Your Videos are always so calming to the mind. Thank you so much for sharing from your wealth of wisdom, knowledge and experience. God bless you Ma.

MOVING FROM FRAYING PAN TO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 FIRE.

So you did NOT move. This is just dreaming of a homeland. Got it.

Japa is not a term applicable to me. I do well in every place I find myself. But honestly, I want to travel because I want to see what other parts of the world looks like. I want to experience the racism. I want to be a part of stories. I'm tired of sitting in one place and living among the same people. So, next year, canada will see me, and I will see her. She will greet me, and I will greet her. And in a few more years, other parts of the world will see me. And in the end, I will be able to say I CAME, I SAW AND I CONQUERED. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

You are always a source of inspiration. Thank you for the mature content you dish out. This is a great ministry.

A very good testimony of God's faithfulness! ❤

God's purpose for each of us is what ultimately matters. Achieve it, and leave empty. That's the end of the discussion, jare! ❣

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR MUM.

I've been here for 17 years, and I have no regrets🙏🏽❤🇨🇦

Just subscribed you are very truthful

Yes what you said is true

Brilliant video, well presented, instant sub.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I agree that it is definitely worth all the highs and lows. I hope that one day I can look back on my time in this country and say the same. I have come to look forward to your videos. Please continue share your thoughts with us ❤

It is possible to pay off your mortgage and experience financial freedom even as an immigrant! These words hit me differently… This bold step you took 25 years ago! Wow! Thank you for sharing your beautiful story with us.❤

I absolutely love this video! It feels like you’re speaking directly to me. As I navigate my mid-30s, retirement is constantly on my mind. I’m actively investing in my future through various financial avenues, including real estate and stocks. Yet, I find myself pondering: Do I want to settle here forever, or will I return to Nigeria to enjoy my investments? I haven’t fully made up my mind yet, but as you wisely said, time will tell. Hearing from someone who has walked this path is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your story.

Hearty congrats on your Canadian Silver Jubilee anniversary! Your relatable story is indeed a positive and inspiring one! There are a few Nigerian folks who settled in Winnipeg since the 1980s and also have rich stories just like yours. Wishing you another prosperous twenty-five years ahead!

I came here with my family ( hubby + 3 kids) in 2022 as a student, i started my professional work in 2023. A Proudly South African, i miss my country everyday, my plan to go back home will NEVER change, to continue from where i left in making the difference and contributing to the economy of my beloved country and more specially serving the people of my nation.I cannot complain about Canada, people here are nice and what my family understands is that no matter how much we love it here, SA will always be our home sweet home, the place of our origin, our roots and our culture!🥰

I and siblings reside abroad and have no intentions of relocating back home. We decided to build a 3 bedroom bungalow in our city, that way, when visiting, we have a place vs having 3 different homes or renting. We share the upkeep and expenses. This works for us.

If you build at least spend 50,%of the year in the property

Fact is it has to be based on individual preferences. While I agree to some of your thoughts in this video, I find the video quite generalizing. My thoughts are basically focussed on individual path to happiness. What makes a person happy? What is the value of your money if you cannot indulge in what you really want? Few years ago, I completed a bungalow and currently live in it 50/50 USA& Nigeria. The idea of a bungalow was solely based on the thoughts of old age and my retirement goals. However, I began to miss a multi-level house with balconies @ each rooms fully en-suite , overlooking a large size veggie garden and fruit tress! Guess what? I am almost done completing that one because it makes me happy to live that way now and upon full retirement. Two master bedrooms upstairs and downstairs in place and why not if I can afford it? My recommendation here is for people to ensure their retirement investments and incomes are set up properly, and then spend some cash to live your life on your own terms and not on what other people think you should or should not do.

I think this is individual choice some homes can be dangerous lonely and it depends on the type of family you have, it you have those families who want to kill you and take over your property.some went home and regretted it’s personal though.

May the resilience of Nigerians yield good dividends for the masses

Some use all their life savings to build back home and have nothing to live on, they never enjoy life not even take a vacation, eat good food or take good care of themselves. It’s a mindset and unnecessary competition. I like your advice a word is enough to the wise.

Some use all their life savings to build back home and have nothing to live on, they never enjoy life not even take a vacation, eat good food or take good care of themselves. It’s a mindset and unnecessary competition. I like your advice a word is enough to the wise.

There people who built in Africa and never lived in them, their children can’t go back to inherit them families are enjoying it .

They issue is: Sending money back home is a waste because our people don’t love themselves or their country Send $1k ….what they do with it When I saw how azn and Latinos build a family house and then build a business and infrastructure …..diaspora has a long way to go !!!

A lot of Nigerians spent all their lives working abroad and never prioritize their health. Prioritize your health while trying to make money. 60 years and you can’t climb stairs is not a good look

I always love your videos. As a builder, I personally advise my clients not to build all those 5 bedroom duplexes instead build a town house of 2 bedrooms and let them out while you live in one of it.

Only God decrees and it comes to pass. Nigeria will be great again when every individual choose not to blame the leader but contribute their quota as citizens and not as a part of a tribe. God Bless Nigeria.

Very true.

I heard a Nigerian saying dont let Nigeria happen to you.

Nigeria is damaged beyond repair. Elections can't save her. Even if I was a billionaire, I can't stay in a lawless society like Nigeria.

Great advice 😊

You're making a good point but building a house back home is very necessary as a foreigner in another man's country anything can happen at anytime, so better to prepare yourself before is too late. One thing is, never depends on any family members to build your house for you, do it yourself without letting them know. Avoid them if not they'll rather kill you and take the house. There are Many Many cases concerning such issues in Africa here. Open your eyes wildly in this 21st century. We're living with wicked people, be careful but put up a good house if you can, leave it for 3 or 4years, sell it, make some profit and start building another one. Forget about expensive cars, in this world, there's nothing better like owning a house.

A country you can't travel to the North as a southerner or Easterner and feel safe even before the emergence of the Terrorists in the North. How do we call that a Nation? A country where the entire nation depends solely on the Oil in the Niger delta and neglecting the welfare of the indigenes of that land. How do we call that a Nation? Just to mention a few .Atleast l believe most of us in the diaspora understand better from our experiences over the decades what the definition of a country is. I don't celebrate Nigeria independence because as a Historian and diplomat the entity within this territory can't be defined as a country. Its a collection of ethnic groups who are actually nations yet to metamorphosis into countries. Our so called diversity is an irony.Think about old YUGOSLAVIA and what we have today in that territory. That's Nigerias future. Its the only way to go. God bless you all.

Thank you ma’am

Thank you very much ma for the HONOR. The beautiful Country of ours is a great Nation i will never forget, a country with beautiful people, natural mineral resources, bunch of talent, beautiful land scapes, river's, and good weather. I pray that the LORD Almighty will send a redeemer to deliver our Country from the tunnel into light. AMEN!!

Beauty in our diversity, Strength in our numbers, Unity in our drive for progress - One nation. Happy Independence Day from my humble self ma

Depends on individual preference and purpose. if its for dual purpose of housing parents and also your visits , then build, and also if you are planning to return then you can do it when about to return or make one that is easier to maintain as houses in africa depreciate fast but the land appreciates, if you will return in a box to be put 6 feet , and have no need to seen as a vagabond whp returned dead and useless, then do nothing at all, and also if you dont have any surplus you shouldnt be trying to put a mansion. But if you have surplus and would Love to , Please Do it and do it graciously , that means you also have ,more money to keep traveling and you have a great presence at home,. Dont make your decision on people who have long term plans to never ever return to homes yet as for you you are planning to go back , Make your own life

Very interesting topic. All you said is right. I raise the same questions when I see people building these massive houses. They transfer what they live in USA to Africa without thinking of how they will look in their old age

Commonsense isn't such a common commodity!

Buy a flat or apartment in a very good area of lagos and rent it out getting good rent or use it for Airbnb. This will bring In money constantly as you're abroad, when you visit home you can stay in the flat, when you return abroad the short let service will continue

I love this channel I wish I discovered it sooner

You are right about building a bungalow instead of many stories house. My Aunty can't get to her bedroom upstairs now because of the arthritis in her knees.

For someone like Dangote, i don't understand why he is complaining, i mean, he has the financial means to buy a foreign passport if he really wanted to, for example in the UK if you invest £1M+ they'll award you UK permanent residency, the US has a similar program for wealthy investor's, you mentioned all those wealthy carribean island nations with strong passports and Turkey, including Malta with EU access, why hasn't Dangote then taken it upon himself to aquire one of those citizenships? I mean, he has the financial means to acquire and purchase a strong passport that allows him access to wherever he desires.

What is it with Africans, especially Nigerians who went abroad for greener pastures just to later turn around to permanently stayed over? It is unpatriotic, with a little slavery mentality to not consider investing in your country. Africa is the world. This is where South Africans excel. They hardly travel. Some of you are just lost souls & broke. Go build whatever you’re capable. Go contribute to your country. You’re living a borrowed life when you stay back abroad.

Do you really need this much space... true words. weldone ma for this valuable content.

Good. I clicked because of your smile on your video thumbnail. Well done

Femi Bello ~ I thank God for your wisdom and the sense of humour in the presentation as factual as the points made . We build these mansions back home and the children abroad don’t want to know at least for now. Our prayer is for our country to continue to develop to such a standard that will inspire her children to return home. Please keep up the good work.