Zero advantage, zero.

bolaayenimo:
Any reasonable Igbo man that came to Lagos and return to the East poor is cursed.

No be lie
Serving (NYSC) in Lagos now after service I will stay here in Lagos the upper ring oh anything below dat I am going back to PH.

landforeast:
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN LAGOS

ADVANTAGES
Lagos has a huge Market for your Products and Services. Infact someone said that if you package a refuse bin and sell it in Oshodi, you will sell off everything in a matter of hours , if not minutes. That is to tell you that there is a market for any kind of products and services you offer.

Lagos has the best nightLife: If you are the type that never sleeps, you love clubbing and flexing then Lagos is your home because as the "City that never sleeps and the headquarter of Entertainment in Nigeria, Lagos is a City filled with fund, coastal Tourism activities, Clubbing, patties and all Kinds of Events.

Lagos Supports and Nurtures Small and Medium Scale Business: Lagos helps you to nurture your Small scale Business. The City has all it takes for an Entrepreneur to succeed, from vibrant Startup EcoSystem, access to finance, grants and high profile events to different Networking events, master classes and exhibitions to mention but a few.

Lagos has many Job Opportunities: Although Lagos is no longer Like before in terms of Job Opportunities, when compared with other states, Lagos is still ahead.

There are many Business Opportunities in Lagos: Your One week Stay in Lagos will bring thousands of business ideas rummaging your brain. The City is full of business Ideas.

Lagos is a City of the Hustlers: If you are born a hustler, there is a high tendency for you to survive in Lagos. If you are hardworking, Lagos is the best place to be.

DISADVANTAGES OF LAGOS

Cost of Transport is on the High Side: In Lagos, if you are not careful you may end up working and have transportation gulp up your earnings. Just yesterday I spent around 2500 naira just to convey myself from Ikeja to Lekki Phase 1. Just imagine someone spending such an amount of money everyday to convey his or herself to Lekki everyday. By the end of the Month he will be spending close to 70K only on Transport. Now you understand while people are working in Lagos, yet they have nothing to show for it.

LAGOS TRAFFIC IS A NIGHTMARE: Lagos is a City where you can stay in the Traffic for many hours. Have you heard the Story of Funke who went to drop her Aunty who is based in London at the Airport. While Funke was still in traffic, her Aunty called her that she had successfully arrived at London. That is a tip of an iceberg on how horrendous Lagos Traffic is. When I first Entered Lagos, I was to attend an Interview at VI, then I was residing in Ojo. Since I was ignorant of Lagos traffic, I woke up around 6 O'clock to prepare just like every other person's living in other cities will do. But did you know that singular act cost me that Job which I was pretty sure of being selected for because I arrived at the interview venue by 12 pm.

House Rent in Lagos is on the High Side: Unlike other Cities in Nigeria, Lagos is the only City where you will pay for agent and agreement as equal or sometimes higher than your House rent. Still don't know why the state Government is not rising up to criminalise such evil perpetrated by Landlords and agents. You will hear them saying 50, 50 for a self Contained apartment of 120,000. Another thing is that finding a decent house might be a little challenging to you unless you have enough bucks or are ready to live in the satellite towns which will be far from the City center. Another thing is may God help you not to enter the wrong house which Lagos is mostly Characterised with.

There is No fresh Air in Lagos: With a population of about 30 Million people crowded in the smallest state in Nigeria by Land mass. It will be a miracle for you to have fresh air. If you need fresh air in Lagos maybe you might just relocate to Ikorodu or Epe part of Lagos which is currently being hit by high waves of urbanisation.

Lagos is a Dirty City: Although the present Government is trying all it can to keep the City clean but that does not take away the fact that Lagos is one of the dirtiest Cities in Nigeria.

There is too much Noise in Lagos: Yes there is too much Noise in the City. From the Danfo drivers and conductors who rant like a Sallah ram, to Agberos who are vociferously constituting nuisance with their cracked voice, indeed Lagos is very noisy except you live in quiet Estates in luxurious neighbourhoods.

Connecting with the Rich in Lagos is a little bit hard: Unlike in Abuja and other Cities in Nigeria where you can always run into an influential person and you connect with them and possibly exchange contact. That will only happen in Lagos by Devine connection from above. Everybody in the City is very careful because of "Onye ma Onye" (who knows who).

FINALLY
Before you make that move to either relocate to Lagos or to relocate out of Lagos. Just sit down with one bottle of cold Trophy and a plate of Isiewu or Delicious Nkwobi and ask yourself some mind boggling questions that will enable you to make a good decision you will never regret.

Written By Emmanuel
A Real Estate Consultant based in Lagos Nigeria.

Thanks for reading my Article
Have a nice day

Beautiful piece there, @emmanuel

You gave us a nice write up. I will now have to make up my mind to Move to Lagos.

The advantages of Living in Lagos outweighs the disadvantages by far.

But op, you did not elaborate on the bad house situations. You only alluded to it.
Tell us more please!

nku5:
After we finished school most people moved to cities like Lagos and Abuja after graduation but some stayed back in the east to pursue their careers and business. Fast forward to five years after. 99% of us that went to Lagos or Abuja had not settled down with a wife and were sweating to pay city rent. Most of the guys who stayed back in the east quickly married and started building their own houses at a much cheaper cost at their own pace. People need to start changing the paradigm

I can't but agree with you %100

Naija246:
how is internet service in the east?
The only reason I'm still in Lagos is because internet is super fast here.
And I can't run my business without high speed internet

Why not. Make enquiries about Smile and other providers in the east. Your location matters too

whytediamond:
Lagos, the city of money

Wouldn't it be nice if you posted samples of your shoes, like create a thread on "fashion" and post some there for all to see before contacting you?

Just my two cents though

yes it's true that Lagos has all good quality to survived and opportunities, but the millions of people that's are chasing the same opportunity with you are something else. that's the reason I have to move down to pH where there is lesser population where I can able to challenge with low opponent, is not that pH is all and all ooo but I have to leave all the beautiful things in Lagos that you can only look at them but non belong to you to find my way out in life. you can get job in pH and the company will decide to Post you back to Lagos.

thesicilian:
Lagos is the land flowing with opportunities, if you have enough money then the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

Keyword: enough-money

@op let me add mine, If u are intelligent, Lagos is a place where you can increase your technical skills. There are always world-class gadgets you can expose yourself to if u are willing to learn.

Moralgladiator:
So you don't even own a car? It's a lie!!

How many girlfriend wey you done get car? Mtvheeeeeew

Naija246:
you dey beg for money to buy car
Chai!
Aunty no go dey do pass yourself oo.
You go sell that motto use the money chop Las Las if you continue on this trajectory.

Only a dead brain would do that. When we have taxify and uber? Guy work your brain

I actually hate Lagos life. Too stressful and sometimes hard to break even due to the high cost of living.
I have resided in all S/W state for a minimum of 1yr.
I was in Ibadan last year and ordered a taxi, he charged me 800 for a trip u can compare with Ikorodu to Ikeja. Madam was still trying to bargain, i just smiled and gave him 1k. He was very happy.
My plan is to hustle in Lag for the next 5yrs, expand my business tentacles to Ibadan or Ogun and relocate immediately.

If u aren't careful in Lag, u will end up being a tenant at the age of 50

Naija246:
how is internet service in the east?
The only reason I'm still in Lagos is because internet is super fast here.
And I can't run my e-commerce business without high speed internet

Bro internet problem is everywhere in Nigeria I live in Lagos too Ajah one of the best estate � in that area. We do have internet issues

nku5:
After we finished school most people moved to cities like Lagos and Abuja after graduation but some stayed back in the east to pursue their careers and business. Fast forward to five years after. 99% of us that went to Lagos or Abuja had not settled down with a wife and were sweating to pay city rent. Most of the guys who stayed back in the east quickly married and started building their own houses at a much cheaper cost at their own pace. People need to start changing the paradigm

This is pure truth. I will never advise a fresh graduate to come to Lagos and hustle. The town can waste your years and before you know it, you are approaching 40 years. You will end up working for Landlord and for payment of different bills. If you are the type that likes life, bro you are gone.

����� Exactly my thoughts too...He must have used a private jet...Lols...Why exaggerate the fare..Hmmmmm

Davash222:
2500 from Ikeja to Lekki phase one
Seems you used Caverton private Jet?

OJURONGBE1:


You be jolly just come truly ..No offence
100 naira bus would have taken you to Maryland b/stop where you can easily hop into BRT or Yaba/obalende bus which is 300 naira max.
When you alight at Obalende, there are array of buses plying Lekki/Law school/Sandfill/Jakande to Ajah route for 250-300 naira (may be slightly higher due to this pandemic but it can never be more than 500).
Return journey is quite easy :Lekki-Oshodi, tell the driver you'd alight at Anthony , cross over to UBA under bridge and take Ikeja (Allen or Ikeja under bridge for 200).
Next time ask people around you how to navigate journeys, it will save you time and money.

Egbon, Eyin gangan L'eko. Yoy sabi every nook and crany.

Visited 4 cities in one month after my youth service to decide which one to live in:
Lagos, Abuja, Akwa Ibom and Rivers State.
Lagos...nope
Abuja...nope
Rivers state (port Harcourt precisely)...nope
Akwa Ibom was the only state that checked more items in my list.

Ended up with neither of the states

If you're a calm person, run away from lagos. Na mad people full there

OP, you are on point with ur write up.

landforeast:

If not more than Self
From Lekki to Oshodi is 700, from Oshodi to Ikeja 400 no be 1100 be that, I entered 200 again down to my house no be 1300 be that. This is just for returning home I don't want to go into how much I spent going

It is now clear why majority of people that live and retired in lagos used match box to pack their properties home.Lagos is over hyped.

Very dirty place. Open and smelly gutters everywhere...

If you can drive in Lagos you can drive anywhere

The rent, oh my gosh!!

Davash222:
2500 from Ikeja to Lekki phase one
Seems you used Caverton private Jet?

Ode! that is standard price for taxi

xynerise:
There are some point you feel like parking your car along the road and take a bike home.

Traffic can frustrate your life

na truth you yarn.














stay blessed, bro.

Fragility6:
Not that i like Amaechi bt wen he said lagos was a glorified village a lot of people were insulting him.Since we always judge things in diz country with emotions anytin we see we should take it dat way. With d money lagos generates,they should atleast hav a working rail system dat would take pressure off d roads and possible electric buses but no.Nobody knows were all d money heads to

All d money heads to one old man in Ikoyi..

My friend relocated to lagos only to be complaining though I wish him well

bolaayenimo:
Any reasonable Igbo man that came to Lagos and return to the East poor is cursed.

That's true,Igbo hustle bare and raw,the start up is low,he can start biz with 1 bag of cold pure water and progressed to gala,sleeps on the bare floor inside a store,eats without,once a day.can you equal that.

I missed Lagos, the fun, the trill, lol, I love Lagos!

OJURONGBE1:


You be jolly just come truly ..No offence
100 naira bus would have taken you to Maryland b/stop where you can easily hop into BRT or Yaba/obalende bus which is 300 naira max.
When you alight at Obalende, there are array of buses plying Lekki/Law school/Sandfill/Jakande to Ajah route for 250-300 naira (may be slightly higher due to this pandemic but it can never be more than 500).
Return journey is quite easy :Lekki-Oshodi, tell the driver you'd alight at Anthony , cross over to UBA under bridge and take Ikeja (Allen or Ikeja under bridge for 200).
Next time ask people around you how to navigate journeys, it will save you time and money.

Are much away that BRT from Ajah to Oshodi is currently 500. I am not a JJC my guy, my profession have taken me to Al the nooks and crannies of Lagos. I know exactly what I am saying. Recently transporters are exploiting Lagosians unduely.

Never will I ever live or work in Lagos. The highest number of days I have spent in Lagos is 3 days.Who Lagos epp? With all the stress, nothing to show for it! Lagosians, una well done o. Enjoy una traffic and wahala alone.

Ryocaj:

All d money heads to one old man in Ikoyi..

Whisper his name to me nobody will know

ybalogs:
Do you even know that 1 Cup of rice contains 7,532 pieces... Pls, don't buy if it's not complete...
I will count beans tomorrow so someone should help me count garri.
I hate cheating...

thou shall not cheat but you must be cheated,life is not fair.

landforeast:

If not more than Self
From Lekki to Oshodi is 700, from Oshodi to Ikeja 400 no be 1100 be that, I entered 200 again down to my house no be 1300 be that. This is just for returning home I don't want to go into how much I spent going

700 wetin?

Ajah shouldn't be more than 500 sef..

Lekki to Obalende is 200 max..

Obalande to Oshodi is 200 max

johnnychuks:
yes it's true that Lagos has all good quality to survived and opportunities, but the millions of people that's are chasing the same opportunity with you are something else. that's the reason I have to move down to pH where there is lesser population where I can able to challenge with low opponent, is not that pH is all and all ooo but I have to leave all the beautiful things in Lagos that you can only look at them but non belong to you to find my way out in life. you can get job in pH and the company will decide to Post you back to Lagos.

Your head de there.