10/02/2026
ADVICE TO THE YOUNG ONES ON HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE ECONOMICS QUARGMIRE WE FIND OURSELVES.
FRIDAY OMORUYI
Nigerians have found themselves in economic mess that was never envisage in the last 8 years to the extent that basic needs are almost becoming a luxury. Imagine some families are not sure of the next meal while others don’t care about the quality of food to eat. Many families don’t have resources to finance basic health needs to the extent chalatants now gallivant the landscape with unproven herbal products to reap off financially contrained persons. Imagine people openly marketing products they claim to have cure for numerous ailments.
I once confronted one marketer on the efficacy of these herbal products. He said it can cure all ailments. I then ask him if he knows what is lebrosy. All he could say was that as long as it is sickness, it will be cured. I told him he is taking advantage of the financial limitation of his patrons. Drug that has gone through best standard practice of clinical trials has not been ascribe that status of wonder drug let alone this that you don’t know the chemical content. All these are possible because of the poverty Africans have found themselves.
So in trying to circumvent these challenges in life, a process of self empowerment has to be charted from the formative years of a child. If a child is academically gifted, encourage his educational pursuit to the highest level, if not and he is in the rang mediocrity, after secondary education, he should purse vocational training. Even the so-called university graduates, what percentage use their certificate to earn a living. I once came across a post graudate diploma student at a newstand. He could not pronounce UZBE KISTAN. Some whose calling is not geography don’t know the locations of some countries. There was a master degree holder who don’t know were FIJI ISLANDS IS.
The bottom line of this is not to denigrate others, but to identify your strong point and develop on it. Nigeria oscillate between 9th and 12th position in terms of number of professors. See were we are.
Every youth should chat to live his life positively. For the males, by 28 - 35years, you should be ready to marry. I advice you limit the number of children as we no longer lives in the agrarian age where children were can asset in your farming business. Avoid ostentatious life style of belonging to various social clubs where money is spent frivolously. Don’t gamble as whatever you achieve from your winning through gambling, if you don’t gamble and saving those your stakes, you will achieve double. I did work with big time gambling organization the nineties. I speak from experience.
Work to ease your accommodation responsibilities before tertiary education obligations of your children’s comes. Your financial capacity can also be strained if you are lucky to have aged parents whose health challenges takes its tole on your resources. Thank God from my experience as my siblings are almost taking away that responsibilities from me now. Don’t dance to the galary by living to impress friends and onlookers as those you are to impress are your family and the less privilege as your investment in the above, you will start to reap here on earth and even beyond as those you invest on without especting reward will be a deposite in your eternal bank account. Please note that your physical capabilities start to depreciate from age 45 and by age 60, if your vocation demand physical exertions, negativity sets in.
In Nigeria context, a man has no business paying school fees by age 70. So you don’t have any reason to father a child when you are above 45. These are some of the style of some in advance countries that enhances above average standard of living.
Young Nigerians, did you know the average life expectancy of Nigerian male is 54 years, while Japanese average life span is 84. Food for thought.
Nan so I know Am Reach
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