Uziyl:
This has really been an eye opener for me. I'm still an undergraduate tho currently going for my 1 year Industrial training. But the strike has halted that.Was thinking of going to work to get some pay but I'm thinking of taking a U-turn to acquire a digital skill( learn more to the little I know) as the country is no longer smiling. I need someone to recommend me a good I.T institution to learn this skill (programming, mobile app/web development etc).I currently resides in Lagos.

Udemy.com is the best...you will learn a lot from it ....anything you want to learn is on that website

Life has been interesting so far...

Finished NYSC April, 2018. Been freelancing as a Software developer right from when I was serving. Learned how to design websites and mobile apps during my I.T in the University. Never regretted it even for once.

Lesson 1: Learn a Skill
God so great I got a 3- month remote internship after service that paid well while I worked and learnt at the same time. My skills were boosted, and I became better. I have been making great money from the comfort of my room while freelancing and tutoring others too.
Nothing really challenged me since I was mostly indoor. Decided to look for something else while I did online business at night. Kept on applying for jobs after the internship, wrote aptitude tests and passed most of them, got called for interviews, passed most of them, but decided to dump some because of one reason or the other. Either their values and mine never aligned, or the roles given aren't challenging, or their pay wasn't good enough. See, never settle for less. Its not pride. We all have our choices to make.
There are lots of jobs out there. Its funny how so many people claim there are no jobs especially those in Lagos. I know how many jobs I've applied n got called for interviews. Stop using your phones just to chat! Network with all these big names on twitter or LinkedIn.
Got an appointment with one news firm in Abuja September last year through a Twitter DM. Sent my CV, got called for interview, got the job! N70,000 wasn't bad for a start. Later rejected the job for some reasons. What's the lesson here? Get busy with your phones. Network!
See, go online and send your CVs to the HR emails of companies you admire. It'll only take a few minutes of your time to do that. I got called for a role by a software company just like that around November last year. How? All I did was casually send my CV to them on one boring day. Don't say there are no jobs please! But if you think there aren't any, why not create one or two? You have an idea, why not sketch a business plan and send out proposals to get the required funds to start it up? Or how long will you keep listening to that voice in your head that sends fear into your body?
We all have what we are passionate about, most of us have skills we are not putting to use, while there's another set of people that prefer being indoor and chatting their life away while thier parents still feed them. Please get busy, please. Subscribe to email job alerts, they'll help you in getting firsthand job alerts you can apply to if you're like me who has come to terms with the fact that business is not for everyone.
Just know what you can do, and do it well.
Learn a digital skill!

Now I plan to set up a software company in Nasarawa state... Its in progress already. No actual capital yet, but I'm glad I have an idea of what I want to do.

So where am I now? I am not where I want to be, but I'm definitely not where I used to be.

Peace!


UPDATE (30th March, 2019): So I got called for training with the Nigerian Navy after passing through the rigorous screening and interview. Sincerely, the training was fun even though I never trained with them to the end for reasons best known to me.

I'm back home now... Hustling continues. I'm not giving up just yet. Hopefully, my dreams will come true. I'll just forge ahead with the Msc admission I got before the naval training.

UPDATE (20th Jan, 2020):

I'm done with my MSc course work. Also got a job with an NGO as an Ad-hoc staff. Let me use this one hold body first.

UPDATE (27th August, 2021):

Wow! It's been a while o. Sorry for taking so long to update this. It's been more than a year already. And that's because I've been trying to settle well into the new job I got with the largest oil and gas company in Africa that pays awesomely well, and I get to do what I love doing... Yes(I'll leave you to guess the company). I got the job last year tho...during the pandemic. � Isn't God faithful?

And oh... I'm married now. Got married April this year to the love of my life. Awwwn... Life has been better ever since, and I can't stop thanking God for everything. We've also set up businesses, and currently purchasing landed properties. I have a car too! Whew! What God cannot do does not exist o...

So, have you gotten the lesson here? Never Give Up.

Peace.

ricson11:

Bro please can you put me through on the forex trading stuff if yes let me know thanks

When you are ready inbox me.


I will may not have time to teach you but I will help you with all necessary materials that will make a professional trader

Enugupikin:

Hahahahahaha... imagine comparism....the statement u made just show how uneducated u abokkis can be despite attending school...it's not about landmass here brov, yes borno is 5times the size of SE by landmass

But the number of educated people in Imo state alone pass the number of educated people in Borno, yobe and bauchi join...go ask question.

I'm has the highest number of professors by state more than the whole number of professors in the Northeast combined..

Lol baba i'm currently in Imo now and i know how dumb and lazy ur people here are. Lol apart from bear palour and bet9ja ur people don't know anything here. Ur girls apart from ashawo work nothing dem sabi. Interm of development and infrastructure you can't compare north and ur side. Ask your people that are in our region to tell you what is happening so stop talking base on ignorance nigga.

We run empire in north and we own Nigeria Nigga.
Like in my family we infiltrate every Govt agency and dominate politically so once u re born in that family then u re a government property and you will choose anywhere u want to work. Sometimes we help friends and people like you who know nobody in Nigeria and who don't have any connection and hope.

#Peace

FunnyDude:

This Forex of a thing how is it sef.. Gist me small

It is not easy bro, whoever told you it is easy, he is liein

Pythondancer1:

Lol baba i'm currently in Imo now and i know how dumb and lazy ur people here are. Lol apart from bear palour and bet9ja ur people don't know anything here. Ur girls apart from ashawo work nothing dem sabi. Interm of development and infrastructure you can't compare north and ur side. Ask your people that are in our region to tell you what is happening so stop talking base on ignorance nigga.

We run empire in north and we own Nigeria Nigga.
Like in my family we infiltrate every Govt agency and dominate politically so once u re born in that family then u re a government property and you will choose anywhere u want to work. Sometimes we help friends and people like you who know nobody in Nigeria and who don't have any connection and hope.

#Peace

Abeg help me too at the bolded

id4sho:

Bros I paid oooo, Most FG appointment since December 2017 have not yet been captured on the IPPIS PLATFORM.

I'm ready to pay too, please email me your contact, my email is in my profile. I'm also in Abuja. Thanks.

greggng:
Thank God for npower otherwise I for dey curse Jonathan everyday

I'm on the same boat with u. But I hope u ar investing & saving up for the future? NYSC tot me a big lesson i will neva forget. But for this Npower(2nd service),I no dey dull at all.

Pythondancer1:

Lol baba i'm currently in Imo now and i know how dumb and lazy ur people here are. Lol apart from bear palour and bet9ja ur people don't know anything here. Ur girls apart from ashawo work nothing dem sabi. Interm of development and infrastructure you can't compare north and ur side. Ask your people that are in our region to tell you what is happening so stop talking base on ignorance nigga.

We run empire in north and we own Nigeria Nigga.
Like in my family we infiltrate every Govt agency and dominate politically so once u re born in that family then u re a government property and you will choose anywhere u want to work. Sometimes we help friends and people like you who know nobody in Nigeria and who don't have any connection and hope.

#Peace

Abokki thick thunder soaked in kunu fire ur mouth there...you're an almajirii.. you're a nobody...the only thing your type do in the East is to sell sugar cane aside that nothing or maybe a gate man

Nice

dave06:
Life has been interesting so far...

Finished NYSC April, 2018. Been freelancing as a Software developer right from when I was serving. Learned how to design websites and mobile apps during my I.T in the University. Never regretted it even for once.
Lesson 1: Learn a Skill

God so great I got a 3- month remote internship after service that paid well while I worked and learnt at the same time. My skills were boosted, and I became better. I have been making great money from the comfort of my room while freelancing and tutoring others too.
Nothing really challenged me since I was mostly indoor. Decided to look for something else while I did online business at night. Kept on applying for jobs after the internship, wrote aptitude tests and passed most of them, got called for interviews, passed most of them, but decided to dump some because of one reason or the other. Either their values and mine never aligned, or the roles given aren't challenging, or their pay wasn't good enough. See, never settle for less. Its not pride. We all have our choices to make.
There are lots of jobs out there. Its funny how so many people claim there are no jobs especially those in Lagos. I know how many jobs I've applied n got called for interviews. Stop using your phones just to chat! Network with all these big names on twitter or LinkedIn.
Got an appointment with one news firm in Abuja September last year through a Twitter DM. Sent my CV, got called for interview, got the job! N70,000 wasn't bad for a start. Later rejected the job for some reasons. What's the lesson here? Get busy with your phones. Network!
See, go online and send your CVs to the HR emails of companies you admire. It'll only take a few minutes of your time to do that. I got called for a role by a software company just like that around November last year. How? All I did was casually send my CV to them on one boring day. Don't say there are no jobs please! But if you think there aren't any, why not create one or two? You have an idea, why not sketch a business plan and send out proposals to get the required funds to start it up? Or how long will you keep listening to that voice in your head that sends fear into your body?
We all have what we are passionate about, most of us have skills we are not putting to use, while there's another set of people that prefer being indoor and chatting their life away while thier parents still feed them. Please get busy, please. Subscribe to email job alerts, they'll help you in getting firsthand job alerts you can apply to if you're like me who has come to terms with the fact that business is not for everyone.
Just know what you can do, and do it well.
Learn a digital skill!

Now I plan to set up a software company in Nasarawa state... Its in progress already.

So where am I now? I am not where I want to be, but I'm definitely not where I used to be.

Peace!

Shineq:
I really thank God for my life when i see others complain....I finished my service Oct..2018 now i have my oil business growing from strength to strength..Now i need another source of income i can invest money into...My advice is start up something no matter how small it's.

Xup bro,
DPK, AGO, PMS or palm oil?
I'm actually interested in palm.

Radiant1020:
Hhmmmm
It's not been easy o but God has been faithful.
Finished nysc April 2018. Since then I've tried two businesses. I did Oriflame business and sold clothes...
The thing is people can be so annoying eh, as long as you are not doing the normal 8-5 pm job, they begin to feel you are idle and lazy...

In all let's give thanks sha

And ur family is the headquaters of all pressures.Finished May 2017. And the pressure was too much frm the home front. Mum always nagging I shd take up a teaching job. I neva wanted a paid job plus I wasn't ready for the stress dat coms wit teaching. Things got so bad I had to declare myself independent on Dec 2017. It wasn't easy bt I couldn't live wit the depression any longer. God picked my call Aug 2018 via npower and I hav bn living the life of my dreams since. Hav the courage to defeat every negative opinion,victory is urs.

kcy:
my blood pressure is high due to depression

I guess u stay in ur family house. If yes,pls find a relative or friend u can stay wit for some tym while u look for sth to do. The pressure frm home is killing!

writerights:


I'm at home due to ASUU strike and I feel just the same way.

Pls leave home if u can. Find a friend or relative u can stay wit for the mean tym while u get busy at something. Stayin home will keep u depressed.

Enugupikin:

Abokki thick thunder soaked in kunu fire ur mouth there...you're an almajirii.. you're a nobody...the only thing your type do in the East is to sell sugar cane aside that nothing or maybe a gate man

Lol i'm currently serving in Imo and i'm also fucking all these your Igbo girls with Yam leg.

Lol Aboki is rulling you and ur ancestors in Nigeria and aboki will rule you till 2k23. You people are loosers in Nigeria nigga and you don't have hope that's why you are pain.

If you have good academic qualification DM me let me help ur ministry because na we own Nigeria.

No hard feelings.
Stop talking under the influence of pain and anger. I know how u re feeling right now.

corpershun:

Abeg help me too at the bolded

I see you

corpershun:

Abeg help me too at the bolded

I see you

puregrace:
Thank God for your life. Things are hard around here. Thank God

I'm telling you My Brother.

tpraiz:
Seeing this topic got me really bothered, am happy I came across it anyways. Am presently serving but I will finish by march this year.... Succeeded in saving 200k for after nysc Wahala.... The problem is I don't have any real business to go into after service! It's really scary oh

You are on the right path. Just kip saving even after service. Wen u are ready to invest pls only invest in biz u have the knowledge at ur finger tips. Don't be carried away by the mind-blowing ROI postulated by some peeps here do avoid stories dat touch. Pls kip saving.

Alphaman007:
bro abeg show me the way too.. I'm passing out by March �

I see you

Alphaman007:
bro abeg show me the way too.. I'm passing out by March �

I see you

deleo16:
My advice would be
1.learn a skill especially ICT skills u can use that to apply then learn FX so u can make money along side ,join the global work force https://weworkremotely.com/
2. Volunteer for job in a company I know this isn't easy but once u volunteer after some months. 2 or 4 u can be staffed or u can use that expericenc to start applying for a good job
3.if u have save ( some thou ) learn on line business (import or affliate marketing) or research a business well before u move into it before moving into a any business work on your networking skill and marketing skill starting a business is not the problem knowing how to market a product or service is always the problem
4.Read financial ,business books and self development
My two cent

I can design buildings using AutoCAD and archicad. I can also use Ms word, excel etc and I'm currently learning python programming. Truth is I enjoy using computer and I'm a fast learner (learning programming has been slow though) and I can learn any digital skill so far it'll fetch money.
On that site, where should I sign up please

Pythondancer1:

Lol i'm currently serving in Imo and i'm also fucking all these your Igbo girls with Yam leg.

Lol Aboki is rulling you and ur ancestors in Nigeria and aboki will rule you till 2k23. You people are loosers in Nigeria nigga and you don't have hope that's why you are pain.

If you have good academic qualification DM me let me help ur ministry because na we own Nigeria.

No hard feelings.
Stop talking under the influence of pain and anger. I know how u re feeling right now.

Abokki illiterate you're rearing cow in imo state, ..you're not serving...soon now u will go back Northeast to join Boko Haram..that's the only thing u can achieve..stop parading yourself as who you're not...abokkki

Mizwisdom:
Pity party crew full this thread, i feel u guys, but now let's have the true motivators, those who have foresight, we need your presence here, show us the way

My sister u don't hav much problem. Just find a good man wit gud source of income to marry and u will b glad u did. Maybe it's tym to start considering them proposals.

Femich18:

It is not easy my brother but God is our sufficiency...God will surely help you too. Where at Ogba do you stay precisely

College Road.

I worked my ass off in small tech company,

the greatest thing I got from them was their free Internet service, I google out my life back then like I could virtually rank sites.

I resigned and 5 months later I was a millionaire ( like divide my net income by 2, I would still be in the million level) .

nowadays I just make money for the fun aand thrill of it ( am simple and don't need much to have a comfortable life )

Bro, I will love to talk about investing in cryptocurrency extensively. PM your whatsapp digits abeg

tosyne2much:
Cryptocurrency and content writing is bae.. It has really been helping

Enugupikin:

Abokki illiterate you're rearing cow in imo state, ..you're not serving...soon now u will go back Northeast to join Boko Haram..that's the only thing u can achieve..stop parading yourself as who you're not...abokkki

Lol baba i'm Christian and proudly one. Just accept the fact that aboki own and control Nigeria and you people are Minority and u don't have any hope. If you want me to proof my self DM me i'll even show u my academic qualification and even bank statement and i'll show u my appointment from many government agency that i'm collecting money from.

Drop ur pride and ask for help and tell me to show u d way and help ur ministry.
Your pride and arrogant will lead you to know where.
I have the power to enrol you in many para military, military or white collar job of ur choice. Zero ur pride and arrogant Nigga. Let me clear ur doubt for once.

Pythondancer1:

Lol baba i'm Christian and proudly one. Just accept the fact that aboki own and control Nigeria and you people are Minority and u don't have any hope. If you want me to proof my self DM me i'll even show u my academic qualification and even bank statement and i'll show u my appointment from many government agency that i'm collecting money from.

Drop ur pride and ask for help and tell me to show u d way and help ur ministry.
Your pride and arrogant will lead you to know where.
I have the power to enrol you in many para military, military or white collar job of ur choice. Zero ur pride and arrogant Nigga. Let me clear ur doubt for once.

I need a job please, kindly assist me. I have a B. SC Sociology

Pythondancer1:

Lol baba i'm Christian and proudly one. Just accept the fact that aboki own and control Nigeria and you people are Minority and u don't have any hope. If you want me to proof my self DM me i'll even show u my academic qualification and even bank statement and i'll show u my appointment from many government agency that i'm collecting money from.

Drop ur pride and ask for help and tell me to show u d way and help ur ministry.
Your pride and arrogant will lead you to know where.
I have the power to enrol you in many para military, military or white collar job of ur choice. Zero ur pride and arrogant Nigga. Let me clear ur doubt for once.

Abokki you're worthless...u have no value in present day Nigeria aside causing mayhem..you've been boosted, you need to go and save those your numerous almajiriis up north first, and those massive diseases .. your women over there have no value as one man can even have 200 women all to himself..

Again swerve you are of a lower class ...when it's time for almajirii meeting you will be notified

missyojo:

I need a job please, kindly assist me. I have a B. SC Sociology

I see you. DM me with ur contac or email me.