CITIZENS COMPASS– A Nigerian graduate has narrated how a job interview offered him N95,000 monthly out of which a whooping N60,000 would be used to transport himself to and from the place of work on monthly basis.
The frustrated Nigerian took to social media to vent his anger.
The man who said he was an upcoming artiste has set both his university and NYSC certificates on fire.
In a video, the young man narrated how he spent seven years obtaining his BSc and NYSC discharge certificates.
However, none of the certificates could renew his hope.
The video said he applied for the job as “Plan B” thinking it would provide job security but he ended up in disappointment as the interview offered him a monthly salary of N95,000.
While heading home, he did the math and realized he would spend about ₦3,000 daily on transportation—amounting to roughly ₦60,000 monthly. This would leave him with just ₦35,000 to survive on, a figure he described as “an insult” compared to the energy, money, and time he invested in his education.
His condition has sparked reactions on social media as many condemned some political office holders for holding Nigeria to ransome.
Some also criticised some Nigeria leaders for not using their offices to better the lots of innocent citizens.
Clad in formal attire and visibly exhausted, the artist declared he was done chasing backup plans with his certificates and instead would focus fully on his passion for music. He then set fire to his certificates in an open space, symbolizing his final break from the conventional path.
The emotional act has stirred mixed reactions across social media. While some netizens sympathized with him, citing Nigeria’s rising youth unemployment and economic hardship, others criticized his decision as hasty and emotional.
Read some netizens’ reactions below as an upcoming artiste burns his certificates;
@Akingbade2: lol 😂😂😂….something that he can always request for another one….just the stress tho. Education can look useless too, until you want to japa and they say school is the only route, and now you need a degree (BSc) to qualify to study a masters(1 year) abroad.
@akinwale: Some of us started our 9-5 career on the Island collecting N9,000 but anyways I want to believe this one na content sha!
