NewStats: 3,264,155 , 8,182,814 topics. Date: Monday, 09 June 2025 at 10:34 PM o5o6d

What a waste. This is why you don't give just anyone scholarship abroad. Imagine wasting an opportunity that millions of youths in this country are looking for. If he had stayed focused, he could have secured a job with a multinational in Norway or even Nigeria. He could have used Norway as a launch pad to other countries in the west. The opportunities were endless. Now look at him. Let this be a lesson to young people out there. Opportunities only comes once. Utilize it when it happens. People from his background will never appreciate such opportunities.

I don't know why you lots are shocked at his behaviour. In 2022, this man itted that he can get away with dating a minor in Nigeria which he could never do in the U.S. He was basically telling you lots that he loves the fact that Nigeria is a lawless place where anything goes and people didn't caution him. I don't know how this man became a U.S. citizen. Same issue with Naira Marley and portable. Nigerians love giving vagabonds attention. Nigeria promotes the worst in society.

Also,OP, you can't have patriotic Nigerians when the country is divided along ethnic & religious lines. Is your President himself patriotic with his appointments? Was Buhari patriotic with his on-sided appointments? The only things that brings Nigerians together are sports (especially football), entertainment and money.

Oya, OP, answer him. All these guys do is rant about people leaving all the time. They won't face their elites who have assets abroad and dual citizenship. It's the average Nigerian who's trying to survive that they keep ranting about.

ednut1:
your elites and politicians have houses and their families abroad. Their children have dual citizenship. Obi and soludo son dey UK, DJ cuppy stays in the Uk, some of tinubu’s daughters dey New York etc. is it betrayal? 😒

The Minister that's lamenting, where are his own kids?? 98% of the children of the political elite don't study in Nigeria. Why would those scholars come back? Are there any juicy jobs waiting for them?? I know many people who studied abroad and couldn't secure a job after returning to Nigeria. Scholarships is even the cheapest way to JAPA as you aren't sponsoring yourself.

Bros, you are wasting your time trying to educate that ignoramous. The joker doesn't understand the benefits of becoming a global citizen. I'm a dual national myself and i have not entered a foreign embassy in 13 years ever since I naturalized. I have been to many international conferences thanks to my second port. The benefits are endless. Any news concerning foreign citizenship brings about envy and bitterness amongst Nigerians especially APC zombies. Nothing pains them more than knowing that people have better options than them.

ZaddyJ:

My brother the achievements the 30k a month you Dey wait on tinubu for . As it is now baba go enter any Chinko country for Asia which include Singapore , hongkong , china , Taiwan, South Korea etc for free with any visa not to talk of Europe if baba get the money to spend on those tour of which I’m sure he’s capable, he will do it with that blue port .
As it is so if she chose to get jobs any where around the world his blue port gat him so stop the bs

Modified: even me wey be green card holder there are some Asian country I can travel to for free visa or visa on arrival wey you wey just get naija port go hustle tire you no go fit get even if you use agent sef .
Hope you understand now ?

Well, poor people don't have any options do they? They know that they can barely feed themselves so they will not try to venture into something that is beyond them. Poor Nigerians are the most patriotic Nigerians because they have no options. Nigeria is their reality so they have accepted their fate and have chosen to endure the suffering that comes with it. Whereas, the middle class and the rich are more exposed and are more concerned with giving their future offsprings a better life than what Nigeria can offer.

immortalcrown:
Many will say I am heartless. But I will voice out the truth.

What happened to her is caused by desperation. The fact that a Masters program was her purpose makes no difference. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Applying for VISA in the manner she did has nothing to do with the hardship in Nigeria. Many that live comfortably in Nigeria display the desperation at higher levels. Some who are multi millionaire sell their properties to relocate. Many that suffer in Nigeria are not desperate to leave the country. I believe the desperation is caused by peer pressure, not by the economy of Nigeria. Many people are poor to the extent that they cannot save any amount of money from their NYSC allowances. Yet, they are not desperate to leave Nigeria. This one could save all her NYSC allowances because she has other sources of income. Yet, she desperately wanted to leave Nigeria.

Nothing makes her case special or unique, whether she used 1% of her savings or the whole savings. After all, people sell properties for the same purpose. In her case, she didn't say she sold her properties.

I am glad that someone in this forum is saying it as it is: poverty. Most commentators in this forum suffer from extreme poverty of the mind. That's why there's so much toxicity in this forum. Many are extremely bitter & jealous of those who are more privileged than them. That's why they continue to incompetent politicians because of poverty & ignorance. Imagine abusing a little girl for no reason because of her first time experience of visiting a Nigerian market.

GloriousGbola:


that girl is maybe 12 years old. so EXACTLY how has her mother failed her? do you think her reality is your reality? we may as well say your own parents failed you as well. all through this thread i can see bad belle and beef ooozing

nigerians and their delusions that poverty builds character. most of the time, all poverty does is break your mind and prepare you for a life of perpetual poverty where you will always immediately go for the lowest common denominator in every transaction or engagement

This is why i laugh when Nigerians in Nigeria mock Nigerians migrating abroad or Nigerians based abroad as slaves. Isn't this slavery already? As long as you are poor in Nigeria, you are a second-class citizen. At least, abroad, when things go tough, you could always go back home or relocate to another country. Whereas, in Nigeria, you are trapped. Nigerians are really just noisemakers. Nothing more.

Ho ho ho! Ednut, Gerrard, Tenza, see how 1st class citizens are treated by foreigners, who are themselves third class citizens in their country, in their own country. Nigerians in Nigeria often mock Nigerians in the diaspora as "slaves" or "2nd class citizens" abroad but are themselves treated like 4th class citizens by their Government & political class in their own country. . As long as you are poor & lack connections, you are a 5th class citizen in Nigeria. You only need to see how Nigerians treat their domestic staff to understand what I mean. Wike insulted a whole tribe (Ijaws) and called them "minorities", in other words 2nd class citizens, and nothing happened.

You are wasting your time arguing with these people that lack exposure. It's even less than 5 million Nigerians that have migrated out of Nigeria. The total number of Nigerians in Europe including the UK is less than 1 million while the total no of Nigerians in North America is also just under a million. That means that less than 1% of Nigeria's population have migrated out of the country yet Nigerians keep focusing on that small minority instead of sorting out the majority. How many people in the North (including the middle belt) reside outside of the country? Nigerians in the diaspora are just easy targets/scape goats for Nigeria's problems. Ignorance and lack of ability are two big problems facing Nigerians.

ednut1:
5m out of 220m japa. Why not focus on the remaining 215m. This obsession is getting tiring . For everyone that japa there are at least 5 available people that can be trained to replace them except for doctors. Make una rest

Dude has finally been captured. I hope he knows that once you are legally married in the U.S., your spouse is legally entitled to half your assets in that jurisdiction as it's a binding document. A word is enough for the wise.

You mind the comedian! Most of them are hypocrites. JAPA is only meant for them and their families. The masses should stay and be patriotic while being oppressed. U.S. is hot yet every december, they waiting for forex from those based in the same America that is hotter than Nigeria . Look at the zombies here echoing his words instead of thinking for themselves.

ednut1:
But your son Junior dey Usa😂

You have to understand that most nairaland come from poor/working class homes. Most of them have never entered a plane before. Many of them are visa-rejects. They come to the travel section to vent their frustration on others.

goslowgoslow:

Thanks you for the advice.

He can't get a port because of the myopic Constitution (Section 26 (a) (c) citizenship by registration of CFNA 1999) which states that only the female spouse of a Nigerian citizen is entitled to Nigerian citizenship. The National Assembly rejected a Bill (Bill 27) to amend that aspect of the constitution on the grounds that a male foreign spouse could take over the properties of their Nigerian wife amongst other frivolous excuses. Chuck it up to the patriachial nature of Nigerian society.

Bros, take it easy. Don't stress yourself over people's comments on an invisible blog. Let them believe what they want to believe.

goslowgoslow:

Enough of your senseless and thrashy talk! You are probably not up to 25 years! Your comment will go down as the most senseless and daft I have read this year. I don't know the senseless truth you are talking about. Illiterate gas lighting a country he has never visited, one of the strongest economy in the world!
Honestly you have low IQ! Talking stupid shits that are none of your business. You are obviously a kid!
Face your useless country and find way around your poverty! I won't respond to you again! Continue your thrashy talk my shadow will respond.

You lots have been saying this s**t since the 90s. No action. Nothing. The blunt reality is that Nigerians are too divided along tribal, religious and party lines to unite and fight their oppressors. Don't blame people for seeking another option. I don't believe that you must travel out of your country to make it but people are disillusioned with the way the country is heading. When Nigerians are EVER ready to settle their differences then we can talk.

Zetty177x:
Let's fight to save our country. Some of all these abroad places have very bad weather. Cold be like say person don freeze. Nigeria must be made great 👍 so we don't have to japa. But we allow the politicians to mess us up...

Argentina has been a mess for decades. Nothing new. The koko is that it is one of the few countries where you can acquire citizenship in less 5 years bar the citizenship via investment route. The main issue is that the country is extremely racist towards blacks.

tensazangetsu20:


Argentina is wrong. Things have changed since milei entered and will get worst in of migration.

OP, JAPA isn't cheap anymore. What is your budget? The only countries I can recommend right now that are friendly to families coming to their country are Canada (via the Express Entry route), Brazil (try and have another child which will guarantee PR for the whole family), Ireland (through post-study work visa), Argentina (citizenship guaranteed within two years but very racist) or Finland. You need to think carefully about this. Don't sell your properties & assets in the name of JAPA. Do a thorough research.

OP is completely out of touch with reality. Do you know that at least 80% of Nigerians are living in poverty? Do you understand that most Nigerian men earn less than 100k per month? What is the number of Nigerian car owners in the country? Your advise is more suited to a western/developed country setting. Not in a country where the minimum wage is less than 70k. Not in a country where the majority don't have access to grants. Go to every university campus in the country, you will find that only 50% of students own a car. It may even be less. Finally, have you seen the cost of cars in today's Nigeria? Even getting a tokunbo car is not cheap. Let's be realistic, Tinubu has reduced the purchasing power of the middle & working class thereby making it difficult for many men to achieve what you have posted.

Backward mentality. Thank God my education in this country stopped at SS3 and the rest abroad. If nothing else, I'm grateful to my folks for that. The Nigerian system produces zombies who can't think for themselves, cannot speak their minds and are cowards. Imagine a grown ass man kneeling down for someone who is not their parent, religious or traditional authority.

This is why i laugh when Nigerians talk about racism in the west. An Indian man from an ethnic minority became a Prime Minister in the UK and President in Ireland. A muslim man from India is the current Mayor of London. The current leader of the opposition party in the UK is black woman of Nigerian descent. Meanwhile, in her country of origin, she could never be a Governor outside the South West based on her tribe and we say that we are one country? Nigerians aren't ready to discuss the deep rooted tribalism amongst ourselves.

DIVINEEVIDENCE:
I don't understand.

So, a man with academic qualifications, work experience, charisma, exposure, political acumen, sagacity and a capacity to lead will never become a governor because his ethnic group is in the minority?

And we wonder why Africa is so backward?

Is the black man cursed?

What exactly drives our thought pattern and value system?

There are professors, retired managers, businessmen and technocrats who would turn the fortunes of Nigeria around if they were the president, but they can never be president because of our backward thinking.

If not for a coup d'etat, who would have allowed Ibrahim Traoré to turn his country around today?

Africans need political deliverance!

Why is anybody surprised? Many small businesses can't survive the high cost of doing business in Nigeria coupled with the fact that they don't have access to loans/grants like their counterparts in developed countries. Meanwhile, all you jokers that keep saying that it's better to set up a business than to Japa, work for anyone or invest in a second port, I hope you are seeing the results of the so-called "setting up a business in Nigeria". This is why exposure is very important. Any business that is not an essential business like food, oil etc is bound to suffer.

You are asking someone who has never possessed a port let alone ed through the semi-border if he is based abroad? That zombie has never entered a plane before. No exposed person can reason the way he does.

jocelynor:
are u living abroad

My brother, people will JAPA whether you like it or not. Nigerians aren't the only ones that migrate abroad. In fact, Europeans do this every day. They just don't make noise about it. As for the so-called "small firm", how many businesses are presently thriving in this economy? You have multinationals that are leaving the country due to bribes, taxes, lack of constant light and other issues. Do you know how many businesses have gone bankrupt in the past 12 months? Nigeria is a very tough place to do business if you aren't connected.

christopher123:


Do people sell themselves into slavery ....10 million is massive to start a small firm

Tunji-Ojo has done better than the past 4 Interior Ministers combined. He has modernized the immigration system in Nigeria. When a Minister does well, you have to give them props. Rauf was there for 8 years and did nothing but announce public holidays.

OP, in this present economy, N10 million is not much if you intend to Japa to countries such as UK, Canada, U.S. or Australia. Do you have extensive work experience in a relevant field? If you do, apply for Canadian PR (Permanent Residency). That is your best option if you want to JAPA to the west. Don't try the study route or tourist visa. Those formats have casted. If you are willing to think outside the box and learn a second language, i will suggest that you look into countries such as Brazil, Mexico or Portugal. Papers guaranteed within 5 years. The goal is not to spend all your money on JAPA.

Nah, he, like most Nigerians, still have this local champion mindset of being the King of the village. Most of them suffer from serious poverty of the mind. He doesn't understand that whether we like it or not, we live in a global village. Everywhere is interconnected.

jjbest123:


Boss, seeing his comment,I was moved to just dish out few points to him,to understand what having a great port,with a good mobility means.

Guess he still in the 1800🥴.

It is only few people that understands shaa🫡.

Why waste your time educating people who aren't exposed, haven't held big money and have a local champion mentality. The intended audience for that scheme are people with assets across the globe who are frequent travelers and understand the importance of freedom of movement. Where was he when the whole Chief of Defense staff of a nation (Christopher Musa) was denied a visa? Where was he when when the richest black man in the world (Dangote) complained a few years ago that even with his wealth, he needs multiple visas to travel within Afirca?

jjbest123:


😁😁😁😁😁

Is beyond just citizenship for a whole lot of people,or first class citizen in your home country.

An American citizen, Singapore, European or Canadian etc,can wake up one day,pack his or her back up,book a flight and straight to Canada,or any other first or second world countries no questions by any immigration of any visa,in our mother land is not so.
You can have a conference to attend outside the shores of your country,and be limited by visa applications,which you might end up not getting.


The more reason people buy Carribbean citizenship,that is far more better than African Countries,and some other countries in the world.

Having a port that makes you travel, without much visa application should be one of the assets a man can give his generation

So look at beyond been a first class citizen,it is for those who knows the value of it.

You see lot of couples going for birth Tourism, there's a reason for that Bro.

Then why are you on a NIGERIAN website posting SOUTH AFRICAN news ? Don't you have Randland or something to post your daily news or or are you deliberately doing it to get a rinse of Nigerians? Make it make sense.

KingCold:
I'd much rather send Nigerian drug dealers packing than an actual white South AFricans

It should also be noted that the U.S. has some of the strictest visa policies in the world. As it stands, only 36 countries are part of the visa waiver program to the U.S with the majority been European countries. No African country has ever been part of the visa waiver program. Even relatively developed countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Brazil and Qatar are not part of the program. That's global politics for you.

This is not a big deal. No 'developed' country has ever been visa free to Nigerians. I don't know why we should think otherwise. As for those saying that they would never travel/live in America, I doubt that Americans could care less... We are talking about people (especially whites) that still refer to Africa as a country. We Nigerians just love overestimating our importance in the global scene.