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Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by RosaConsidine: 8:00am On Apr 29, 2017 |
bjhaid: The countries Nigerians are running to also have slums and rural areas. What do you expect the people in the rural areas of those countries to do - fly to to another planet? I was watching The Daily Show some days back and they did a special on a town in Texas where the citizens HAVE to drink and bath with bottled water because the water supplied to their homes was terribly contaminated. It's the same US Nigerians are falling over themselves to go to we're talking about o, not some village somewhere in Abia or Ekiti. See, those countries are just like ours - they have the privileged class, a middle class and a lower class. We just assume that if we went there we would be long to the at least the middle class because we already are middle-classers here. Then reality hits when you get there and find yourself at the lowest rungs of society. 8 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by odimbannamdi(m): 8:01am On Apr 29, 2017 |
sukkot: Hello sir, i am itching to see/hear the breakdown. Thanks |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by microlincoln: 8:01am On Apr 29, 2017 |
helpyom: Thanks for the love. you just nailed it. imagine youths graduate without hope. I have my M.Sc yet i am not employed! Jobs here have become slot or who knows who. I am industrious, intelligent and versatile but this country dey dull me. I really wish i have the right link to travel out |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by vickertony(m): 8:05am On Apr 29, 2017 |
salford:What part of Canada is good for msc in terms of getting PR when i graduate? Thanks for your previous reply. |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by joeluv: 8:06am On Apr 29, 2017 |
Relocation is best for you, but only if you do it legally. My advise to you is write GRE TOEFl and apply to US schools for PHD or a second masters. Apply for scholarships/Assitanships. Lots of Nigerians have secured these scholarships. All the best. microlincoln: 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by cosade(m): 8:08am On Apr 29, 2017 |
amii131: http://ec.europa.eu/immigration/what-do-i-need-before-leaving/germany/worker/self-employed-worker_en https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/blog.migreat.com/2014/07/22/start-a-company-in-europe-the-10-best-visa-options-for-entrepreneurs-and-startups/amp/ |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Acidosis(m): 8:10am On Apr 29, 2017 |
claremont: You're right, majority forge at least one or two papers to get a visa., and then return to church to give testimony to God We have redefined corruption as "smartness". You're only being smart by forging bank statement or employer letter.. That's not corruption according to a Nigerian dictionary. Its really a sad thing what our politicians have turned the country to. I can't imagine the so called "expatriates" forging some papers and testifying in church just to fly to Naija. Lol @OP, I believe some are wired to survive and excel in foreign lands.. I also believe some persons are meant to stay back. Everyone should find a way to identify their purpose, howbeit legally, without necessarily being a burden to people. 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by cosade(m): 8:10am On Apr 29, 2017 |
bebe2: Work 80 hours a week! Kilode? 3 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by RosaConsidine: 8:11am On Apr 29, 2017 |
bjhaid: But that's the downside - compare the numbers of those struggling to those living comfortably and you'll find out that way more people end up struggling. I know a few people whose families own several houses in Nigeria and lived pretty well in Nigeria but moved abroad and now complain about the cost of rent and how much they have to work to retain a minimum of the kind and level of life they left behind here. These are real people I communicate with, not stories I heard from someone. The fact is that sure, you can get a better quality of life there but you'll have to work more to get that and the attendant strain of the stress of working so hard to survive abroad would eventually tell. Here, you see people work 9-5 jobs with their weekends off, earn between 80 and 100k and complain that things are not good. There, Those weekends and afterwork hours would be used for more work. That's just an existence, not a life. Lots of the people living comfortably abroad either have a family funding their comfortable lifestyle or some other cushion or they work almost every waking hour for the comforts they enjoy. 8 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Nobody: 8:13am On Apr 29, 2017 |
RosaConsidine:you won't want to compare the slums in Nigeria here to the ones in Us, at least the government over there still give a f**k about them, here no one cares, there are communities that have not had light for decades, the nigeria system is a messed up one, only the ones making the cool money will disagree 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by odimbannamdi(m): 8:15am On Apr 29, 2017 |
deepchocolate: Honestly, this is very scary. Please, could u expound more on the emboldened? |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Ralphlauren(m): 8:18am On Apr 29, 2017 |
salford: Of course the car remains the property of the bank. The house was rented. I never said it was bought for him. My point here is that there are jobs that come with such perks. |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by topkuma(m): 8:20am On Apr 29, 2017 |
the true must be said,who so ever want to travel aboard let him/her do,but ready to face whatever become ur faith there,but try to make beat opportunity of ur environment b4 trying another environment for granland pasture |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Ralphlauren(m): 8:24am On Apr 29, 2017 |
WellEndowed: Again, I won't doubt the possibility of such job offer/perks going to a visa holder. It doesn't matter what visa or passport you hold. What matter is the fact that you have legal rights to work in that country, you have niche skills a company is looking for, you can add value to that company and most importantly ace the interview and impress them. Visa holders are doing really well professionally sometimes even better than those born and bred in these countries. My ex-colleague holds a EU passport. However, the Swiss bank is in a non-EU jurisdiction and they had to get him a work permit. I know people that moved to the UK on HSMP (a visa category that's now been scrapped) and in less than a year jumped into the IT contractor market earning juicy daily rates and I also know people that moved over on the same HSMP and were stacking shelves and working as security guards for years before landing a proper professional job. 1 Like |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by tosyne2much(m): 8:25am On Apr 29, 2017 |
salford:You don suffer no be small bro 2 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Nobody: 8:28am On Apr 29, 2017 |
RosaConsidine:what of does with a very good job? I know ppl that are not struggling, personal people, not stories. |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Mikeparlo12(m): 8:28am On Apr 29, 2017 |
Dont blame us buddy....think about it most people just wanna go there without any specific reason thereby becoming a burden. In America for instance...You gotta work to pay bills..If you dont wanna work...dont come 2 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Jman06(m): 8:29am On Apr 29, 2017 |
RosaConsidine:Imagine the sort of comparism you are making? At least the slum got water supply from the government, how many here do? 2 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Mrbigman1(m): 8:31am On Apr 29, 2017 |
Lexusgs430: Good advise but na brain dem dey take let go na. Make u no look like looser. If she supports, she's family 2 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by cosade(m): 8:32am On Apr 29, 2017 |
AreaFada2: It's always not greener at the other side. "Falling sick is a crime for illegal immigrants in Europe and North America" is my regular phrase for intending illegal immigrants. 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Lexusgs430: 8:33am On Apr 29, 2017 |
Mrbigman1: True....... |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by MsSantaClaus(f): 8:34am On Apr 29, 2017 |
bebe2:Who told you the same doesn't happen in Uk or America? Believe me, There are no streets paved with Gold anywhere. 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Jman06(m): 8:35am On Apr 29, 2017 |
RosaConsidine:Do you care to know that even some supposed cities in Nigeria don't have the luxury of water supply at all? 1 Like |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by cosade(m): 8:36am On Apr 29, 2017 |
AreaFada2: There are so many of them abroad, they call them "Aro" (cripple) in UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvQeFOUJNJs 2 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by tolue42(m): 8:39am On Apr 29, 2017 |
cosade: I worked 12 hours per day, 91 hours per week in Dubai (including overtime) before running back to Nigeria ...it was tough like hell! 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by cosade(m): 8:45am On Apr 29, 2017 |
bjhaid: Personal driver in US? I am sure this close relative of yours is not telling you the truth. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by cosade(m): 8:46am On Apr 29, 2017 |
tolue42: Thank God you had the courage to come back home. 4 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Nobody: 8:48am On Apr 29, 2017 |
Me too is not understanding... An uncle stayed 35yrs before building his first house in the villa... His brother 20.. My junior brother is also stuck in the system... 6yrs counting yet.. No means of live hood... Education crashed,Permit hope crashed.... They just told the young guy to go marry a citizen... When it came to me.. I just told dem to give me that money to travel out to try it out first here in Nigeria.. Then if I fail to survive then we can now think of travelling out.. There is nothing sweet like meeting people of like minds,language and understanding... We attime quarrel with a driver or conductor till we reach our destination yet we all shake hands and continue our ways.. No police, no immigration bla bla bla bla... When I see foreigners I feel proud to look at them.... Saturday.. I go cast my bet, sunday, go dance shoki for church... Mondays, go stand for newspaper stand like reporter... Other day na so so Amebo I dey do... Mehn life is easy somehow here cos, u have morthan 3 options to try out if one fail to work out. MY LIFE IN NIGERIA MUST WORK FIRST. 12 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Ralphlauren(m): 8:50am On Apr 29, 2017 |
Seanjay: Immigration is really tight in the UK now and there isn't much your aunt can do to help you relocate to the UK legally. She will be doing you a great disservice by helping you get a visiting visa only for you to overstay and become an illegal resident. Things so bad now that you cannot rent an apartmentment (landlords are legally required to check immigration status of prospective tenants), you cannot open a bank account and you cannot have a drivers license if you are illegal. The only feasible routes are Tier 2 sponsorship (where a company sponsors you and you can only work solely for that company) or Tier 1 entrepreneur (you need £200,000 to be eligible) or Tier 1 investor (you need about £1,000,000 to be eligible) or marriage (spousal visa) if you want to come here legally and acquire a permanent status (indefinate leave to remain) five years later. These routes have very,very stringent requirements and the requirements keep getting tougher. Why not try the Canadian option and speak to her about assisting you with school fees or travel costs? 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by oyetpel(m): 8:50am On Apr 29, 2017 |
salford:The Truth. |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by tobe4real(m): 8:51am On Apr 29, 2017 |
bebe2:it doesn't even have to be that bad...this is even extreme,if you earn 100-150k monthly sef it can still be hell for you...the harsh weather,epileptic power supply,irresponsible and insensitive government amongst others is even enough to look elsewhere 2 Likes |
Re: Dear Nigerians In Diaspora, Is This Wickedness Or Selfishness? by Nobody: 8:54am On Apr 29, 2017 |
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