A Nigerian and TikTok content creator, @mummytrevor shares her disappointment at being educated but unable to use the certificate to land a white-collar job.
The young mother who suffers the fate of many Nigerian graduates, discloses that she makes and sells the local meal, pap to make ends meet.
In a video where she document the process of making pap to its last step of branding, she wrote, “If I know say na pap vendor I go later end up, I for no waste money study Bio-Chemistry for School”.
Her comment section is filled with tales of others who express same sentiment with her.
Some however emphasize still the importance of education. Read on:
user3068127479570: But your education helped in shaping your business and also makes you own your brand and makes it unique. Education is never a wsste of time. Well don
QueenB: Is business not better than working for someone?
Yemmy_ayanfe: Pap vendor wey no go school no go do am like this. Your education was not a waste o
Nizzy: If I know say na garri I go dey sell I for no waste time study microbiology
See her video below,
@mummytrevor I for use the money establish myself#fyp #mummytrevor ♬ original sound – Jhulies_cake and pastries