Almost every Nigerian that moves overseas either for school or work has faced most of these situations. It’s hard to admit but they are true.
1. When you convert your salary to Naira
2. But then realize the amount you are left with after taxes and bills
3. And then you realize you are just working to pay bills
4. After you pay bills and you get a long WhatsApp text and you spot “Western Union” in it
5. When you hear the current exchange rate and its time to go for a brief visit to Nigeria
6. When you are trying to do Nigerian bank transactions and they are being difficult
7. You consider moving back but remember that there are no jobs
8. And you remember you may have to queue for fuel and fan yourself to sleep
9. When your non-African mates are always asking if they will be millionaires in Nigeria with $100/£100
10. But then you have to console yourself that things will change soon
11. When you were hoping for change but your president is only changing planes on various trips
12. When people start asking “when are you returning”
13. Or you hear “come back home and change things”
14. When you plan a ten-day trip home and your parents say “spend some more time”
15. When you are visiting Nigeria and everyone wants you to help bring “something small” back
