afrikanbabe:


Please go through the thread dear. I touched on this
Thank you

u didn't touch on it in ur opening piece that's y am asking u.ur country is much better than Nigeria so its a mystery y u would want 2 leave all that to come here

March to September isnt too hot cuz thats the rainy season. But i guess its always hot all year round in the north.

ZarZar:


Some day I heard it's very hot though. A friend of mine visited with her man about 3 years ago & she said the humidity was too much, it was unbearable. Which time of the year isn't too hot?

sleeveless:


I guess u wud b surprise that Nigerian' s hasn't been hostile to her. yes that is how we row, very accommodating even wen we tend to act mean. all na wash. don't judge Nigerian' s with wat u see on social media

I don't doubt that but seeing is believing as they say.

afrikanbabe:
Hello Nairalanders,

I am a South African woman very interested in relocating to Lagos, Nigeria. I've lived in the country before so I'm quite familiar with the people, food and culture. I love the energy in Nigeria despite the hardships.
I would like to find out how South Africans living in Nigeria get their jobs, via international recruiters or friends or how? Also, how easy is it to organize the right papers? I am not looking to marry for green card oo... unless genuine love is concerned.

So any advice or leads, I'd really appreciate. Thank you folks

What is ur educational qualification and what discipline?

But i am suprise, Dont get me wrong but dont you think you have more chances of getting a good paying job in SA other than Naija, am glad to find an SA woman whi is willing to stay in naija. Most despise or have little knowledge of Nigeria in general

ZarZar:


I don't doubt that but seeing is believing as they say.

yea, just try and visit Nigeria even if it is for a week and u will b amazed with d kind of love dat wud b shown to u. there is nothing as Afonja or Igbo in d streets of Lagos, they only exist on nairaland

Amberon11:
March to September isnt too hot cuz thats the rainy season. But i guess its always hot all year round in the north.

November to febuary is very cold up north (more like the weather un SA) but jos is cold year round because its situated on a plateau
Nigeria is more developed than south Africa, because the developed parts of SA are the areas developed by the whites during apartied. Ppl still live in zink structures in all those zulu ghetos na

Always heard about jos being too cold. Didnt believe it tho.

intruxive:

November to febuary is very cold up north (more like the weather un SA) but jos is cold year round because its situated on a plateau

ZarZar:


Nice. Enjoy.

zarzar come and lemme get u

Amberon11:
Always heard about jos being too cold. Didnt believe it tho.

So u need to travel too

morpheus24:
@ africanbabe

You can live and work in Nigeria if that is where your heart is. I have met a couple of South Africans who feel the same way you do and after lengthy discussions with them kinda understand the reasons for it.

I would presume that you like the hustle and bustle of the city life in Lagos and have fallen in love with the culture of Nigeria.

Some others like you I have come across have also intimated to me that there is a sense of freedom they feel being in an "all black country" and a sense of "racial pride" and communism they feel when they are in Nigeria albeit of course other issues like electricity problems, infrastructure and somewhat casual arrogance of the average Nigerian. Something they say is absent in South Africa at least in their personal experiences.

I say go for it, you have absolutely nothing to loose. I know a South African lady who works in Abuja now as an interior decorator and in the past five years I have known her, she has only been back to South Africa twice on short visits.

Morpheus24,

You took the words right out of me. My sentiments EXACTLY!
Who no know go know!

Thank you for this

Amberon11:
afrikanbabe

Pls take the advice of this person i quoted. Much tax isnt paid in Nigeria. I would advice you to start up a buisness if you have the capital.

I need capital oo
I would love to set up shop, as in yesterday Amberon11

morpheus24:


Reading through your posts, I find some of your comments a little pretentious and condescending towards your fellow country woman. Its like you are subtly trying to dissuade her from moving to Nigeria.

There are issues the country has admittedly but there a many "black' SA's who are quite adventurous and see no problem moving to "Africa" to live if possibly *indefinitely*.

Ameni

afrikanbabe:


If only it were that easy abi
Haha

You must not restrict yourself to Lagos. Try Abj.

lexy2014:
u didn't touch on it in ur opening piece that's y am asking u.ur country is much better than Nigeria so its a mystery y u would want 2 leave all that to come here

How will you understand her when all you do is complain about yours? She doesn't need to respond to you

afrikanbabe:


Morpheus24,

You took the words right out of me. My sentiments EXACTLY!
Who no know go know!

Thank you for this

I would have recommended Abuja to you since the pace of life is slower and a little more organized but it seems you already have first had knowledge of Lagos life.

A caveat though about life in lagos, long term the craziness of can get exhausting after a while and begin to get bothersome and more complex as you get older so always keep your options open. South Africa is not far from Nigeria so I advice you always visit home and touch base with your family as often as you can. SA's are very tight knit with family and they do not move far away from each other as opposed to Nigerians who are encouraged to go as far as their wits can take them anywhere round the world

What qualifications do you have? That's a key thing for you to get a job here. You may also contact SA companies in Nigeria to see if vacancies exist

morpheus24:


Your responses to her inquiries are insinuating and intuitively point to that conclusion. Its like you are dazed at the prospect of her desire to move. That is what I get from your responses so to answer your questions, yes it does make a reasonable amount of sense.

Ps my "findings" are based on deductive and insightful reasoning and are therefore an opinion.

Your opinions are not facts so I'm not gonna entertain them any further. Believe whatever you want.

@Afrikanbabe. Someone here mentioned contacting the Linda Ikeji Media Group. Linda is the most popular blogger in Nigeria and she just launched a tv channel not too long ago. I think you should follow that suggestion since you specialized in communications.