In the year 2014 when I sat for my first jamb, I went to one of my mentors and seek his advice. I can remember all that he said that day. It’s still o fresh in my brain. He said “I can’t tell about other countries but here in Nigeria there are 3 courses that can never lose their relevance
1. The food business
No matter how hard or easy things are in the country, the demand for food will forever exist. The food business is one of the most lucrative ventures one can go into. It isn’t limited to planting one crop or the other. Rearing of animals (livestock) is also a profitable business. Opening a restaurant is also any business related to food, all you need is a good marketing strategy, a good location and a good chef. Going into the food business might not guarantee you wealth but it will surely make you rich.
2. Construction field
Every year people complain about each Government in power, complaining of how tough things are, yet people don’t stop building houses. I don’t know if a day will come when there will no longer be land for people to build different structures on but the need to renovate a building, re-construct a road, construct a new bridge will forever be relevant. Nowadays it’s common to see everyone going into real estate. Even those who studied courses not related to construction now do it because of how lucrative it is. Food business might not guarantee you wealth but going into real estate or construction will make you wealthy if you go about it the right way.
3. Law and Medicine
There will always be one dispute or the other therefore the need for a lawyer will forever be relevant. Though it’s common to see law graduates roaming about with a folder in hand looking for Jobs in the country. Most of them camp around the police station looking for a “Charge and bail” job to do. That doesn’t take away the fact that it’s a profession that will always exist for years to come.
On the other side is the medical line is like a brother to the law field. The need for a Doctor has been on from Generation to Generation. It’s inevitable. There will always be the need for a new vaccine, a new disease and virus will surface whether we humans like it or not and those in the medical line will always be at the forefront to fight these diseases. It’s just so painful to see our Doctors here in Nigeria, Underpaid and still owed salaries. This ought not to be. This has led to some parents discouraging their kids from going for medical courses.
These were the words of my mentor 7 years ago and I must say the 3 fields he mentioned are still very much relevant today (though not the exact words he used) but other fields are turning out to be all-important too. Every day new innovations arise which birth the need for more knowledge.
Let’s take Tech for example is turning out to be one o the most important fields one can go into today. We are going into days when technology is taking over from humans. As new innovations surface, we have to move with them, else one will be left behind. Blockchain and cryptocurrency is another field most countries are already adding to their curriculum. I look forward to the day we will have such in Nigeria to0. If I'm to advise the coming generation and mine, it will be to get familiar with different tech now and also explore the blockchain field.
The earlier we embrace the use of cryptocurrency and the latest technological advancement, the better. Though the government is doing all to truncate the growth of the former.
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A business considering the necessities of the people will never be irrelevant. Still, I dive into IT since it's constantly evolving through every project, and technology will never die. It's fun to make innovations with money included, you know. 🤣