“I Earn in Dollars and in Naira from Nigeria”: Nigerian Lady Who Works as a Translator Speaks

“I Earn in Dollars and in Naira from Nigeria”: Nigerian Lady Who Works as a Translator Speaks

  • A Nigerian lady who worked for the Korean government from Nigeria and earned in dollars revealed her success story on Twitter
  • She expressed her pride in her journey and stated that she had set up her own Korean-English translation business that was thriving
  • She attributed her remarkable achievements and financial independence to her proficiency in the Korean language

A Nigerian lady who earns in dollars by working for a Korean government from Nigeria has shared her story on Twitter.

In her tweet which she posted on her handle @nekie_neka, the lady indicated that she was proud of her journey to success and that, at some point, she started her own Korean-English translation company that was also doing well.

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Lady documents her achievements online. Photo credit: @nekie_neka/Twitter
Source: Twitter

She said her knowledge of the Korean language had brought her tremendous achievement and afforded her the luxury of independence.

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See her tweet below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Ayandola reacted:

“I'm seriously considering learning Korean language next year. It's one of my new year revolutions. Do you think you willever stop teaching now that bigger things are coming your way?”

Yettyclassy wrote:

“So proud of you. A colleague was talking about you today. Finally people are seeing the light.”

@MaureenO0 commented:

“Congratulation baby gal. Meanwhile I want to learn korean in fact I took steps to learn but my challenge is how to draw the letters, I can pronounce the words and all but the letters are so similar how did you navigate that?”

Nigerian man earning N1.2 million monthly from home speaks

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that many Nigerians are struggling to make ends meet as the prices of food, housing, health care, and education skyrocket.

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But not everyone is feeling the pinch.

Some Nigerians, like Mr. Seun, a remote worker who earns approximately 1.2 million naira monthly, have found a way to cope with the economic hardship by earning in dollars.

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In another related story, Legit.ng reported that Mr. Alade, a 28-year-old marketing staff at a popular Nigerian bank, wakes up every morning with a sense of dread.

He lives alone in a rented apartment in Ondo State, Nigeria's southwestern region.

He earns N250,000 a month, which used to be enough to cover his basic needs but not anymore, he told Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.