I didn’t even know Nanya had a nickname with ‘container’ as a suffix…looooool.
Hey BMG blog readers, please find below my very 1st male guest feature on the blog. The reason this is the first is not from a reluctance to feature more male guests but because so far, all the prospective male guests I’ve approached have proved elusive. I have sent out a number of requests to my male readers asking them to feature, and I find myself chasing, and chasing them to write down just a few lines. In fact with Nanya, it took 6 months, and if not for the ‘Rona, he would have been ‘posting’ me still. Fun fact- Nanya is siblings with Miss P who was the very first guest feature here. For what this feature does not possess length wise, it definitely compensates for, in pidgin English & witty comments. Nanya is hilarious & I do enjoy his quotes. Hope you enjoy them too.
- Introduce yourself in an artistic way (You can chose to give your government name or not) – Nanya-Container
- When did the idea of moving to Canada first strike you? – in 2017
- What method did you arrive into Canada? (Student, PR, Canadian Citizen by birth, Refugee, other) – PR
- How long have you been in Canada for? (Be inventive ) – 638.751 days
- How did you decide on the city you finally settled in? – Job opportunities. I’d researched and found that there are better options here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area).
- Did you continue in the same profession here that you practiced in your home country? – Yes (Project management)
- Any main or side hustle to mention? – Main hustle na the work weh we dey do na lool! Side hustle in the works.
- What mistakes have you made while on this journey? – Applying for jobs with one resume.
- What are you most thankful for on your journey? – Family and close knit friends.
- #OtherThingsNoOneTellsYouWhenYouRelocate? – Be ready to work hard o! no swegbe movement
- Knowing what you know now, would you still relocate to Canada? Why? – Yes, Yes, Yes !! See question oh Ak. I’d still relocate because truth be told, there are way more opportunities here – better job prospects, access to funding if you want to go back to school or open a business. Just be ready to work hard.
6 comments
Nice…please what industry for project management is it IT?
Hi AJ,
Nanya moved as a project manager in Nigeria working in Oil & Gas, to Canada where he is in Property management. The point to note here is for project management, you can be flexible with the industry to work in upon moving here.
Hope this helps!
Thank you for the reply. That’s good. Did he do any certification or anything in particular to switch industry? I’d appreciate if he could shed light on getting into property management. Its my industry that’s why I’m probing.
Hi Aj, I’m going to quote verbatim what Nanya shared with me below. Pls read it below:
” I had PRINCE2 practitioner certification, then came to Canada and wrote my PMP. My Oil & Gas job was project management for offshore construction vessel projects. It’s the same mindset I’ve implemented for building construction and facility management”.
Nanya may also come online here, and respond to you with more information, or probably connect one on one with you as well.
Goodluck!
Thank you
It would be great to hear from Nanya