I was very active on LinkedIn two months ago, exploring the platform and hunting for jobs. Each day, bills kept piling up, and it's really getting me crazy because money doesn't flow the same way bills are on the queue.
I viewed the inflow of money in my Opay account, and it's exactly the same rate the money comes in that it goes out. Nothing like savings; in fact, some days I wouldn't even have spare cash in the account for data or airtime until I gather some hives and sell, and that's the only active account I use these days.
At this point, I knew that I had to explore more other sources of income because my family is expanding and I wouldn't want my husband to feel so overwhelmed with the unending expenses.
So on LinkedIn, I came across a survey site and app where I could be earning $500 plus per month. I saw the testimonies of other participants in the survey, and I was like, "Yes, this is it." The kind of side hustle that would assist me and my family greatly, at least for this time. With high hopes, I proceeded to register with my details so I could participate, but lo and behold, I was rejected simply because I am a Nigerian.
Can you imagine that? Just like that, a good offer slips my feet because I am a Nigerian. It's sad! Very sad, but then, this is not the first time this kind of thing has been happening to some Nigerians. We are being denied a lot of good stuff, even when we merit it. At times I regret being a Nigerian. I just wish Mum could rebirth me and this time, a citizen of another good and well-structured country, non-corrupt and with a good reputation, because what are all these limitations for? Isn't it frustrating, so clearly?
Although I didn't believe we can also be restricted to downloading certain apps, that's an extreme if you ask me, but it's what it is.
The experience wasn't funny; I tried using a VPN to change my country, yet I didn't succeed. There is a platform I am doing some training on now, but I was able to do it after I changed my country. Honestly, this experience as a Nigerian hasn't been funny, and I can only pray that God sends us a good government that could rewrite the story of Nigeria as a country.