Is Lagos nice?

[slimboyfat]

I have just got the approval cablegramme from the immigration dept in Nigeria for a temporary work permit so I should be off to Lagos on Friday or Saturday.

What would you recommend to do in Lagos?

I intend to spend as little time there as possible ofcourse but I'll probably be there for 2-3 days.

What I really want to know is, how do I avoid being kidnapped and/or killed? Thanks.

[Rural Surin]

It surely better be worth the financial rewards....

[slimboyfat]

It surely better be worth the financial rewards....

Just my normal salary plus the usual SGD $100 per night travel allowance.

[Smug Farang Bore]

Good luck mate!

The oil trash that I knew that went there ERR didn't have ERR a very good word to say.

[Gerbil]

What would you recommend to do in Lagos?

Nothing.

What I really want to know is, how do I avoid being kidnapped and/or killed? Thanks.

Stay in your hotel. Travel to wherever you're working with a company driver, then straight back to the hotel.

[Bangyai]

What would you recommend to do in Lagos?

Stay in your hotel room, lock and barricade the door and turn out the lights.

If you have to go out, black up with shoe polish and try to blend in.

[slimboyfat]

Thanks for the advice, Gerbil.

Don't think I'll be in a hotel though, I'll probably be staying onboard the diving support vessel I'm inspecting. So a bit of piracy too. All very exciting.

[Warrior]

Maybe you could apply for their space program.
Otherwise... stay inside, and use a trained driver, hopefully your company provide you with one.

[Cujo]

Some local chaps walking their poodles.

[Cujo]

Thanks for the advice, Gerbil.

Don't think I'll be in a hotel though, I'll probably be staying onboard the diving support vessel I'm inspecting. So a bit of piracy too. All very exciting.

You're staying on the boat and you still get $100.00 allowance?
Where do I sign up.

[Gerbil]

Some local chaps walking their poodles.

Got to admit, that's a bit more macho than a pitbull on a string

[Bangyai]

A you tube search is enlightening :

[kingwilly]

Sounds bladdy horrid.

[DJ Pat]

Gotta be something worth seeing?

Nigeria Official Tourism Website

Looks like a lot of fun

[jizzybloke]

Never heard a single good word said about Nigeria by anyone the has been there!

[Cujo]

Tell you what Pat. Happens I know a guy there who operates a disco and pays fucking excellent money for foreign DJs. If you're interested I can set you up, but I tell you, it's hard.

[kingwilly]

Michael Palin made it look ok in one of his series. (Least I think it was Nigeria).

[Gerbil]

^ he was surrounded by a camera team and production crew (and no doubt a few local minders as well)

[kingwilly]

The 'bar' was a wooden shack in the middle of nowhere.

[DJ Pat]

Tell you what Pat. Happens I know a guy there who operates a disco and pays fucking excellent money for foreign DJs. If you're interested I can set you up, but I tell you, it's hard.

Alright then, how much do you want in advance?

[cdnski12]

When I was offered a job there in 1972, our local (black) South African Oil Pipeline Flushing Crew said the first thing they did on arrival, was to buy a good pistol. Even our black guys went armed everywhere. My South African bosses were anxious to send this (then) young Canuck off to Nigeria, as they could not go there. Few of my black crew were going, so I decided I wasn't that desperate for a few more USD.

[leemo]

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What I really want to know is, how do I avoid being kidnapped and/or killed? Thanks.

I'd start posting some really nice things about Islam, and curse the infidels. Might just save your neck.

[Cujo]

Tell you what Pat. Happens I know a guy there who operates a disco and pays fucking excellent money for foreign DJs. If you're interested I can set you up, but I tell you, it's hard.

Alright then, how much do you want in advance?

Well I don't want anything but there might be some Visa fees payable. £5000.00 should cover it. Not for me you understand.

[PAG]

You need to get concise instructions from the company or agency that you will be working for. Do not leave the airport unless you have been met. Make sure that you have a mobile that will work there, and have contact numbers both for work and emergency.

Victoria Island (VI) is the upmarket area of Lagos, where the wealthy live and all of the multi-national companies are based. There are a few decent hotels there (especially in the Lekki area) and some bar complexes. I spent 6 months in Lekki and had an OK time.

Get guidance from the people who you will be meeting there, particularly other expats.

I was at this place (Pat's Bar) a few times, and was good for food and drink, and loads of women:

http://www.thirdworldprofashional.co...estaurant.html

[Marmite the Dog]

The best Guinness comes from Nigeria.

Other than that, it's a toilet as per most of Africa.