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Pascal retweeted
Megan the stallion does not look good in that photo
omg why is she this hot🥺
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🚨YOU KEEP SCROLLING EVEN WHEN I TELL YOU NOT TO. STOP. DO NOT SCROLL UP. 🚨
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Pascal retweeted
This personal message to a young man working two jobs with a one year old son has become my second highest seen video across all channels.
watch this if you're tired of being broke...
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Don't say I didn't do anything for you. 🙏
20 countries and their under researched visa programs:
Portugal 🇵🇹: Academic Researchers Visa,
Luxembourg 🇱🇺: Academic Researchers Visa,
Spain 🇪🇸: National Researcher Visa (residence for research, training & R&D),
France 🇫🇷: Passeport-Talent (Chercheur / researcher talent passport),
Germany 🇩🇪: Residence permit for researchers,
Netherlands 🇳🇱: Residence permit for an “orientation year” (zoekjaar) for graduates & researchers,
Japan 🇯🇵: Municipal “Startup Visa” program,
Estonia 🇪🇪: Startup Visa (non-EU founders,
Lithuania 🇱🇹: Startup Lithuania visa program,
Czech Republic 🇨🇿: Long-stay visa / residence for entrepreneurship (freelance “Živno” / trade-license route),
Thailand 🇹🇭: SMART Visa / LTR / specialized entrepreneur & professional visas,
Chile 🇨🇱: Start-Up Chile / founder programs (visa support via accelerator),
South Korea 🇰🇷: D-10 Job-Seeker / special startup visas (OASIS / Startup Korea programs),
Singapore 🇸🇬: EntrePass (Entrepreneur Pass),
Canada 🇨🇦: Global Talent Stream (fast-track work permits for specialized tech talent),
Australia 🇦🇺: National Innovation / Global Talent (innovation targeting) pathways,
Poland 🇵🇱: Poland Business Harbour / startup & business immigration tracks,
Sweden 🇸🇪: Residence permit for research (hosting-principal approval),
Switzerland 🇨🇭: National (D) visa + cantonal research/employment permits for visiting researchers,
New Zealand 🇳🇿: Entrepreneur Work Visa / evolving business investor streams.
Pascal retweeted
How to Japa to Germany with Just ₦2.5 Million Through German Ausbildung
The truth is, if you plan properly, German Ausbildung can be one of the most affordable legal pathways to relocate to Germany.
An Ausbildung is a vocational training program where you learn a profession while working for a company. In many cases, trainees receive a monthly salary, making it easier to support themselves after arrival.
Here’s a realistic budget:
1. Learn German (A1 – B2)
Estimated Budget: ₦1,000,000
This should cover:
German language classes from beginner (A1) to upper-intermediate (B2)
Study materials
Practice tests
Speaking practice
Many Ausbildung employers require at least B1 or B2 German, depending on the profession and employer. Healthcare programs often expect B2, while some other fields may accept B1. Always check the language requirement for the specific program. (German Missions Nigeria)
2. Goethe German Exams
Estimated Budget: ₦300,000
A recognized language certificate is usually needed during your application process.
A budget of around ₦300,000 can cover Goethe examinations depending. Current exam fees in Nigeria vary by level and whether you are an internal or external candidate, so verify the latest prices before registering. (Goethe-Institut)
3. Germany Visa
Estimated Budget: ₦120,000
The German national visa fee is €75, payable in naira at the embassy’s exchange rate, though you’ll also need to budget for document preparation, passport photos, and other incidental expenses. (German Missions Nigeria)
4. Flight Ticket
Estimated Budget: ₦1,000,000
If you book early and remain flexible with your travel dates, you can often find flights within this budget.
Total Estimated Budget
German Language: ₦1,000,000
Goethe Exams: ₦300,000
Visa & Processing: ₦120,000
Flight Ticket: ₦1,000,000
Estimated Total: ₦2,420,000
Estimated duration: 12-18months.
Pascal retweeted
It's been a while since I had this in my drafts.
Hacks on how to win fully funded scholarships, including fields & regions.
In the last 5 years, I have totalled over 200K euros in scholarships/ research funding without a kobo leaving my account - I may actually know my stuff.
Pascal retweeted
The older I get, the more I realize that anybody who has achieved any sort of success in their life
has eaten shit for years and worked incredibly hard to get there
On the surface, you could easily write off John Cena’s success - chalk it up to being jacked, charismatic, and in the right place at the right time
but the reality is he ate shit for 5+ years in no name stadiums trying to become a WWE star
Any successful story comes with a grind. There are no handouts. Keep grinding.
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One thing I keep telling younger friends and colleagues is to develop depth in something.
Chase global opportunities. Apply for the fellowships. Go to the conferences. Build your network. Travel if you get the opportunity. Put yourself in rooms where you can meet people and see what is possible.
All of these things can change your life.
But somewhere along the way, make sure you are actually becoming very good at something.
Know something deeply. Develop a skill people can trust you with. Become the person who understands a subject beyond what can be picked up from a few articles or a weekend workshop.
Because opportunities can give you access, but access eventually exposes your level of competence.
You can get into the room through a fellowship. You can meet important people at a conference. You can build an impressive LinkedIn profile. You can collect certificates from some of the best institutions in the world.
Eventually, somebody will ask you to do the work.
Write the paper.
Analyse the data.
Lead the project.
Edit the story.
Build the product.
Explain the problem.
Manage the team.
Advise the organisation.
And at that point, there is nowhere to hide.
This is why I worry sometimes when I see young people becoming very good at chasing opportunities without spending enough time developing the competence those opportunities are supposed to accelerate.
Your twenties and thirties are a great time to explore. Try different things. Move across fields. Discover what interests you. I certainly do not believe everyone needs to spend their entire career doing one thing.
But exploration should still leave you with accumulated knowledge and ability.
If you have worked in climate for five years, you should understand climate issues much better than someone who arrived yesterday.
If you have covered elections for years, you should know the history, institutions, data, actors and debates around elections.
If you work in AI, go beyond knowing the latest tools. Understand how the technology works, the policy debates, the business models, the limitations and the important questions in the field.
If you are a journalist, learn to report and write exceptionally well.
Whatever it is, go deep enough that people can depend on what you know and what you can do.
And depth takes time.
It comes from reading. Practice. Repetition. Failure. Working with people better than you. Being corrected. Doing difficult assignments. Staying with a problem long enough to understand the things that are invisible from the surface.
Global opportunities are valuable. Networks matter. Visibility can help. I have benefited enormously from all three.
But none of them makes competence obsolete.
If anything, the more access you get, the more important competence becomes.
Because getting into the room is one thing.
Having something valuable to contribute when you get there is another.
Competence will never go out of fashion.
#YouWillNotFail
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POV: you’re a young adult trying to make ends meet by working a dead end job while committed to a relationship
You’re 23, fresh out of uni and you just finished your NYSC service and you got an entry level role in a fintech startup.
The hours are demanding, the pay is little and it’s not your dream job but you need it for experience but most importantly, the income.
You wake up at 5am in time to meet the staff bus that carries you to your dead end job that pays you very little for so much work. ₦200,000
You have a girlfriend who you both love each other and would do anything for each.
End of the month comes and your salary comes through on a Saturday because there was a delay the previous day. You’re watching football with your guys when it did and you breathe a sigh of relief.
You begin to budget and sort bills. Transport, feeding, data, black tax, electricity, Loan repayment etc. All you have left after all your calculations is ₦5,000.
Your babe has been asking when you’d take her out since the last time you did was 3 months ago. You can’t because you just borrowed money from Opay to carry you through the next month again.
She understands reluctantly and kisses you saying “things will get better”. You lowkey know you’re in danger.
FAST FORWARD 3 YEARS
Your pay is better than it was. You can now afford a lil extra. But it’s still not enough because the cost of living is high. You’re still with your girlfriend from five years ago. You both are planning for the future.
One day, she is at the supermarket and a tech bro in his 30s sees her, pays for her groceries and asks for her contact and wants to be her friend. She doesn’t want to seem rude so she gives it to him.
They step outside and he asks to drop her off since they’re going the same way and he unlocks his Mercedes Benz G63 AMG for her to open up and enter.
“It’s harmless. He’s a friend” is what she thinks. But deep down, she can’t shake the feeling that he wants more. She shrugs it off saying she loves her boyfriend, YOU!
He texts her 2 days later and asks how she’s doing. Apologizes for just texting because he’s been busy with a work project. They start texting and it’s frequent now. He randomly sends her money just for the sake of it. ₦100,000 here, ₦200,000 there.
You start noticing little changes in your babe but you don’t know how to confront her. She’s smiling when on her phone, she changed her password too. She’s distant now and can feel her slipping away. You talk to her about it but she says it’s nothing but work stress.
You finally saved up to take her on a date. ₦100,000 that you know would do something for you but anything to make your baby happy. After the date, things look good for a while but the cracks begin to appear again.
Her “friend” sends her more money than you make in a month. She knows you’re trying your best and still loves you but her attention is divided now.
Things get worse and you can tell things are coming to an end. One sunny Sunday afternoon, she texts you that you guys need to talk. You ask her to come over but she says she’d prefer to talk over texts.
She sends you a long message about how she’s no longer feeling the spark and wants a break. You anticipated it but you still can’t believe it’s happening. You try to plead with her but her mind is made up. She blocked you everywhere. Her friends are no longer responding to you.
Pascal retweeted
Nigeria is dangerously not inclusive.
I know this doctor that stammers. When he goes for interview, he sees his colleague spend up to 30 mins, but his interviews doesn't go past 5 mins. He could tell they just want to dismiss him and move to the next person.
The doctor went for his PLAB exam in England. A day was set aside for doctors with speech difficulty. They were given extra time and asked if the time would be enough for them. He passed the PLAB. In Nigeria, when he takes exam, he has to finish within the alloted time given to people without difficulty.
How do we expect perfection from people who are already with personal difficulties? We need to imbibe grace as a people.
Pascal retweeted
I understand why the concept of marriage is no longer appealing to many men.
The ROI in this generation is not great in many instances and the economic pressure is at an all time high to drag someone that will likely make your life harder.
There are a good few, I hope you find.
Pascal retweeted
شفت واحد يرفع ملف وورد إلى تشات جي بي تي ويسأله كم عدد الكلمات في الملف. فتحت تطبيق الأسهم مباشرة وشريت نفيديا.
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Spurs 2026 transfer window
🚨⚪️ BREAKING: Mykhaylo Mudryk to Tottenham, here we go! Everything agreed also on personal terms.
Mudryk joins #THFC on paid loan and also understand there will be a 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 not mandatory in the agreement.
The Ukrainian will re-join De Zerbi. 🇺🇦
