yusfaith78:
Living in the UK has it pros and cons but in my own case the pros when compare to the cons is 80:20. I will share my story not because I want to encourage people to leave Nigeria but just to let people know the true state of things. Sometime I read some ridiculous things on Nairaland and I usually ask myself if I’m living in the same UK with these people. People have different reasons for migrating and we are all not in the same situation in Nigeria before. I was a business person in Nigeria but government policies coupled with the toxic business environment began to affect my business. I left Naija with my wife not just because my crumbling business but also because I was getting sick on a regular basis because my immune system can no longer fight Malaria effectively and the fact that there’s a 50% chance that a kid raised in Nigeria will end up doing Yahoo Yahoo not because you are a bad parent but due to the high level of unemployment and the environment which has been polluted with fraud and corruption and I want my kids to live a good life.

I moved to UK in January 2020 on a student visa, my wife as student, myself the dependant. She was going to school while I was working full time in as a support worker, she also worker as support worker when she’s not going to school like she does 20 hrs a week while I do mostly 50hrs a week. We earn combine total of £2500 monthly after tax. Then we were living in a one bedroom apartment (room and parlour flat) with total bill of £950 Monthly (rent = 650, council tax = £82, water = £24, internet = £24, Electricity averaging £80, phone bill £20 and monthly bus pass for 2 of us £70 (35£ each)). We always have more than £1500 for ourself after bills.

After her graduation we decided to move to North West of the UK where house rent are a lot cheaper because we now have a baby and we thought we would need a bigger home. So we got 3 bedroom detached house (duplex) for £650 per month our council tax increases to approximately £110 monthly because my wife is no longer a student, energy bill also increases several time in the last year but we currently paying £154 monthly. Water, phone bill , Internet and Bus pass remain the same as before which brings our current total bill to about £1100 monthly and both earn combine total of £3200 after tax for working combine total of 77.5hrs weekly.

As for the GP and NHS that somebody mentioned above, I have never had any issue getting medical help with my GP whenever I booked appointment with my GP I get attended to by a doctor same day. As for the queue with NHS (the big Hospital), if you have a life threatening issue, you will be attended to immediately. They only put you on queue if your case is not emergency and that’s because the NHS is currently struggling to recruit doctors and nurses so it’s not as bad as people make it look.

For me, moving to the UK is the best decision I have ever made because I believe I raise my kids in a good environment where they have a chance to follow their dreams, secondly my immune system has improved a lot because I’m finally free of mosquitos lol and lastly I have peace of mind which is very important in our life.

So if your wish to leave Nigeria for any country, just to Google and search answers for all your questions and see if it will be a good choice or not because trust me Nigerians will never tell you the truth that what I have learned. Good luck

frog12:
na the UK GOVT trick be dat, to force you into PhD to pay more

una fall for it line and sinker. UK like money more than anything.

siofra:
It was still expensive

EasyPeazy:
The reason why some sellers have to advertise even when they may still need the item is because it will be very stupid to start selling off items the day you are meant to travel or relocate knowing how Nigerians don't believe in fixed prices. Most Nigerians are not fiinancially disciplined and will bargain no matter the price. We have this weird lifestyle of bargaining everything. Even if you put up a samsung note 9 for 20k, someone will still call to price 18k. They will waste your time pricing up and down. So you see why its not smart to start advertising on the day of relocation?

Again, some items are Essentials and may not be released immediately.

For instance, a seller that is relocating in 1 week may not want to release his or her foam immediately even though it was put up for sale. He has to sleep till then and he wont sleep on the floor.

He may want to release stuffs like centre table, tvs, dvds, gotvs, inverter, stabilizers, rug, curtains, dividers etc because they are non-essentials. Essentials like foam, pots, gas cooker can be released a day before or so. All this boils down to agreement and understanding.

As long as the seller is not a fraud, a client can pay for an item and book it down. The seller will stop advertising the item as available. On the agreed date of pickup, the seller will hand it over in the condition it was advertised and payed for.

Hezzyluv:
Upon the flood light still dey.

iboboyswag:
An all time low... Never thought you would descend this far.

Potential customers should see the mechanic they hope to patronize in the future. One that goes at length to castigate his client.

Very shallow business sense fuelled by unbridled pride. SMH.

chamboy:
Is Yoruba NIKE or igbo Nike

Born2conquer:
I got an highlander in may(thread on my profile) the highlander runs fine!! And i love it.

The only issue is that the Engine oil dries up within 2 weeks .
We’ve changed different oil brands and we’ve also added treatment

I really don’t know what to do again

lawrenzooo:

Here in the north we don't see that level of brutality perpetuated by SARS as reported in the south and west. SARS here is no different from an ordinary police man.
I remember early this year I was asking a friend if we have SARS here and he told me he normally see a police vehicle that has SARS written on it.
An average northern here in the north might not relate why SARS should end because they don't get to experience it.