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How Nigeria’s Youth Are Surviving in a System Designed to Break Them
300 sats \ 6 comments \ @6ef1e075c3 15 Jun bitcoin
I'm a neutral observer who has lived in both Ondo State and Oghara, Delta State, and I've seen what young Nigerians are doing just to survive.
After the fuel subsidy removal, things didn’t just get “hard” they got cruel.
⛽ Petrol prices soared overnight. 🎩 Only VIPs could access fuel. 🚖 Transportation costs tripled. 📉 Jobs? Scarce. 😐 And yet, people still find a way to smile. Or hustle. Or create.
🔥 The Hustle Is Real: 🧰 Some learn handwork. 🔐 Some secretly trade crypto, despite the CBN ban.
📲 Some take to TikTok to cry out in hashtags like #30DaysRant.
💼 Others just say: “The government won’t save me. I’ll save myself.”
✊ The End Hardship protest came and went nothing changed.
But Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT? They’ve become a lifeline. A quiet rebellion. A passport to independence.
This isn’t a pity post.
This is proof: Nigerians are builders. Survivors. Innovators.
If you're outside looking in know this: We don’t wait for change. We build it.
If you're a Nigerian youth reading this drop a ⚡ in the comments and let them know:
"We don’t beg for opportunity. We create it."
⚡ Zap if you believe in:
Youth empowerment Bitcoin as a freedom tool Surviving by building, not waiting
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 16 Jun
You mention handwork - are they starting businesses? What kind?
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68 sats \ 0 replies \ @6ef1e075c3 OP 16 Jun
Absolutely. Many Nigerian youths are starting small businesses to survive.
When I say “handwork,” I mean:
Phone & gadget repairs Haircuts, barbing, makeup Fashion design & tailoring Food delivery & home catering Welding, carpentry, and auto repairs Nail tech & skincare services
They combine these with crypto/forex hustles online using one to fund the other. It’s all about being multi-skilled now.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @stack_harder 15 Jun
how safe is it in general to trade crypto there with the gov ban? i imagine they're pretty incompotent , no?
are many vendors and things accepting sats and usdc directly?
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32 sats \ 2 replies \ @6ef1e075c3 OP 15 Jun
You're right to question that it's a bit of a gray zone here.
After the CBN ban, most banks were ordered to freeze accounts linked to crypto transactions. So people adapted.
We now mostly trade peer-to-peer (P2P) using platforms like Binance (before it got limited), Telegram groups, or trusted third-party vendors but without a narration to prevent lock on account.
Many still use USDT and BTC, but through unofficial channels.
No one really accepts sats directly for everyday things yet except me trying to change people notion to SATS (lightning adoption is close to zero), but USDT on Tron is often used like cash for buying phones, cars, services, even rent.
So is it safe? 👉 Yes, if you're discreet and know who you're dealing with. The government might be incompetent, but they do make examples when they want to scare people.
But overall? Crypto is alive and thriving underground. Nigerians will always find a way. 🔐⚡
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder 16 Jun
nice, when they use btc are they just moving on chain and using it as savings?
also wonder are the vendors who are accepting tron usd at risk, since they;re more visable etc?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @6ef1e075c3 OP 16 Jun
Yeah, most people here treat BTC as savings it’s stored on-chain and rarely spent. When it’s time to pay for things, we swap to USDT on Tron for fast, cheap transactions. As for vendors accepting USDT, they’re definitely more visible and at risk, especially if they use local banks or public groups. That’s why most keep it low-key, use codewords, and rely on referrals. It’s a bit of a grey market… but people still find ways to survive.
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