Reflecting on my salary from my days as a brand designer at Jumia in 2012, I earned N230K ($1533). Fast-forward to 2021, even after founding Cregital and building it into a leading agency, my salary was N600K, which was just $1000 due to the exchange rate.
Despite a decade of experience and creating impact, my earning power in dollars had seen a downturn. This prompts a deeper look into how we value experience and entrepreneurship against economic tides.
Today N600K is $400
E touch everybody.
So after putting in 14 years of hard work, having attained the zenith of his academic career, a Nigerian University Professor now earns 10% of what he earned 14 years ago - this is only possible in Nigeria.