Life in Nigeria.

In cities like Lagos you'll find traffic congested roads full of people including kids hawking their trade, choking traffic, extremely high levels of noise pollution and impatient motorists. All making it very lively and challenging.

However, Nigeria is a vast country and there are other places where life is quieter and more mundane. But most people live in the cities and go to their villages during Christmas, Eid or other festivals.

Nigerians are culturally rich, welcoming and entertaining. The temperature is often in the mid thirty Celsius. The dry season is from October to March. It can get very humid too but most cars and places put on air-condition.

When in Lagos or Abuja, I wake up early and leave the house around 7 am to go to work. I try to avoid being out in the hot sun between noon and four pm if I can help it because it can get quite uncomfortable.

I would advise renting or buying a new car or travel with family members that own one. Public transport don't have AC. I use okada the infamous bike transport to avoid traffic and so do most people in Lagos. But I won't recommend it if it's your first time in Lagos.

Some people may find the environment and life in Nigeria very tough because Lagos is overpopulated and known for its 24/7/365 commercial buzz. There is always somebody somewhere trying to sell something. People have to survive and some like area boys get aggressive when demanding money for something invented like protection or money for parking.

Entertainment wise, the choices are many. Live bands, hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs provide good Nigerian food and music. I often go into bars to watch football whilst eating cat fish pepper soup with a bottle of Star, Heineken or Guiness. I love it.

I stay close to Surulere, Victoria Island and Ikoyi because these areas are where you will find the most skilled and influential business professionals and entertainers. If you're reading this, chances are your friends are relatively rich and you'll be living in a nice part of town and visiting all the nice places.

You'll find plenty of modern restaurants serving local or international dishes, bars, hotels and a vibrant array of markets or shopping malls.

Upmarket real estate, modern satellite TV, 3G mobile communications and an intelligent media are all there for you to enjoy. Stay way from the slums or help them build a house or running water.

How did you find life in Nigeria?

Did you travel to Nigeria and thought life is not so bad or was it a nightmare? Did you feel safe and would you rate how people treated you as good or bad? Let us know what you think about life in Nigeria.

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Life in Lagos is not so bad after all
I grew up in the quiet part of Nigeria and have heard series of stories about very noisy places in Nigeria like Lagos and that life there is tough and

Being Harrassed
I live in the US and I have had many Nigerians writing me asking me for money. Why do they do this? If life is so nice there

Life in Lagos was terrible!
Before I state any comment I would want to praise the LG governor Raji Fashola and Asiwaju Mr Tinubu for their insight and effort to make a Mega-city out

Lagos = Hell Not rated yet
The 90% of the city is ghetto slums the people are uneducated low lifes the police are stupid and have no equipment to do anything I mean I would rate

THE CHANGES BEGINS IF THE POPULATION REDUCE Not rated yet
well life is Lagos will be nice only if you can struggle hard, the ones that are enjoing niw in Lagos are those that inherit properties which may probably

Strange thing about Nigeria Not rated yet
Nigeria is known to be one of the most corrupt nations on earth, and that is probably true. The strange thing is that most poor Nigerians are extremely

Life in Nigeria Not rated yet
I Love 9geria. It's de best i have ever seen. Despite the challenges of living there, u can still survive. U buy ur groceries with no tax. U drive ur car

life in lagos nigeria. Not rated yet
Lagos is a nice and great place to be but if you re not a nigerian you just ve to get a friend before stepping in there. lagos is a place you could get

An interesting Life in Nigeria Not rated yet
Life in Nigeria is an ever interesting life you will ever get from other countries, it is very friendly and you tend to feel relax and comport at the conducive

I love Nigeria! Not rated yet
I visited Nigeria to see some extended family. Everyone was so welcoming! The food was excellent. I had a wonderful time and can't wait to come again.

life in Lagos was o.k Not rated yet
the lagos government shold slow down on the activity of the lasma on lagos road no one driving a car or any form of automobile will be happy so see his

LIFE IN JOS IS JUST THE BEST Not rated yet
THOUGH AM IN LOKOJA RIGHT AWAY BUT I WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN JOS I LOVE JOS NOT BECOUSE I WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP THERE BUT THEY WAY Of LIFE OF PEOPLE

Life in nigeria can be improve. Not rated yet
First I like to thank lagos state governor for his effort and I wish him good luck in tranforming lagos state. But main problem lie with the federal government

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