Dear Nairalanders,

I have a friend who is going home to Nigeria from Europe after living there for a while. She plans to stay in lagos on arrival. She lived her whole life in the east and doesn't understand the hustle and tussle of Lagos. I will need advice on landing and staying in a decent hotel in Ikeja. She plans to go with a little cash and change it with aboki which I think it's not wise rather someone would transfer it to her account when she arrives there? Is Ikeja as an area safe to lodge? Can she use Uber taxi to move around to sort herself out while she's in lagos to get the required documents she needs?

I also think there should be a general safety tip for people coming back home after a while and are not familiar with how things run in the country.

I think Ikeja is a very good location, tell your friend to try 'Deen's Apartment' beside Shoprite in Ikeja. I've stayed there for a couple of weeks and it's an awesome place.

i stay in lagos i could help...if contacted