NewStats: 3,262,125 , 8,176,140 topics. Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 at 08:54 PM 5s6w5d

Nnamdipapa:


Post yours first and I will post mine.

look at this funny soul, you brought up question of if I have paid taxes for the past five years?
So you should be sure to do well to prove evidence of you paying taxes!
Call me any name if I fail to follow through !
Mr Nigerians should suffer in silence

Nnamdipapa:


It's your own damn fault if you starve to death in Nigeria. Get yourself productively engaged.

This statement of yours reeks of insensitivity, and, perhaps, arrogance.

There are lots of people that are starving in Nigeria, sir. Many are doing their very best but to no avail. What's the minimum wage? Divide this by 30 and you'll figure out the percentage of Nigerians that can pay N2,500 for a plate of food.

I saw your first post where you compared life abroad with life at home. Again, that post shows that you do not understand how society works, how economics works. That too shows how insensitive you are to the plights of Nigerians living in Nigeria.

I don't know the kind of life you lived while home. I don't know if your finances were enough to cushion you from the corrosive Nigerian streets or if you suffered the streets like many. I don't know. But do not belittle the everyday sufferings of the common man here in Nigeria, please.

That PhD holder that made that post is an embarrassment to education in general.

planetx:
He said Lekki not Island.

Lekki.

Gerrard59:

Was it at Blackwell?

"island" Ikoyi, VI or Lekki?

Not defending him or being cynical, but Mr Tope was specific.

No, not BlackBell restaurant, The Place rather.

It was at Lekki actually.

TINUBU will be kicked out of office in 2027.To eat ordinary food you have get like 7k minimum.

TONYE001:


This statement of yours reeks of insensitivity, and, perhaps, arrogance.

There are lots of people that are starving in Nigeria, sir. Many are doing their very best but to no avail. What's the minimum wage? Divide this by 30 and you'll figure out the percentage of Nigerians that can pay N2,500 for a plate of food.

I saw your first post where you compared life abroad with life at home. Again, that post shows that you do not understand how society works, how economics works. That too shows how insensitive you are to the plights of Nigerians living in Nigeria.

I don't know the kind of like you lived while home. I don't know if your finances were enough to cushion you from the corrosive Nigerian streets or if you suffered the streets like many. I don't know. But do not belittle the everyday sufferings of the common man here in Nigeria, please.

That PhD holder that made that post is an embarrassment to education in general.

To be frank with you, I don't care about the plights of others,I am neither the government nor their parents who brought them into the world, it is a selfish dog-eat-dog world that we live in and I will repeat, It is your own damn default if you starve in Nigeria.
I have witness first hand many poor people who continually make poor choices not in their best interest and would never listen to advice.

I have lost the ability to care about others except those in my inner family circle. I was born into abject poverty, some days, I chewed raw garri mixed with palm oil, slept on mats the first 17years of my life, early in life, I was determined to do whatever it takes to turn my life around instead of complaining and looking for where to point accusing fingers. I started work at 14 too.

As an adult above 20, if you are not able to feed in Nigeria, It is your own DAMN fault.

elasticlala:
You can’t defend APC without being a fool

That’s why helinues didn’t appear on this thread.

Hohaiiiode:
look at this funny soul, you brought up question of if I have paid taxes for the past five years?
So you should be sure to do well to prove evidence of you paying taxes!
Call me any name if I fail to follow through !
Mr Nigerians should suffer in silence

You suggested posting taxes paid, I did not so I will bite and follow your suggestions.

A little hint, I pay salaries of more than 600k per months to staffs in Nigeria and looking to expand to over a million a month before end of the year.

I am waiting for evidence of your taxes so I can post mine in dollars per month.

geoworldedu:


To only 1% of the populace is the university cheap. How many Nigerians can afford it? And what do the so-called cheap universities have to offer in of practicals? Next to nothing. Social life is subjective. Somebody like me like this, an introvert. For extroverts, who is stopping them from going to clubs, pools, beach and socializing? Did the government from that side say they can't do social life? I don't get it. Cheap health care, still to like 1% of the populace. Majority can't afford the Healthcare here. Take for example, someone needs to do surgery of 600k. Majority of people here are earning less than 100k. It means this person will have to look for 6 x his or her salary to do it. I the man who lost his wife recently for not having money to deposit in the hospital to commence the treatment of his wife who was in labor.
There is no one that doesn't pay tax here. Even those not earning salaries are paying taxes through what they buy. For example, biscuit that was to be sold for 10# now goes for #100 because the government have over taxed the manufacturers. Bus that you should board for 200 naira is now like 600 naira to 1k because the agbero of the Federal Government have over taxed the bus drivers. Airtime of 500 naira can now only function as 100 naira in value because of the over taxation of the government. These are indirect taxes reflecting directly on the purchasing powers of the masses. Why do you think there is inflation?

To learn barbing in Canada, You will need a loan of 16,000$ in a year.
The same to become a mechanic. In Nigeria these skills are almost free to learn

miketayo:


Sure you are not in Ghana 😏? Average salary in US is more than 5k and you don't even need a white collar job to earn 5k in us. But the average salary in 9ja is about 100k. Most people don't earn up 100k if we are being honest.
Come back so you will understand better.

Average salary in the US is $5k you say?

You are watching to many American movies and I laugh in swahilli at your crass ignorance. I worked the banking system abroad for half a decade and saw millions of people living on overdrafts and credit cards. I will actually prefer Ghana to the US at this stage.

Most in the US live on debts with zero savings in the . You don't realize $5k is a huge money in the US.

😂😂😂

AMI3:


U can come back

Yes, I can live anywhere in the world at this stage in my life. I can thrive and survive in Nigeria. It has to do with your mindset and ability to find opportunities around you.

This man is a mumu man from mumu tribe!

Gerrard59:
But is it true that N2, 500 can purchase a meal at Blackwell Lekki? What's the quantity like sef?

It is BlackBell not Blackwell.

And NOOOOOO. 2500 CANNOT get you a proper meal (except if you view pepper soup as one) at BlackBell restaurant. Their menu/portions is quite expensive and small.

As at last year, when I was still buying rice from them, it was over 5k-7k with protein and takeaway pack, plus VAT. My colleague always bought spaghetti and a portion was over 4k, so imagine the price in 2025.

You can check their website here:
https://www.blackbellng.com/meals?location=2bc057a9-bbae-4cc5-9686-47beb7351447

etokhana:


https://tribuneonlineng.com/video-n2500-can-buy-meal-even-in-lekki-tinubus-aide-defends-naira-value/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJiPC1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvWeEbjcxUgC5O5_cjXADNc2xjk9jw-GDCXbhdM-tYvby_d8ZJ_Uz5rQ8S4S_aem_h6Ixe9wXCZfzppHq57F6rQ

I guess this PhD holder just wanted to say something but he chose the wrong subject matter.

Minimum wage is #70,000.

With the way the economy is I'm guessing having to eat three square meal for one who earns minimum wage with money not coming from another extenral source is surely grace from God.
If you can one just twice eating of a decent meal of #1500 each is surely a blessing from God as well.

But with the reality on ground. This is the sacrifice he is talking about....
You can afford just a meal with #1500 for 30 days which amounts to #45,000.
You'll figure out how to balance yourself with the rest. This is just for a single person without no one depending on him.
That is the reality on ground.

Lies from the pit of hell.

Nnamdipapa:
Why exactly are people cursing this man? Why don't you refute his statements? I pay more than N600k every month in utilities abroad per month, N3.2M in mortgage for one house alone per month, I will never pay 20% of that in Nigeria. You people never see anything good in your country. Between August last year and February this year, I was paying about N6m per month in mortgages which included an empty house under renovation. You want me to tell you how much I pay in taxes per month?

Abroad go bill you like crazy, Imagine your own house in Naija with no mortgage and a 24hour solar light? O boy, Naija na paradise on earth I swear.

Were you forced to pay for mortgages, may be you are doing it for investment, are you paying for mortgages for feeding over there. Here you wouldn't have the Chance for mortgage payment. Again do you earn 70,000 Naira minimum wage monthly

You are just as foolish as this Tope Guys. tell us how much you earn.

Nnamdipapa:
Why exactly are people cursing this man? Why don't you refute his statements? I pay more than N600k every month in utilities abroad per month, N3.2M in mortgage for one house alone per month, I will never pay 20% of that in Nigeria. You people never see anything good in your country. Between August last year and February this year, I was paying about N6m per month in mortgages which included an empty house under renovation. You want me to tell you how much I pay in taxes per month?

Abroad go bill you like crazy, Imagine your own house in Naija with no mortgage and a 24hour solar light? O boy, Naija na paradise on earth I swear.

patrickcollins:
Were you forced to pay for mortgages, may be you are investing in mortgages, are you paying for mortgages for feeding over there

Rent/ mortgages are similar. Rent means paying other people's mortgages. Are you planning on living homeless on the streets?

tj2018:
You are just as foolish as this Tope Guys. tell us how much you earn.

Ask your foolish father who refused to use a condom.

folake4u:


It is BlackBell not Blackwell.

And NOOOOOO. 2500 CANNOT get you a proper meal (except if you view pepper soup as one) at BlackBell restaurant. Their menu/portions is quite expensive and small.

As at last year, when I was still buying rice from them, it was over 5k-7k with protein and takeaway pack, plus VAT. My colleague always bought spaghetti and a portion was over 4k, so imagine the price in 2025.

You can check their website here:
https://www.blackbellng.com/meals?location=2bc057a9-bbae-4cc5-9686-47beb7351447

for most of 2019 to 2022/23, when i needed to feed the kids sharp sharp i would pop into CR and buy their mean for n500, n600

it slowly started rising in price till it reached 1k. now I enter CR and the meal is like 4k plus. i can't deal.

Nnamdipapa:


Rent/ mortgages are similar. Rent means paying other people's mortgages. Are you planning on living homeless on the streets?

Oga no one working abroad relies on mortgage for rent payment unless you are buying a property, once you are legally working the minimum wage over there covers your rent, here in Nigeria 70k minimum wage can't even feed one let alone cater for other expenses

Nnamdipapa:


To be frank with you, I don't care about the plights of others,I am neither the government nor their parents who brought them into the world, it is a selfish dog-eat-dog world that we live in and I will repeat, It is your own damn default if you starve in Nigeria.
I have witness first hand many poor people who continually make poor choices not in their best interest and would never listen to advice.

I have lost the ability to care about others except those in my inner family circle. I was born into abject poverty, some days, I chewed raw garri mixed with palm oil, slept on mats the first 17years of my life, early in life, I was determined to do whatever it takes to turn my life around instead of complaining and looking for where to point accusing fingers. I started work at 14 too.

As an adult above 20, if you are not able to feed in Nigeria, It is your own DAMN fault.

My quote wasn't a plead for you to care about the plights of others. Just don't be insensitive - this is a basal requirement of humanity.

With the tone of this post, further engagements with you may be unproductive, so I'll just drop it here.

In your spare time though, try to research on how economics works in different societies... especially in developed and underdeveloped societies. If you do, you'll know better than directly comparing cost of living between the two as you did in your first post.

Cheers.

jmoore:
1,500 per meal times 3 = 4,500 per day

That's 135,000 naira per month. But minimum wage is 70,000 naira

And this dude claims to have PhD. Obviously a case study of 'educated ignoramus', of which is a prerequisite to defend Tinubu. Just like the other dude that said that capital punishment is not death penalty.

Na you dey eat 3 times daily. People hav adjusted to a 0-1-0 since PMB regime. Go to hospitals, you will see that almost half of the beds in the general wards are occupied by people having Ulcer complications. Those wey hunger want kill cannot afford 3 triangle meals

patrickcollins:
Oga no one working abroad relies on mortgage for rent payment unless you are buying a property, once you are legally working the minimum wage over there covers your rent, here in Nigeria 70k minimum wage can't even feed one let alone cater for other expenses

You need to learn and listen to people with real life experiences, If you don't pay a mortgage, you must pay your rents which are very similar in amount to mortgages abroad.

TONYE001:


My quote wasn't a plead for you to care about the plights of others. Just don't be insensitive - this is a basal requirement of humanity.

With the tone of this post, further engagements with you may be unproductive, so I'll just drop it here.

In your spare time though, try to research on how economics works in different societies... especially in developed and underdeveloped societies. If you do, you'll know better than directly comparing cost of living between the two as you did in your first post.

Cheers.

Bye

Nnamdipapa:


To learn barbing in Canada, You will need a loan of 16,000$ in a year.
The same to become a mechanic. In Nigeria these skills are almost free to learn

A barber earns 6.4 million naira monthly in the USA. A barber in Nigeria earns maximum of 100k. Can you spot the non comparable differences? The fact that you can easily get a loan to learn that barbing over there is even a plus in itself. Here people get loans to eat one meal a day, not even to learn a skill. How can an hungry brain learn a skill?

geoworldedu:

A barber earns 6.4 million naira monthly in the USA. A barber in Nigeria earns maximum of 100k. Can you spot the non comparable differences? The fact that you can easily get a loan to learn that barbing over there is even a plus in itself. Here people get loans to eat one meal a day, not even to learn a skill. How can an hungry brain learn a skill?

More lies. I live abroad 15 years, I worked in banks for 5 years and see everyone's pay check. No barber earn 6.4mill monthly abroad except you are a business owner with employees.

Tell those lies to people living in Nigeria and not me.

folake4u:


It is BlackBell not Blackwell.

And NOOOOOO. 2500 CANNOT get you a proper meal (except if you view pepper soup as one) at BlackBell restaurant. Their menu/portions is quite expensive and small.

As at last year, when I was still buying rice from them, it was over 5k-7k with protein and takeaway pack, plus VAT. My colleague always bought spaghetti and a portion was over 4k, so imagine the price in 2025.

You can check their website here:
https://www.blackbellng.com/meals?location=2bc057a9-bbae-4cc5-9686-47beb7351447

Sorry about the mistake. Na my keyboard. Thanks for the update.

Racoon:
Dumbass idiots always insulting the sensibility of a nation. Defending Buhari/Tinubu or APC simply means you must be incredibly stupid, grossly irresponsible and senseless, then inherently wicked and evil.

Gbam!

Mad insensitive people are in Tinubu's istration.

malali:


Do you know the difference between literal and figurative ?
Will they not pay rent, school fees transport etc
All your brain sees is food ?

Yes, I know the difference, the first denotes the actual meaning while the later is implied or metaphorically speaking. However, the fact still remains that it is difficult to separate eating three times a day and paying school fees, because most children growing up do actually eat three times a day and this is typical of my 14 year old girl.