You Are Very Disrespectful, Phyna Blasts Tosin Eniolorunda, Moniepoint CEO Over Foul Comments About Nigerian Graduates

<h4>You Are Very Disrespectful<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the conversation surrounding comments made by the Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint&comma; Tosin Eniolorunda&comma; has continued to spread across social platforms&comma; drawing reactions from different public figures and sparking wider debate about employability in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among those who have spoken out is reality TV personality Phyna&comma; who strongly disagreed with the CEO’s assessment of Nigerian job seekers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her response focused on what she described as an unfair generalisation of graduates and professionals in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She expressed her frustration over the remarks&comma; saying&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>Moniepoint CEO saying he has 500 vacant post in his company but he cannot employ Nigerians because Nigerians are not smart is very disrespectful&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;If Nigeria gets better&comma; alot of people would leave fooling and dust their certificates&comma; I have my certificate here&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;I studied engineering&comma; if Nigeria gets better&comma; I’ll dust it and move into the cooperate world&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her statement reflects a broader sentiment shared by many Nigerians online who believe that the issue of unemployment should not be reduced to questions of intelligence or capability&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Instead&comma; they argue that structural challenges such as limited opportunities&comma; inadequate training systems&comma; and economic instability play a major role&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The controversy began after the Moniepoint CEO reportedly explained that his company has struggled to fill over 500 vacancies since 2024&comma; stating that many applicants do not meet global workplace standards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He further suggested that certain social influences were affecting the preparedness of young job seekers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since then&comma; the discussion has expanded beyond a corporate hiring concern into a national conversation about education&comma; skills development&comma; and workforce readiness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While some agree that there is a need for improvement in technical and professional training&comma; others insist that Nigerian talent is often underestimated or not given enough opportunity to thrive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The exchange continues to generate strong reactions&comma; with calls for more balanced discussions that consider both employer expectations and the realities faced by job seekers in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;