Nigerians in the global labor market.
“I made myself who I am to prove wrong those who saw me as who I was not.-Kofoworola George-Taylor” As a Nigerian the most irritating joke one can tell you, is the Nigerian scammer joke. It is annoying and it makes no sense. I never understood what it mean to be a Nigerian until I saw how others treated us. The disgust, the profiling and the insult because I was born in a country. Not because of who I am or what I look like. I can tell you for free, finding a job is the most difficult and tedious thing, one can do. In Nigeria and everywhere else in the world. In Nigeria you compete with over one thousand people for a good job and globally people do not want to hire you because you are Nigerian. I have been told many times, we love you but we are looking for someone in Europe or America right now. One told me outright, I will not hire you because you are Nigerian. It was heart breaking and hurtful. I became determined to prove everyone wrong. I was never someone to put in 120% ...