yet another myth - busting facts and as usual our chest beating Igbo developers are not well represented on the log ! Why is it that every performance index ,from FIRS,IGR,Multi dimensional poverty indicator,etc,has always indicated that the South East is lagging behind yet the Igbos are always the loudest,bragging on top nothing !

franchasng:
You are very wrong.


After Igbos, Edo people are the next Nigerian tribe or people that cherish traveling abroad (mostly Europe), followed by the Yorubas.


So its not about prostitution, Edos have a lot of their men living and working legitimately abroad, I know a handful of them. Mind you, I am not from Edo, I am Igbo but truth must be told as it is always

biodunid:
10 states contribute 116.8% of the total and people don't even see how ridiculous the data is but are fighting for bragging rights?

shortIGBOman:


I guarantee your this. Over 80% of what FG generate goes to Northerners pockets. You now expect them to go and be washing plates and bathing Dead bodies abroad?

EstateVerify:
I dont believe this list, no tribe travel reach South East.

This is Apc propaganda


How about the Notherners in Singapore

franchasng:
Most Southeast guys don't send money directly to their parents or relatives in Nigeria, they sell the hard currencies to their Igbo friends and relatives into importation and they use it to pay for goods abroad instead of sending directly, so most Igbo Diaspora remittances return back to Nigeria as goods...while the importers send naira to their relatives. This is one major reason FOREX outflow restriction by CBN under Buhari govt. didn't affect Igbo importers and other Nigerian importers who know how to connect to Igbos abroad.


Lastly, a lot of Igbo guys abroad are dissatisfied with Nigeria's current situation under APC/Buhari and many have stopped investing back home, another reason for low remittance from Igbos abroad.



The whole world know that Igbos make up the highest population of Nigerians living abroad, even in strange countries you have never heard before except maybe online lol, you too know this.

SpecialAdviser:

Not interested in your tribal line but yes Igbos are still the most travelled. The problem of the Igbos is that they are always more outside their home investment minded.

I think Igbos should change that behavior.

obynzo:


I am in the finance industry if you want some honest truth the South east remittance volume follow consistent patterns that can easily be explained for SW most of the remittances are end results of Romance scams Aka Yaho Yahoo. Chief areas of interest are Ekiti, Ibadan, Abule Egba, Ikotun, Okota.
So at times try and be smart when you want to argue with tribal bias and stupidity.

RockHard:


Don't you think it's too early to be crying? Must you wail over everything? Dis Una igbo ego na big problem o. Even if we give una part of the Lagos share, what do you also have to say about Oyo (which came second after Edo on the list)? Na Igbos account for that also? Abeg getat.

Amalekki:

I disagree about the US. How, and which cities? Igbos plenty no doubt but Yorubas full everywhere every major city in the US. What of the churches? Forget Yoruba dominated ones like RCCG, Winners etc, they are still everywhere in the Catholic communities. Then they have huge muslim communities. Attend Eko or Ondo parapo alone in any major city and they compete well with umbrella Igbo groups. You will even notice this on every flight to and fro the US. Until we see concrete data I disagree with this conclusion.

tolue42:


Always using lies to rescue lies.. continue. Facts don't lie.

So the whole Igbos in different countries abroad held a meeting that they should all stop sending money home, but only through goods??

So most APC policies don't affect Yoruba as well

We travel pass una...we can lay hands on this report. Please give us your own to back yourself up

Ade3131:


I was anxiously waiting for someone to come up with this and you gracefully did.... I laughed....

So when you buy goods with FX made from abroad and ship them into Nigeria, that doesn't count as remittance abi?

And under what header/name tag will they call that sort of international transaction?

ladiguy:


There was a report about numbers of African household and language spoken in USA last year. Go look for it and read.

jjmk:


Check the people receiving this remittances in a lagos for example, u will see it is mostly from the south easterners