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How To Choose A Career In Nigeria

Imagine considering the luxury of choosing a career? Nigerian kids could never. Not when principalities and powers are out to frustrate and stress you, here are 6 ways Nigeria chooses a career for you.

1. Your parents choose

Nigeria or your strict parents will choose a career for you. Your mother already decided since your naming ceremony that she wants to be called mama doctor, how dare you tell her that you want to be a photographer? When God gave man the power to choose, he did not include Nigerian kids, please.

2. Your grades choose for you

When you get into SS1, most Nigerian secondary schools do this thing where they put kids in arts, science and commercial class based on their junior secondary school performances in those subjects. What’s your principal’s business with your dream of being the next Ben Carson? You failed basic science twice which means you should become a lawyer instead, get with the program.

3. Your Jamb score chooses

If you successfully scammed your parents and your principal into letting you study what you want, you’d still have to deal with Jamb. These guys will mess you up, give you fake scores and even tell you you didn’t sit for the exams. Jamb is basically that one video game level that makes you give up on the game.

4. Your university chooses

If you eventually pass your Jamb exams, there’d be “post utme” exams waiting to stress your life. You’ll apply for a particular course but maybe you didn’t meet the cut, now you’re stuck doing CRS education for four years, just to end up having a career as a social media manager.

5. Sapa chooses

You might have even studied a course you liked, graduated with honours and done your NYSC, and in true Nigerian fashion, your parents might stop sending you money. When you and Sapa become best friends, you’d end up choosing a career in a field far from what you studied. That’s why we have plenty of zoologists working as bankers. The game is the game.

6. Nepotism chooses

Sometimes, that uncle or auntie that promises you a job after school comes through, except it’s hardly ever in a field you want. Choosing a career in Nigeria is a game of tinko tinko with a sprinkle of chess, and there are no winners.

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Malakai Bassey

October 11, 2021

Inside Life

Career choice, Inside life, Nigerian parents, relatable
Everything That Happens When You Try To Explain Your Nonprofessional Career To Your Parents

1. The face your parents make when you tell them what you do:

2. How your parents look at you when you start explaining what the job entails:

3. But internally they’re really like:

What is this child saying? I’m not hearing bank or firm. What kind of job is content developing? What content are they developing? Is it like an Estate Developer?
4. And then they are like, “But how much are they paying you?”

Because it’s really all about the money.
5. When they hear the amount and it’s a lot more than they expected:

6. When they hear the amount and it’s less than they expected:

7. Then they say, “So this is what you want to do with your life now?”

8. How they look at you when you try to explain that the job is your passion:

Is it passion you will eat?
9. When they keep telling you about “real” job vacancies:

But I already have a job na.
10. When you have to always remind them what you do:

Ronke Otega

April 24, 2017

Oldies

Career choice, Parents
All The Challenges To Following Your Passion In A Nigerian Home

Fulfilling your dream or doing what you want in a Nigerian home is like eliminating corruption in Nigeria. It’s kind of impossible for the most. We made a list of all the challenges you can ever face on this path.
1. When you decide what you want to be finally

And it’s not in line with what your parents have decided for you.
2. But then you want to be different

You decide it is time to be bold and stand up for yourself
3. So you have to strategize on how to talk to and approach your parents

Should I tell Uncle Kola or Aunty Chioma to go with me?
4. But your uncles and aunties are not having it

“It’s not me and you, go and meet your father and tell him yourself”.
5. So you summon courage and gather liver

But your liver is kind of shaky and you aren’t sure.
6. First roadblock – “are you okay upstairs?”

The worst happens. Your father has disagreed.
7. Your mother says “your father is the one paying your school fees go and meet him”

Oh God! And she decides to stand by your father’s decision.
8. So your mother decides to be extra and take your matter up

Because she feels you are becoming rebellious and carrying shoulders up.
9. So Pastor David calls you for a four-hour counselling session

What is all this please?
10. Aunty Biodun, Uncle Emeka, the elders and the youth leader also follow up with counselling

All these counselling committees on top ordinary career change
11. But that’s not the end

There’s still more to come.
12. You decide to be independent, save up money and send yourself abroad for school

I believe I can do this. I will do this and surprise all of you.
13. But… the economy and getting a job

What a waste, how will I even save?
14. The Dollar rate is like $1 to N1,000

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Zero hope.
15. To top it off, the greatest enemy

You thought you would have it easy, they were waiting for you.
16. So you have to be humble and tell everyone you are sorry

Now it’s time to be whatever your family wants you to be. Sad!

Tobi Smith

May 21, 2016

Oldies

Career choice, life choices, Nigerian Homes

How To Choose A Career In Nigeria

1. Your parents choose

2. Your grades choose for you

3. Your Jamb score chooses

4. Your university chooses

5. Sapa chooses

6. Nepotism chooses

Everything That Happens When You Try To Explain Your Nonprofessional Career To Your Parents

1. The face your parents make when you tell them what you do:

2. How your parents look at you when you start explaining what the job entails:

3. But internally they’re really like:

4. And then they are like, “But how much are they paying you?”

5. When they hear the amount and it’s a lot more than they expected:

6. When they hear the amount and it’s less than they expected:

7. Then they say, “So this is what you want to do with your life now?”

8. How they look at you when you try to explain that the job is your passion:

9. When they keep telling you about “real” job vacancies:

10. When you have to always remind them what you do:

All The Challenges To Following Your Passion In A Nigerian Home

1. When you decide what you want to be finally

2. But then you want to be different

3. So you have to strategize on how to talk to and approach your parents

4. But your uncles and aunties are not having it

5. So you summon courage and gather liver

6. First roadblock – “are you okay upstairs?”

7. Your mother says “your father is the one paying your school fees go and meet him”

8. So your mother decides to be extra and take your matter up

9. So Pastor David calls you for a four-hour counselling session

10. Aunty Biodun, Uncle Emeka, the elders and the youth leader also follow up with counselling

11. But that’s not the end

12. You decide to be independent, save up money and send yourself abroad for school

13. But… the economy and getting a job

14. The Dollar rate is like $1 to N1,000

15. To top it off, the greatest enemy

16. So you have to be humble and tell everyone you are sorry