1. It begins with resilience

We have seen it all but when it comes
to resilience, Nigerians do not lose
their humor, cool and joviality even in
the face of hardship. It is in Nigeria
that ugly situations are turned to be
dramatic, little wonder we were once
called the ‘happiest people on earth’.

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2. We are gifted and
talented:
When it comes to talents and brains,
we are like number one in the world.
This is no exaggeration!! There is no
field in this world where we have not
made our marks, talk about the
prestigious Nobel Prize, sports, the
world of blogging and internet,
entertainment, politics, medicine,
engineering, etc. Just name any field
and we would tell the Nigerians who
are making waves there.

intresting...


Long live Nigeria, long live the Giant of Africa!!


Proudly 9ja

3. Nigerians are happy
people:
matter if we are living on
some floating slums like Makoko in
Lagos or the government of the day is
not living up to our expectation; one
thing that hardship can never take
away from us is our happiness. In the
midst of fear, challenges, difficulties,
pains, frustrations and anger, we still
find one reason to be happy.

kingstylo01:
intresting

Seconded

4. We are entrepreneurial
There is nothing we appreciate than
being creative and this drives us to
make things come to life. There is no
part of the world where you would not
see us. We are extremely good when
it comes to entrepreneurship. We
create business out of nothing and
survive the worst economic recession
because we are smart entrepreneurs.
This is why we see small businesses
flourish from that tiny hut in a remote
village to the companies around the
country.

5. Nigerians are very
optimistic
Life can be cruel but this doesn’t have
anything to do with what we believe in.
We are very optimistic which is why
we are able to translate every
negative situation to something
positive. We see the good in every
situation we find ourselves.

6. There is no place like
home
No matter how many years we must
have gotten accustomed to the
lifestyle of another country; there is no
home like Naija. Nothing has been able
to replace that homesick and longing
that comes when we stay away from
the country for a long time. The charm
and comfort we get when we are with
our loved ones cannot be bought with
material wealth.

7. We have a sense of
oneness
Yah! If there is one thing that stands
Nigerians out anywhere in the world, it
is their sense of communal spirit. We
are quick to embrace other Nigerians
as brothers and sisters once we
realize that they come from Nigeria,
we are at home with them. We love
the family life and this has become
our trademark.

8. A Country of beauty
Nigeria have a lot of breath taking
destinations you can visit that
stretches from Lagos Bar Beach to
Obudu Cattle Ranch; destinations
where you can feel Mother Nature,
see rare species of plants and animals
and enjoy the beauty of tranquility and
tourism.

9. We have God at the
centre of our lives
Faith takes the centre of our everyday
lives as Nigerians. We believe that God
is at helm of everything we do. It
doesn’t matter what you really believe
in, you can worship your God how you
please without getting persecuted for
what you believe in.

10. We are rich in culture
The impact of Nigeria’s entertainment
and culture cannot be underestimated.
We have a very rich culture that has
become a hallmark of our day to day
activities even outside Nigeria. It is
very difficult to resist the allure and
beauty that come from our culture.

11. We have the freedom
that people in most
countries only dream about
It is in Nigeria you can get a new job
regardless of where you come from or
gender. You can marry who you want
to, say anything in public or be who
you really want to become without
fear of getting persecution by the
government of the day. There is just
so much freedom to play around with.

12. Things are very cheap
and sometimes free in
Nigeria
If you are scared of parking space
tickets, over speeding fines and some
of those fines that cannot be neglected
in most countries, Nigeria can be a
haven for you. Despite the fact that a
lot of things are cheap, so many things
are virtually free. This does not mean
that we allow lawlessness in our
country because if you are ever
arrested, you may never commit
crime in your life again.

13. We support each other
during bad times
Everyone is supportive of each other
when things go terribly wrong. Enmity
is dropped and friendship is renewed
when we see others suffer misfortune.
We take comfort in seeing others who
have divided ideas and beliefs stand
together and fight a common cause in
the country.

14. Nigerians loves life to
the fullest
We are one special breed of humans
on planet earth. Even though we are
very hard-working yet, we do not
spare money when it comes to luxury
and the beautiful things of life. Before
you can say Jack, the latest gadget in
the world is already in Nigeria. We
love life and this is why our weekends
are filled with parties and excitement.

15. We have flaws too, but
in a special way
We do not lie about our shortcomings.
Yeah! We got loads of them but we are
sincere to admit that we are not
perfect. No one is perfect and
this makes us even; it is this sincerity
of who we are, who we have become
and what we would evolve into that
makes use unique. There is no part of
the world where we visit that we are
not recognized immediately.
We bet you are homesick after
reading this if you are outside. There
is definitely no place like Nigeria and
unless you do not have a heart, it is
impossible not to be proud of your
citizenship as a Nigerian

Reason I prefer 2 stay in 9ja wea am seen as a king rather than travelling to wea I will only be seen as. A slave

buchito1:
Nice one OP

God bless Nigeria!!!

Meanwhile, still taking my selfies!

lol that can't be you

hummerwise:
Reason I prefer 2 stay in 9ja wea am seen as a king rather than travelling to wea I will only be seen as. A slave

on point

opyzy:
on point

Naso boss
Some of those guys on NL tht resides in other country will be behaving like a dummy or an outcast in those countries, Even wen those oyibo slap and call them Monkey, they aCcept even wif gratitude but will come here on NL and start boasting and bragging of other pple,s country.

#yeyepeople

Lmao you are funny

You forgot the most important things, plantains chips and chilled lacasera or fan yoghurt in traffic

More comments plz

davdandam:
You forgot the most important things, plantains chips and chilled lacasera or fan yoghurt in traffic

lol that's a must for most Nigerians held up in traffic

ANOTHER REASON ##
NAIJA POPULATION NO DE REDUCE DESPITE BOKOHARAM EBOLA AND POLIO THREATS

opyzy:
11. We have the freedom
that people in most
countries only dream about
It is in Nigeria you can get a new job
regardless of where you come from or
gender. You can marry who you want
to, say anything in public or be who
you really want to become without
fear of getting persecution by the
government of the day. There is just
so much freedom to play around with.

This is very true. The amount of freedom in Nigeria is plentiful, where any thing goes, encourages individual creativity among Nigerians due to lack of extremely restricting laws, and the shortage of freedom in developed countries usually comes as a shocker to Nigerians when they arrive in the US, UK, Canada e.t.c., where laws are plentiful and restrictive, and laws strictly obeyed to the latter.

This Thread deserves to be on FP nah

cc: lalasticlala seun bigfrancis21

Op,
This reasons are why we're stuck where we are today.

Nansense

Errrrm...dunno what to say.



The topic should be "benefits of being a Nigerian"