Stop Passing Poverty to Your Kids: Focus on Income-Producing Assets

Many Nigerian parents work tirelessly. They pay school fees, build homes, and train their children. Yet a few years after they’re gone, the family often struggles again. The problem lies in passing down consumption-based assets that lose value. Money gets spent. Houses and cars can become liabilities. True legacy is built with assets that generate income, need little supervision, and transfer across generations. In the past, agriculture offered such systems. Today, many focus on lifestyle over sustainable structures. The key question remains: Are we just raising children, or are we building systems to support them long after we’re gone?

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