The packaging of the western world was too much, and everyone became lazy. People want to steal just to live like the West, a life that doesn't even exist. We all thought you're not supposed to work, just eat and get free money. We saw mechanical engineering as illiteracy and farming as failure. We started depending on free money and chasing the Hollywood lifestyle. Even the ones going into politics are only doing it to steal and live that same lifestyle. Funny enough, it's all a mirage. It's a taboo for me to do farm work in my own country, but it's fine for me to work 14 hours a day on a farm abroad. It's all the movies. The average Nigerian wants to look better than his neighbour, so he starts chasing validation just to earn the badge.
This is a member of the EU parliament saying the same things I say here on a daily basis about Europe and its activities in our region.
The EU parliamentarian is also a "conspiracy theorist" and "CIA man" too, I guess.
Whenever you miserable, dumb bastards wake up...
You’ll think you’re still young at 27 until you find out your mates in good countries already have 10 years work experience, are managers, already own a mortgage and are discussing tax and promotion.
You're supposed to use every unfair advantage you have. Looks, genetics, connections, dad's money, whatever.
There's nothing noble about choosing the hardest path just to feel like an underdog.
High performers almost always want someone who’s also a high performer. Social media sold a fantasy that a rich man will fund your lifestyle while expecting little in return. That’s why so many are shocked by his comments. He’s not saying homemaking has no value. He’s saying people operating at a certain level want someone who’s just as driven & ambitious.
High performers almost always want someone who’s also a high performer. Social media sold a fantasy that a rich man will fund your lifestyle while expecting little in return. That’s why so many are shocked by his comments. He’s not saying homemaking has no value. He’s saying people operating at a certain level want someone who’s just as driven & ambitious.
Once the novelty wears off, you start realising how displaced we truly are.
The novelty for me, started wearing off in year 6. I think many people start feeling it around the 5-7 yr mark.
As someone who moved back to Nigeria to remain permanently after attempting to live in the UK, I can attest with complete confidence that this is not being talked about enough.
Unpopular opinion but I think that ‘African’ diets are the healthiest out there. Unprocessed food, protein and lots of dark greens in certain dishes, we just need to regulate the amount of oil/processed fats/carbs within each meal and portion sizes.
Mind you, until about 15 years ago, public secondary schools used to produce the best of the best. The degradation is orchestrated. You can draw a straight line from the peanuts they’re allocating to education in the appropriation bills and that decline. It’s deliberate!
You want the truth?
It has not. The reforms were not meant to improve the quality of life and living conditions of ordinary Nigerians in obvious ways yet.
According to IFC, reforms typically take between 2 and 10 years before ordinary citizens feel the effects in a broad and obvious way.
0–2 years: Citizens often feel the pain first:
-subsidy removal
-inflation
- currency devaluation
-layoffs/restructuring
- tax increases
2–5 years: If reforms are consistent, countries may start seeing:
-lower inflation
-currency stability
-improved investor confidence
-job creation in new sectors
-infrastructure improvements
5–10+ years: The deeper societal impacts usually emerge:
-higher incomes
-productivity growth
-stronger institutions
-better living standards
-more stable private sector growth
Everything listed above is according to the IMF, the OECD, and the WB. It is well researched especially during the reforms of the Asian tigers and Eastern Europe.
I can defend this further, but please tell me you rest this with honesty and you can't see that we are perfectly in line with the timelines.
I fear the mistake is that most media aides of the Presidency didn't communicate this well to people enough, and to be honest, I get it, nobody loves to hear that the next couple of years would be for suffering.
Curse out Asiwaju for the security issues all you want; I will totally support you. But you see this economy side: while more can certainly be done, the team has done the unprecedentals by African standards.