“Patriotic man” who returned to Nigeria to earn N250K after earning equivalent of N3.4m in UK shares experience that made him realise how “f00lish” he was

A PhD holder who thought himself patriotic and returned to Nigeria to give back to the country has shared what made him realize how “f00lish” he was. 

He explained that he was earning an allowance of £1,550 which was equivalent to N3,400,000. However, he returned to Nigeria after his PhD to take a job that pays N250,000 out of patriotism until he realized his action was foolish. 

He wrote: “My monthly allowance as a PhD student in the UK was 1,550 GBP per month (3,400,000 Naira). I finished and returned back to a job that pays today’s equivalent of 250,000 Naira per month. I was patriotic until I realised how foolish I was and I left. 

“The foolishness was my assumption that Nigeria needs my expertise and that somehow I can be able to feed my family with such an unlivable salary. 

“Anyone with a job offer who decides to stay back abroad is only responding to the realities of life in Nigeria today. 

“Nobody cares even if you are Albert Einstein. Where people are struggling to eat 3-square meals is not a place PhD graduates will be willing to return to unless if you just want to be politically correct and lie to yourself!”