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Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by ONeMAnMOPOL: 12:01pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by DrMuzungu(m): 12:02pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Before Buhari, taxi in Abuja would take you from one part of town to the other for N300 to N500, no questions or complaints by the driver. In Lagos, for example, from the local to the international airport (5 to 10 minutes ride maximum!!!) they would ask for 2-4000 naira. Then, if you have just landed and are unlucky to have an appointment at the other end of town (lets say, in Victoria Island) you could arrive there late, very late. In Lagos, sometimes from A to B it takes 15 minutes, and sometimes the same distance takes 4 or more hours. The problem of lagos is traffic jams, major traffic jams. Usually, from the international airport to the hotel where I usually stay on arrivals it would take a 15 to 20 minutes ride, comfortably. However, on June 10th evening, after one very heavy thunderstorm, it took me over 4 hours to reach my hotel. So, 6 hours flight from Germany to Lagos, then over an hour to get out of the airport and then another 4 hours in the car, for just a few kilometers ride. It rains in Abuja too, but the infrastructure is adequate to take all the water away quickly enough. Lagos needs planning and complete redesign which will never happen because over 20 million people live there now. As for business, Lagos is better because all major companies open their first office there. 12 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by LeOstrich: 12:04pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Youngzedd: I tell you. I am an original Lagos Boi but since I got to Abuja in 2004, I see no reason returning to Lagos. Anytime I have the misfortune of going to Lagos, I always thank God I left in 2004! Useless city with arrogant pricks who think say dem sabi pass. 20 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by afangsoup: 12:05pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
I worked in a ministry in Abuja before taking up a better appointment in Eket, and I've visited Lagos a couple of times. Abuja is the most decent city to work and live in as far as Nigeria is concerned. 1. Basic facilities utilities and services are abound and within easy reach. 2. No traffic gridlock. This makes for remarkably less time lost in transiting from point A to B. 3. Decent accommodation for all class of people. 4. Saner work environment. Cos the city is well planned and the plan is adhered to the built environment space requirement for work is better defined. 5. Cheaper transport. All thru when I was working in Abuja I never for once paid more than 300 for drop within the city. 6. Nightlife is fun and to a great extent you feel safer in Abuja even at night than anywhere else where a police rogue or street urchin could suddenly harass you. 7. Job opportunities are also abound in Abuja if you keep your eyes opened. 18 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Yankee101: 12:05pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
No quality of life and safety considerations? 2 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by hadura29(m): 12:05pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
MrOwonikoko: Pele, Iyanu ashele |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by olashilek(m): 12:06pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
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Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Yankee101: 12:06pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
afangsoup: Tell 'em 3 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Jidefido(m): 12:10pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
EdoBoy90: Well said bruv!!! The Op has no idea what living in Abuja is compared to Lag. He may be right when it comes to accomodation but wrong in all other aspects. You can run different jobs at the same time, wake up 7am to get to your office by 8am, close from work by 5 and get home by 6pm. There is night life here in Abuja, a lot of hangouts where you will catch all the fun u need, even leave club by 2 am and get home safe withoit fear of armed robbery or police stopping you and shooting you. I have experienced both sides, Abuja is far better than Lagos to work. I will prefer to earn 70k in Abuja and spend 10k on transport than earn 100k in Lagos and spend 20k on transport coupled with stress from traffic 10 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by CorleonOfSicily: 12:10pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Babes in Lagos are relatively affordable and more accessible in Lagos compare to Abuja. In Lagos you can see a babe that wont mind to foot the bill if she really likes you but Abuja babe go scrape your hair finish, come scrape your bie-bie join am. 5 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Nobody: 12:10pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
you lied Abuja is preferable to Lagos with d following points: 1. Transport fare is cheaper in abj to lag e. g Masaka to Wuse is just #150 2. Housing, you can get condusive accommodation in outkirts e. g Mararaba, jikwoyi 3.Business opportunity,if u have a new biz innovative u can easily sell cause d competition is not too stiff to lag 4.Jobs,lag have more jobs to abj,but so many companies are springing up in abj 5.The regular flooding,traffic jam n dirty that is synonymous with lag is very very minimal in abj 6Food, foods are relatively cheap in abj compared to lag why an average Hausa man don't believe in exploiting people for customer LAG IS GOOD BUT ABJ IS PREFERABLE 3 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by onegig(m): 12:10pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Can we contribute hands and beat this OP for the hogwash he just posted? I dont mind taking a pay cut just to relocate to Abuja or anywhere else. If you like stress maybe Lagos is for you but waking up everyday panicking because of expected traffic is enough trouble than the cost of living in Abuja. Also because you are extra stressed in Lagos you have to pay extra money for things you should be doing yourself. Too tired to cook, you would eat out. Too tired to iron your shirt, you outsource. Things that should you should save on you have to spend extra just to keep up. Twice the cost of fueling because of constant traffic. Average employee in Lagos spend average of 3 to 4hours in traffic daily. So put all these together and you would see that what you wrote there is the opposite of things. And what is this entertainment that you guys shout about in Lagos? Is it going to bars or what? Because for the life of me I don't see anything as regards sitting in one position drinking whatever as entertainment because that's what you lots call entertainment. Abi is it the fifteen minutes boat ride for 10000 is what you call entertainment and some of us are not even night crawlers. So what ? 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Dearlord(m): 12:11pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Lagos problem is transport network. Imagine being in hurry all the time to catch up with ya activities. |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by proxillin(m): 12:18pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
I have lived in both cities. Lagos is very cheap. But abuja traffic and environment is friendlier. |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Elxandre(m): 12:19pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
EsotericMonk:Hi. I'm curious. Which Nigerian city you choose? |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Bizibi(m): 12:20pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
afangsoup:number 6 is one of the reasons I love abj..... |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by onomeabuja: 12:21pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
BiafranBushBoy:@OP NA TRUE U TALK JOOOR. I BEG FIND ME ANY TYPE JOB FOR LAGOS NAH-MAKE I LEAVE NORTH.ANY TYPE JOB O, NO COME DE LOOK SAY I DEY LOOK FOR BIG COMPANY.EVEN NA OYOYO JOB BRING AM SHARP SHARP |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by kevoh(m): 12:21pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Yes, Yes, Lagos is better than Abuja in all ramifications.We have heard ! We in Abuja don't like argument, so stay in your Lagos and don't come and congest Abuja for us. We like the peace and serenity we are enjoying. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by deturla: 12:25pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
BiafranBushBoy: I see you BushBush |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by BabaAgba79(m): 12:26pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
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Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Nymeria247(m): 12:27pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
I relocated from Lagos to Abuja a few years ago majorly because the daily commute from home to work and back was accelerating my old age. In fact my head started going bald really fast because of traffic holdup. Even with the higher cost of living here in Abuja I won't move back to Lagos for any reason. The nightlife here is awesome if you know where to go and also depending on your entertainment budget. All the clubbing in Ikeja or Lagos Island is replicated in Wuse 11 and the security network is better and friendlier than Lagos. Transportation is cheaper, cleaner and more organized. However, accommodation is steep unless for those who don't mind hanging out in the satellite towns like Mararaba and Masaka... Nice write up... 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by arowstev2000: 12:30pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Op, have u taken ur drugs today 2 Likes
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Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Mike008(m): 12:33pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Never been to Lagos but your projections about Abuja in terms of Accommodation/cost of living, Transportation are not true. They other criterias may be evenly matched. 1 Like |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by adetes: 12:36pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Both cities are nt better due to high cost of living and transportation beside were is essence of salaries u r collecting and spend on transport and landlord, no point |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Pentools(m): 12:41pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
BiafranBushBoy: TBT the OP might be right with 3 and 4 but those two doesn't and can never overbalance the uniqueness of living in Abuja. The orderliness of that city is impressively overwhelming.... What more can you ask of a city where you have relatively low traffic drama,almost zero rowdiness, security quite intact. You can literally operate a laptop and flaunt any gadget of choice anywhere in abuja be it bar,eatery,garden and public spots generally with no iota of fear of harassment/embarrassment from the men on black. Residents of Abuja are pretty cool and polite,their commercial commuters lack that agbero tendencies too, unlike Lagos where I'm aghast of everybody each time I visit. Some lady here on NL narrated few weeks ago her "one chance" ordeal as result of coming out as early as 4am all for the sake of getting to work early ,,,,,damn I was like what the heck which kind work and what sort of a place do I have to wake up as early as 4am for work in Abuja... I believe it has to do with what rocks ones boat (another man's meat is another's poo) because undoubtedly some people can be used to discomfort, stress and hassle lifestyle,certainly for me Abuja's serene environment and august lifestyle is a bigger YES having had a taste of both cities. 6 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by UfuomaUN(m): 12:43pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
How would anyone in their right senses compare Lagos to Abuja? na wa for Lagos people oh! The average Lagos guy is so used to stress and abnormally that when he finds a normal place he begins to complain it's boring! Besides the economic opportunities in Lagos, that place is practically hell! especially peeps that live in the mainland and have to shuttle to the island every single day 4 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Pentools(m): 12:45pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
kevoh: Lolz....iswear bro! 1 Like |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Nobody: 12:46pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Elxandre:I'm sorry my job restricts social media use. If i post my location, I would inadvertently be shooting myself in the foot. |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by whitering: 12:47pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
LeOstrich:The useless wooden seats got me cracking my ribs. Abuja is far better in terms of decency in all the areas op listed. Imagine paying taxi #400 from Garki to Wuse. Such can't be gotten in Lagos. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 5 Reasons It Is Better To Work In Lagos Than Abuja by Elxandre(m): 12:49pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
EsotericMonk:Sighs... 2 Likes 2 Shares |
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