Nigerian Mechanical Engineer Graduate Turns Petty House Painter to Survive, Shares His NYSC Photo

- A Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @JESSEDREVIVAL has said that he had to become a painter because there was no formal job

- The mechanical engineer showcased his hustle on the bird app as he tagged relevant handles

- To show he indeed is a graduate, he shared a snap of himself in NYSC uniform, holding his service certificate

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A Nigerian graduate with the handle @JESSEDREVIVAL who studied mechanical engineering in school has taken to Twitter to showcase the work he is doing for survival.

It is no news that many Nigerians struggle to get a befitting job nowadays as more people are becoming 'accidental entrepreneurs'.

In a tweet on Thursday, May 13, the Nigerian man shared a photo of himself at work and a snap showing when he got his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate.

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Tagging President Muhammadu Buhari on Twitter among other handles, he said that he had to make a career switch because the Nigerian government had failed him.

His work snap has him holding a paint bucket in a room that is undergoing a decoration process.

Though his tweet has not gathered many reactions as at the time of writing this report, a tweep, @DangoteOfData, told him to keep his good work up.

See his tweet below:

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady, Romoke Adunbarin, took to social media to talk about her life working as a cleaner.

In a Twitter post on Friday, April 30, the lady said when a colleague asked her why she likes sharing photos of herself in a cleaner's uniform, she replied that "it doesn't matter..."

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Tweeps took to her comment section to praise her for being true and not living a fake social media life as many do.

Speaking with Legit.ng, the lady said being a cleaner was never the plan, adding that it became necessary as a way to get out of poverty and make something good for herself.

She said growing up, her options at getting the best opportunity were limited.

Source: Legit.ng