How do you know a Lawyer is really a Lawyer or a Surveyor is really a Surveyor? I mean licensed and authorized to perform work as a professional in that work?

CityNG:
How do you know a Lawyer is really a Lawyer or a Surveyor is really a Surveyor? I mean licensed and authorized to perform work as a professional in that work?

I think you mean, "How to Verify Professionals in Nigeria".

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


I think you mean, "How to Verify Professionals in Nigeria".

Hajji M.

Duly noted Hajji, I have awarded myself a dutiful punishment of writing it out 100 times

I posted while I was under frustration by an alleged Lawyer who I'm hoping to hire to represent me on a land deal.

She refuse to show me her bar license because she doesn't know me. Isn't she supposed to post it in plain view at her place of business?

The Nigerian landscape is fraught with just too much freaking hassles.

CityNG:

Duly noted Hajji, I have awarded myself a dutiful punishment of writing it out 100 times
I posted while I was under frustration by an alleged Lawyer who I'm hoping to hire to represent me on a land deal.
She refuse to show me her bar license because she doesn't know me. Isn't she supposed to post it in plain view at her place of business?
The Nigerian landscape is fraught with just too much freaking hassles.

Yeah! I thought they are supposed to display it at the place of business in plain view. What does she think you gonna do with it?

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Yeah! I thought they are supposed to display it at the place of business in plain view. What does she think you gonna do with it?

Hajji M.

I am beginning to understand why so many Diasporians don't want to engage people in Nigeria. This ordinary buy land is becoming so tedious. I'm already dreading what will happen during the build process when I deal with even more people. AS you know over here the receptionist area will be plastered with the certificates of all the Lawyers in house. It's actually a thing of pride and not something someone should be hiding from potential clients.

Imagine an educated person like a Lawyer refusing to show me her license as proof that she's a Lawyer? She finally told me to take my business elsewhere. Okay then

So I trolled the Nigerian Bar Association site and saw that they at least have this card that identifies them as being registered.

CityNG:


I am beginning to understand why so many Diasporians don't want to engage people in Nigeria. This ordinary buy land is becoming so tedious. I'm already dreading what will happen during the build process when I deal with even more people. AS you know over here the receptionist area will be plastered with the certificates of all the Lawyers in house. It's actually a thing of pride and not something someone should be hiding from potential clients.

Imagine an educated person like a Lawyer refusing to show me her license as proof that she's a Lawyer? She finally told me to take my business elsewhere. Okay then

So I trolled the Nigerian Bar Association site and saw that they at least have this card that identifies them as being registered.

Thank you. This information is very, very useful.
You can also send an email to our Oga Moderator here with username: Lawyer
He is a real practicing lawyer and can help to identify or at least guide you in identifying a crooked lawyer.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Thank you. This information is very, very useful.
You can also send an email to our Oga Moderator here with username: Lawyer
He is a real practicing lawyer and can help to identify or at least guide you in identifying a crooked lawyer.

Hajji M.

I posted asking him for a recommendation in Ibadan but he did not respond. I guess I should follow it up with an email.

Waooo this is very interesting, I never new one could dig deep to find out what people say the are professionally in Naija. Here in NYC we have consumer affairs to check any contractor history, his or her license to see if one can do business with them.

kopell:
Waooo this is very interesting, I never new one could dig deep to find out people say the are professionally in Naija. Here in NYC we have consumer affairs to check any contractor history, his or her license to see if one can do business with them.

It is my complete desire and one that I am pursuing with deliberate care not to get swindled of my hard earned money by some unscrupulous entity in Nigeria.

You guys will have to excuse me. I know I am not making a N100million deal but I just hate scams and scammers and will take the necessary steps to ensure that.

I bought some acreage in Texas. Sure I went onsite once to make sure that it existed but everything else was done online. I dealt with the title company online (the title company does property search and guarantees that it is free and clear), the Surveyor and the loan company.

I am finding out that Nigeria does have some of these things but you just have to dig to find them out.

I was introduced to a Surveyor yesterday. He turned out to be a Quantity Surveyor not a Land Surveyor. He was actually very forthcoming, he said he would do the work and then give he details to his Oga at the top who is a real Surveyor to process. I just can't take that risk.

Let's share our findings.

I like your ground work... even if it is one Naira, nobody should leave himself/herself open for scammers. So, I am with you 1000%.

Hajji M.

Welcome to Nigeria guys
A country where everything goes, and if you want to correct things you will be looked at like you dropped from Jupiter. Many professional bodies have associations, like the surveyor's council or the Nigerian society of engineers. But the problem is their association, how professional the professional association is. Please don't be surprised or offended to learn that the clerk at the front office is not even computer literate, or have never heard of the word "google"

spyder880:
Welcome to Nigeria guys
A country where everything goes, and if you want to correct things you will be looked at like you dropped from Jupiter. Many professional bodies have associations, like the surveyor's council or the Nigerian society of engineers. But the problem is their association, how professional the professional association is. Please don't be surprised or offended to learn that the clerk at the front office is not even computer literate, or have never heard of the word "google"

I complement you guys that are thriving doing business in Nigeria. The system is frustratingly insane and disorganized to me but I know it can be worked through if you know the ropes.

Mr CityNG, we have so many competent Lawyers here in Ibadan but all depends on the QUALITY OF SERVICE You hoping For. Check out this Law Firms in Ibadan:- The Law Hub (Ring Road) Afe Babalola Chamber (Fajuyi and Bodija) Barrister Faleti Chamber ( Are Avenue,New Bodija). Many more like that my Oga. I'm a Real Estate Agent both in Ibadan/Lagos and ive worked with those Firms and i appreciate the QUALITY of Services. I can recommend You to any of those Law Firms in ibadan.

Thanks for the recommendations.

If of course desire a good quality of service hence why I require a licensed professional. Where I live, lawyers without good quality of service are usually debared.

Now to find their phone number or email and hope they'll show me their bar card.

Now I get y u said I lost a potential business. U r very ryt abt ur opinion abt these n
Nigerian people. But my hubby do d survey for u, u will never regret it.

He has his office here in ibadan. So u can come n see by urself. Thanks

I will do the survey and you pay after service but you have to sign that u wouldn't renege on the agreement, joel4success@gmail.com

joelreg:
I will do the survey and you pay after service but you have to sign that u wouldn't renege on the agreement, joel4success@gmail.com

Sure, I'll sign your agreement after being fully vetted by my Lawyer. I'm not coming all the way from California to Ibadan just to rip you off, of that I assure you.

On the other hand , you will submit your registration credentials, 5 clients that I'll interview of your work ethics and speed of delivery.

But first let's start with the basics, what are your fees?

I did a cursory search on your email and I did not find one (1) mention of your email used in a professional Survey work

PS: I do not intend to ever pay a professional until the work is done anyways. Professionals do not use one clients money to satisfy another and should have reserves in a bank for operating expenses.