Female Lawyer Earning GH¢700 in Nigeria Relocates to Canada, Becomes Successful: "Best Decision of My Life"

Female Lawyer Earning GH¢700 in Nigeria Relocates to Canada, Becomes Successful: "Best Decision of My Life"

  • A female lawyer from Nigeria left her country in 2020 to study for her master’s degree in Canada on a fully-funded scholarship
  • She completed her master’s degree in 2022 and started PhD program on another fully-funded scholarship
  • She said that relocating to Canada has been the best decision of her life and advised other young Nigerians to pursue their dreams

Many young Nigerians dream of leaving their country for better opportunities abroad.

This dream became a reality for one lawyer when she decided to purse her education in Canada.

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She said it was the best decision of her life. Photo credit: Twitter/@summeruknow
Source: UGC

She earned 50,000 naira monthly as a lawyer in Nigeria but was not satisfied with her career prospects.

She wanted to further her studies and explore new fields of interest.

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Lady becomes successful in Canada

She received a fully-funded scholarship to study for her master’s degree in Canada, which she completed in August 2022.

The lady was thereafter offered another fully-funded scholarship to continue her studies at the doctoral level.

She accepted the offer and started PhD program in September 2022.

The lady said leaving Nigeria for Canada was the best decision of his life.

Find her tweet below:

"As a lawyer who was earning 50k monthly, I decided in 2018 to leave Nigeria. I finally left Nigeria to Canada for my Masters in 2020. It was a fully-funded scholarship. I graduated in August 2022 and started my PhD in September 2022. Its also fully-funded. Japa(also known as relocation) has been the best decision of my life."

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh wrote, On TikTok, a Nigerian woman's account of her journey from marriage to motherhood in the UK has amassed millions of views.

In a series of videos, the woman explained how she moved to the UK for her studies and found out she was pregnant a few weeks later.

She also recorded every stage of her pregnancy up until the day she gave birth.

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