berem: Am not surprised. When they pay their security peanuts especially Halogen Securities who are under a contract with the banks, what do you expect?

Bgino: begging by security men comes in different forms..for some time now i cant remember the last time i had to que up for a bank transaction.with the help of the cashiers the men in uniform besiege me upon arrival to pay in or make a withdrawal at a token of about #200 or #500 naira while the rest customers wonder how fast i made it.this is a lucrative buz as they may make up to 4k to 5k daily from poeple like me.[/b]i hate to queing up for something.i never did even while at school.

dangiwa09:

That should NOT turn them into beggars, it's unprofessional and embarrassing to say the least.

Fiawest: One just begged me for N1000 now @ first bank in Ado Ekiti.....

xynerise: A lot of people will tell me to mind my business, but my business is the unprofessional conducts of these security men to bank customers.

Is it that these security men are not motivated properly or its out of greed?

This is against the ethical conduct of a bank. A lot of people have been complaining about this issue so I had to make it open to the house.

Whats your take?

xynerise: A lot of people will tell me to mind my business, but my business is the unprofessional conducts of these security men to bank customers.

Is it that these security men are not motivated properly or its out of greed?

This is against the ethical conduct of a bank. A lot of people have been complaining about this issue so I had to make it open to the house.

Whats your take?

ayobase:

They don't need to beg before u know that they want it....the facial expression tells it all.

They all wanna be tipped.
What about Police, even soldier.....na all of them!

And is it a big deal if one gives them, so far its not a bribe, but in appreciation of their job.

Even the managers sef dey collect tips, so what are we not talking about?

It could be a bad conduct, but I don't see it as anything so far its not mandated!

Vado: Been having same experiences of late. Most recent was at Union bank where I went to make a deposit. The ones at the gate, by the bullet-proof door were codedly begging me for cash doing oga sir, oga sir despite being twice my age. Smh

Okiki_Oluwa: That's one thing I hate. Some Bank security guards earn better than people who bank with them. Why must people stoop so low to just beg for alms anyhow.
Last Bullet:
They don't respect their dignity irrespective of the hunger wey dey wire their belle!

eagle,eye:
UBA, ACCESS, Diamond, Eko
the only bank I know that don't really care about such things is GTB

Yoshi-Master:
The fact is that this culture of tipping unnecessarily is not good for Nigeria in general.

This notion of tipping here, tipping there, it's almost like you need money on hand everywhere you go, it also feeds into the notion that you need money in Nigeria to get things done.

For real, this country needs to address the issue of minimum wage urgently. If minimum wage was at least 60,000 naira, then I believe most of these people won't have to debase themselves.

It does have an effect on the customers, I once had to reduce the frequency of my visits to my favorite food spot due to one individual always rushing me as soon as I got there. It got so bad that when I paid for my stuff we had a little tug of war with my item. We both had our hands on it, me wanting to collect my stuff and leave, him on the other hand holding on to it a little while longer, while smiling in the hopes of inducing a tip from me.


For change to come, that ridiculous amount for minimum wage would have to be reviewed upward.

Yoshi-Master:
People always used to tell me, "Come to Nigeria. You can live like a king if you have money. You can have a house boy, driver, etc.".

I wonder though, at who's expense? You get a driver, and you pay him 30k per month, not minding how he gets to work everyday.

Obviously the system in Nigeria has yet to put a premium on labour, else we should be having workers that earn a living wage, not a begging wage.