Damilolly:
I'm trying to book a return ticket to Abuja from London but there seems to be very limited tickets.
I'm looking at 2nd May - 12th May or 27 May to 7 June but for some reason I'm getting overnight layovers and hardly any Lufthansa flights at all.

I flew with Lufthansa about the same time last year and was spoilt for choice. I didn't even book till 4 weeks prior and there were loads of options. Same thing the year before.

Has Lufthansa reduced their flights to Nigeria?
What site do you use to search flights? I used Google and Skyscanner.

How deep is your pocket........😂

Solumtoya:


Depends on the provider. For instance, Moneybox does it month-end for funds received before 4th of the month. If it was paid after 4th, will be the next month-end. Something like that

Ok thanks

Lexusgs430:


Buy extra bag capacity) if you don't want to start sweating or throwing things away)........

Or cargo the excess, ahead of your departure........

Meaning one can pay for the excess at the airport if one decides to take above the excess kg ba?

Poanan:
newbie abeg answer me. This money you deposited on the LISA account, can it be withdrawn if your are not ready to buy a house?

Short response, No!
Long response, yes you can, when you're 60. If you withdraw before 60, you pay a penalty (about 25%). LISA is an instrument for saving towards deposit for your (1st) house or saving towards retirement.
Read more in the property and mortgage thread. See below 👇

semmyk:
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Lifetime ISA (Individual Savings Account) to buy your first home or save for later life. You must be 18 or over but under 40 to open a Lifetime ISA.
You can put in up to £4,000 each year, until you’re 50. You must make your first payment into your ISA before you’re 40.
The government will add a 25% bonus to your savings, up to a maximum of £1,000 per year.
NB: The Lifetime ISA limit of £4,000 counts towards your annual ISA limit. This is £20,000 for the 2022 to 2023 tax year.
Read more ... link: LISA at a glance
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While on LISA, don't lose sight of options

Typically, cheaper buying (online) before getting to the airport. [Probably also through the agents, I donno]

slimanyd:
Meaning one can pay for the excess at the airport if one decides to take above the excess kg ba?

Lexusgs430:
Buy extra bag capacity) ...

slimanyd:


Meaning one can pay for the excess at the airport if one decides to take above the excess kg ba?

I think it's£69 per bag up to 32kg

semmyk:
Typically, cheaper buying (online) before getting to the airport. [Probably also through the agents, I donno]

Okay. Thanks. But can one still pay for excess luggage online even after one has already gotten the ticket and he realised his loads are way more than the required maybe after 2 weeks of getting the ticket .

deept:


I think it's£69 per bag up to 32kg

Okay. And can this money be paid at the airport boss or only online ?

Tier4Dependant:
NHS people, how long did it take from getting a conditional offer to start date?

Is it okay to email or phone HR for an update?

First Job : offer in November , started May 1st the next year.

Second Job : offer in January, started July same year.

P:S I was the one chasing them for updates.

mex551:
Good evening my people. Who has traveled with British airways from LHR, I have questions. Are they strict on 2 * 23kg? What if my luggage is 2 to 3kg higher? Also for the cabin luggage, apart from the usual small box of 8kg, can I also carry a laptop bag with some stuff on my back? What is it like here in Heathrow

British Airways has a very generous hand luggage allowance of 23kg and not 8kg. Check the dimensions of your suitcase though, you can also take your laptop bag etc.

https://www.britishairways.com/jba/ba/fi_FI/baggage/bagcabin.html

slimanyd:
Okay. And can this money be paid at the airport boss or only online ?

BA has one of the most generous cabin (hand) luggage. Apart from your laptop bag, you can do more than 7kg (be reasonable though): some do literally as much as around 22kg. Beware, this vary from country to countries, and for different destination, (and in some instances, the check-in officer!). By and large, BA is generally liberal.
Regarding paying for extra baggage(s), you can pay online before check-in, or you pay at the airport when checking in. Unfortunately, BA no longer published its extra baggage fee/prices on her site.
What you can do is to get on BA site. For instance, https://www.britishairways.com/travel/managebooking/public/en_gb
Put in your booking reference and surname. Your travel itinerary pops up. Within, kindly look for the baggage section. You'll see an option for adding more baggage 🛄.
The prices of extra baggage, are not as expensive as they used to be; so it seems.
Also, on some route, the difference between (a priori) online price and price at the airport can be as low at only £10 more expensive at the airport. Which is fine. However, on some route, the difference can be as much as £50.

Documentation's completed December 2022

Start date May ending 2023….

After rigorous chasing through series of mails… na unto God hand 🖐️ I go dey (Enugu) till May like this…

😹😹

rayralph:


First Job : offer in November , started May 1st the next year.

Second Job : offer in January, started July same year.

P:S I was the one chasing them for updates.

Damilolly:
I'm trying to book a return ticket to Abuja from London but there seems to be very limited
Has Lufthansa reduced their flights to Nigeria?
What site do you use to search flights? I used Google and Skyscanner.

Check

Booking dot com

profemebee:
hi, what if i want to pay for myself and a child? is it possible to pay for both passports in the same cart?

use a one time virtual card and input the child’s name and/or your name as card holder

Peerielass:


British Airways has a very generous hand luggage allowance of 23kg and not 8kg. Check the dimensions of your suitcase though, you can also take your laptop bag etc.

https://www.britishairways.com/jba/ba/fi_FI/baggage/bagcabin.html

many thanks for this . I am covered be that 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻😀😀😀😀😀

semmyk:

BA has one of the most generous cabin (hand) luggage. Apart from your laptop bag, you can do more than 7kg (be reasonable though): some do literally as much as around 22kg. Beware, this vary from country to countries, and for different destination, (and in some instances, the check-in officer!). By and large, BA is generally liberal.
Regarding paying for extra baggage(s), you can pay online before check-in, or you pay at the airport when checking in. Unfortunately, BA no longer published its extra baggage fee/prices on her site.
What you can do is to get on BA site. For instance, https://www.britishairways.com/travel/managebooking/public/en_gb
Put in your booking reference and surname. Your travel itinerary pops up. Within, kindly look for the baggage section. You'll see an option for adding more baggage 🛄.
The prices of extra baggage, are not as expensive as they used to be; so it seems.
Also, on some route, the difference between (a priori) online price and price at the airport can be as low at only £10 more expensive at the airport. Which is fine. However, on some route, the difference can be as much as £50.

. Thanks for this. I am covered. But just to also contribute. …extra luggage is £150. I paid for extra luggage in my return leg. Although I used free Avios. 😀😀😀. By the way, I only paid £180 for my return ticket to Naija. I used Amex/BA avios. That card is a life saver 😀😀😀

Meanwhile you can use my link to get your Amex card. Follow who know road
https://americanexpress.com/en-gb/referral/eMeKAOydtG?XL=MIANS

mex551:
Good evening my people. Who has traveled with British airways from LHR, I have questions. Are they strict on 2 * 23kg? What if my luggage is 2 to 3kg higher? Also for the cabin luggage, apart from the usual small box of 8kg, can I also carry a laptop bag with some stuff on my back? What is it like here in Heathrow

Lool, of course they're strict with the baggage allowance. You can add a laptop bag to your carry-on.

slimanyd:


Meaning one can pay for the excess at the airport if one decides to take above the excess kg ba?

It's not cheap o! Coughing out about £65 for extra 2kg.

PS. I see you're sorted.

rayralph:


First Job : offer in November , started May 1st the next year.

Second Job : offer in January, started July same year.

P:S I was the one chasing them for updates.

Lol, UK employers generally take their time. My recruitment process also took 4 months eventho I stated I was available immediately. This is a private coy not nhs tho

slimanyd:


Meaning one can pay for the excess at the airport if one decides to take above the excess kg ba?

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Hello house, good day everyone.

Please does anyone have contact of a trusted house agent that could get one an apartment for rent in London and or outside of London? I'm coming in May as a student.

Thanks!

Hey fam, please is anyone coming to London before Friday? I need some help with a wig i bought in Nigeria please.

Thank you

AlphaUno:



Text or send a WhatsApp to this number for flexible hours job opportunities

+44 7990 550781

Hello Elders,

Any cloud engineer in the house using azure cloud ,please reach out to me.i will appreciate your response.

Kind regards

Please gurus in the house, how much is the typical car insurance in London? The cheapest I've seen was about £700-800, but was told I can't access that since I have both UK provisional and Nigeria's international license (UK provisional trumps the Nigeria's international) and now, the prices are in the range of £1100-1300. Is this the normal price range?

Thanks

*I got the UK provisional license so I can begin the process of getting the UK full license. Seems that is not a good plan based on discussion with the insurance company agent I spoke with.

Hey! You can create a new thread and mention me. Can't access email now.

harleybee:
@tolajay

If you are here, could you please respond to this message. I kindly require an information from you.
Regards.

Jcole123:
Hi guys, I am in the UK as a Skilled Worker dependent. My wife is an healthcare assistant in a care home. I also work 48hrs a week shift in the same care home with my wife. I work 4nights, she works 4days. Been in the uk now for 6months with our kids. (1year and 3years old). Aside this care work, what else can I do? I worked as a process engineer in Nigeria and I also did some personal trainings on data analysis (still learning).

What other jobs can I do aside care bearing in mind I have little kids to look after. How do I build a career path with my current situation.

Thanks guys. Awaiting your response

You can consider looking for Customer Service roles, this is probably one of the office jobs that's easier to get in the UK when you don't have much UK experience. I got 3 job offers at once in January.
Some of these roles can be fully remote which would help you work from home and be with your kids. You can search for Customer Service Advisor/Representative on Indeed. Try to apply to jobs that are hiring multiple people, you stand a better chance this way, also tailor your CV to the role.

As for your long term career, data analysis is in demand you can try get part time volunteer jobs to build your UK experience.

Also watch this video, you might find some helpful tips.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyfbE_rYZsA

Wish you all the best.

semmyk:

Short response, No!
Long response, yes you can, when you're 60. If you withdraw before 60, you pay a penalty (about 25%). LISA is an instrument for saving towards deposit for your (1st) house or saving towards retirement.
Read more in the property and mortgage thread. See below 👇

Thanks

Viruses:

You can withdraw it but you will pay a fine of 25%.

Example:

You have deposited £4,000 and govt. has given you £1,000 (which is 25% of your deposit). You now have £5,000.

When you want to withdraw, you'll loose 25% of £5,000 which is £,1250.

Use the above calculations for different amounts.

I don't know if you can withdraw part of your contribution. I only know govt. will give you 25% and you'll loose 25% of the new total if you withdraw. Moneybox live chat is very responsive if you'd like to speak with them.

Thanks so much