Are you aware that by every parameter of humanitarian crisis Katsina is at a much worse state than Palestine?
Do you think the life of a fair skinned Muslim in the Middle East is better and more deserving of sympathy than your kins’ in Katsina?
Dear Blessing,
I just came across your tweet, and it truly inspired me.
To graduate with a First Class in Mathematics from UNILORIN and then earn a fully funded Master's admission in Italy is an extraordinary achievement. You have demonstrated excellence and the promise that exists in so many young Nigerians.
No young person who has worked this hard should have such an opportunity limited by the cost of getting there. It would be my privilege to support your journey by covering what is left in the cost of your relocation.
@nancy_i_i from my office will reach out to you today.
Congratulations once again. Go, excel, and continue to make Nigeria proud.
Did you know that when Bowen University was founded, a huge number of muslim students were sponsored by one rich Iwo indigene to buy the University's Entrance Forms, and after they secured their admission, they began to agitate for a mosque on campus and hijab for female students, etc
When they were turned down, they began to hold prayers on the school field in defiance
When the school authority protested, they started a riot.
I have never seen Christians going into muslim schools or companies or institutions and demanding that rules must be changed for them
They knew it was a Baptist University, they knew it was a Christian institution, and yet they did all that.
The Inaugural Vice-Chancellor of Bowen University, Professor J. T. Okedara, had to retire early because of the trouble these students gave him
It took the intervention of the Nigeria Baptist Convention and a change of Vice-Chancellor for these students to be rusticated and for peace to be restored.
I was reading the news about International School, Ibadan, and I can see the same spirit of disruption and troublemaking at work.
I have never seen bandits wearing cassocks, carrying Bibles and shouting Hallelujah as they behead people
It is a paradox that people practising a religion can be fomenting trouble without provocation all over the world and still claim that they are a religion of peace.
Indeed, there is a spirit at work in every human being based on the faith they embrace.
I remember when i cheated in junior school- everyone else failed the subject except me. I scored 24/30.
I got so scared that i eventually had to study in case they bring me in for questioning 😭
if you're selling to broke people, sell them a way out. if you're selling to rich people, sell them safety. if you're selling to young people, sell them potential. if you're selling to old people, sell them the legacy they'll leave behind. if you're selling to employees, sell them freedom from their boss. if you're selling to bosses, sell them freedom from their employees.
I got stranded one weekend and needed to make an urgent transfer, but Zenith Bank decided to misbehave. I called my girlfriend and asked if she could lend me the money, promising to send it back the moment my transaction went through.
She said, “I don’t think I can.”
I asked why, thinking maybe she had a genuine reason. She replied, “You know I don’t like taking money out of my savings.”
I asked again just to be sure I heard her correctly. She repeated the exact same thing.
I simply said, “Okay,” and ended the call. A few days later, I ended the relationship too.
It wasn’t even about the money. It was realizing I couldn’t count on the person I was planning a future with when I genuinely needed help.
Your citizenship really determines so much for you. As a Nigerian, your matter long ooo.
I had a Saudi classmate when I was fling my Masters. He explained to me that all Saudis in the UK were fully sponsored by the government. I asked what his plan was after school, he said he was going back home to take up a job. He didn't even like the UK. I don't blame him, he struggled with the language and culture.
I had Korean classmates (those ones are always rich and clean). No one was staying back or had plan to.
I saw Chinese classmate 2 years later. He had started a business with his babe. He told me the government encourages them to take loan to invest abroad. I thought we were just having a discussion. I didn't know he had his plan mapped out.
My Spanish friend (the only one I still talk to), I asked him when he was going to pick up his British passport since he was eligible for it having been in UK for many years, he said he didnt need it that his passport takes him where he needs to go. I spoke to him recently and he said he is looking to leave the UK soon. He wants to return home to Barcelona. That reminds me, he has been inviting me to Barcelona 🤦♂️
At the start of Covid, my Canadain flatmate packed his bag and left. He told me he would finish his program from there. I once asked how he was paying for his program (Law Undergraduate), he said he took a loan from the bank in Canada.
Then you look at Nigerians- we are always looking for how to stay back at all cost because home offers nothing. Conversation always centred around sponsorship jobs - even if it is care job. This is after working 12 hours shift through out your Masters to pay for your fees and cover for your living expenses. People are even so desperate, they are paying 10k to 12k for sponsorship job just to stay back.
Eight months without a vacation. No salary.
Instead of giving up, I made a decision to survive with dignity. I started e-hailing, driving for Bolt and inDrive just to keep going.
Then everything changed.
My former boss called me to help with a crane installation project. The pay was ₦12,500 per day. I accepted immediately and paused my driving job.
One month later, we completed the project.
As I was preparing to return to e-hailing, my boss called again:
“Come to the office on Monday. A new company needs an Electrical Technician to handle the installation of an entire plant.”
I went, negotiated the contract, and we agreed on ₦20,000 per day until the project was completed.
For five weeks, I gave the job everything I had.
Then something happened that I never expected.
The expatriate project manager saw my work, spoke with the company on my behalf, and personally recommended me for full-time employment.
Today, I celebrate this win.
This journey reminded me that no honest work is ever wasted. Every experience prepared me for the opportunity that changed my story.
Never be ashamed of where you start. Stay humble, keep learning, and give your best in every assignment. The opportunity you’ve been praying for may be watching you before you even know it.
God’s timing is always perfect. 🙏❤️