"They Demanded N187.7m": Man Leaves Nigeria After His Company Hired Foreigners, Paid Them More
- A Nigerian man has shared his reason for relocating abroad, saying it had to do with the pay disparity
- Abisoye Falabi said he interviewed two foreign-based potential hires to join his team, and one demanded N187.7 million, which the company he worked for approved
- The man noted that what he was earning was not up to 0.5% of what the newcomer would earn
A Nigerian man relocated abroad after discovering the pay disparity implemented by his company.
The man, Abisoye Falabi, said he was not aware his earning potential was capped in Nigeria until he was asked to interview and hire two foreigners for the firm.
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During the interview, he discovered that the potential hires would earn far more than him, who has been on the ground.
He said one of the foreigners demanded $250k (N187.7m) as salary, but he did not mention if it was monthly or yearly pay.
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Man relocates abroad to improve his earning potential
He was responding to a Twitter post in which people were asked to state when they realised they had to leave Nigeria.
He tweeted:
"When I realized my earning potential was capped in Nigeria. A few years back, my employer then asked me to interview & hire two foreign-based potential hires to join my team. The least of the two asked for $250k base. It was approved. Remote. I wasn’t earning up to 0.5 of that."
See the tweet below:
Twitter users react as man relocates abroad due to pay disparity
@demuredupe said:
"Minumum wage is always a factor in different countries. Our earning potential will always be capped because of our minimum wage."
@muhabdulkadir_ commented:
"Not exactly the same but somewhat similar. I interviewed for a Full-time SWE role and was offered about €65k base because I was based in a location considered “cheaper to live in” and I knew someone doing the exact same function earning $125k base. I was pained that day!"
@moussakallamm said:
"A lot of companies in Nigeria are sitting on fat profits by paying Nigerians Peanuts.... We are been exploited by our labour law."
Lady moves to the UK to work for the NHS
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a lady got a job and relocated to the UK to work as a nurse.
The lady, Pius Quineth, also got a job with the National Health Service, NHS, UK, and she bade Nigeria goodbye to work with the body.
Quineth said her relocation to the UK was her biggest decision ever and said the job she got was an answer to her prayers.
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