- A Nigerian lady abroad criticized Nigeria’s poor electricity supply, education system, and economic conditions.
- She emphasized that citizens have become accustomed to hardships that should not be normalized.
- The lady shared her personal experiences, contrasting life abroad with her time in Nigeria.
A Nigerian lady living abroad has sparked conversations online after criticising Nigeria’s poor electricity supply, education system and economic situation, saying citizens have gradually become used to hardships that should never be accepted as normal.
Sharing her personal experiences, the lady compared the quality of life abroad with what she experienced while living in Nigeria, highlighting the differences in electricity supply, educational facilities and the cost of basic services.
According to her, she knew Nigeria had serious challenges before relocating, but living in another country made her realise the extent of the problems Nigerians face daily.
She said, “You don’t realise how bad things are in Nigeria until you leave. Obviously, I knew we had it bad in Nigeria, but I didn’t realise how bad it was until I left.”
Speaking about electricity, she explained that having a stable power supply abroad meant people could conveniently charge their phones at home, in school and other public places without constantly worrying about power outages.
She also recalled her experience in a Nigerian school, where students were unable to have proper practical computer lessons because there was no electricity and the available computers were not functioning.
Comparing the situation with her current school abroad, she disclosed that students could print their assignments using a shared printer simply by tapping their identification cards, without having to pay.
She noted that the experience was different in Nigeria, where students often had to pay to print documents, with printing businesses increasing their charges to cover the cost of running generators.
The lady further spoke about how university strikes disrupted her education, revealing that she lost two academic years due to industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
She also questioned the praise surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s student loan initiative, arguing that Nigerians should be more concerned about the economic conditions that have made it difficult for many families to pay school fees in the first place.
Expressing her disappointment, she said, “They’ve made you so poor that you cannot afford school fees, and then they give you a loan to pay for school fees that are not expensive to begin with, and we are praising that person?”
Her remarks have since highlighted ongoing concerns about Nigeria’s electricity crisis, challenges in the education sector, rising living costs and the need for better governance.
