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Not as a welder, as a welding workshop sole proprieter with employees, including children. > He has 10 apprentices - aged between 12 and 20 - at the workshop w
by nabilhat 3y ago
Not as a welder, as a welding workshop sole proprieter with employees, including children.
> He has 10 apprentices - aged between 12 and 20 - at the workshop where he is teaching them the skills of the trade.
> "Even as apprentices, he gives us 10,000 naira every month and a daily stipend for food."
That's $11.36 per month. How much does the owner keep if retained earnings meet or exceed a normal salary for an academic in Nigeria?
> Academics in Nigeria have long struggled on modest salaries, most earning between 350,000 naira ($390; £305) and 500,000 ($555; £435) a month
More than about 80%, if there are no other costs. This is a story about entrepreneurship, not a recognition of manual skill, or an expose of underpaid academics.
- whamlastxmas 3y agoThanks for saving me the click. People act like the BBC is some bastion of flawless journalism but it’s still full of dumb crap like this
- Glemolo 3y agoHe actually didn't. He left out plenty of interesting details. And not sure why you are randomly hating on BBC? Who said that this article is a must read because of BBC?
- boxed 3y ago> This is a story about entrepreneurship, not a recognition of manual skill, or an expose of underpaid academics. It can be all three. A story doesn't need to be about just one thing.