just out of curiosity now. so what do the upper class wear ? dakova ?

No, currently Golden Agbada is in vogue for the wealthy. I hope you know how to sew with golden threads.

SEFAGO:

No, currently Golden Agbada is in vogue for the wealthy. I hope you know how to sew with golden threads.

are you currently in naija ? tell me about naija life

That part of Lagos is one of the few hab itable places in Nigeria.Abagworo owns a house at Lekki,PH and Maitama.Calabar is my next port of call.

That is my general impression. . . real estate speculation and property development seems to be one of the better things to do in nigeria. Based mostly on what I've seen in Abuja though; I'm not familiar with the Lagos market.

Yes the Nigeria upper middle class thieves are like cows and are always trying to keep some stupid social status. If they find out that some place is expensive and all their friends live there, they would start building houses in those areas. Thats why some people have like 3-4 houses   for one man only while 70% of the population lives below poverty line.

Trust me as long as their is oil wealth property speculation would go on. If you hear someplace might become hot in the future, I would advise you to purchase property fast. You could get returns of over 10-100 times what you paid for in ten years. Hold out for a bit also.

Man if you know how much people get in land that is a target area which could be used as a petrol filling station?

buzugee:

no not for profit. to make clothes for myself to wear. someone said ralph and louis vuiton were the things that middle class and lower class people wore. so i am trying to be different by wearing my own creations.

I see, so for fun and entertainment.

eku_bear:

I see, so for fun and entertainment.

yup. i am creative. i will come up with all kinds of cool designs. like a black linen casual sports jacket with deep green external pockets etc. then i can make my own penny loafers with black suede etc etc.

Abagworo:

That part of Lagos is one of the few hab itable places in Nigeria.Abagworo owns a house at Lekki,PH and Maitama.Calabar is my next port of call.

so you are saying that every part of nigeria is crap except this ajah place ? so this equates to only the living standard of .0000000001 percent of nigerians and not all nigerians ? that sucks

SEFAGO:

Yes the Nigeria upper middle class thieves are like cows and are always trying to keep some silly social status. If they find out that some place is expensive and all their friends live there, they would start building houses in those areas. Thats why some people have like 3-4 houses   for one man only while 70% of the population lives below poverty line.

Trust me as long as their is oil wealth property speculation would go on. If you hear someplace might become hot in the future, I would advise you to purchase property fast. You could get returns of over 10-100 times what you paid for in ten years. Hold out for a bit also.

Man if you know how much people get in land that is a target area which could be used as a petrol filling station?

Yep, the returns are pretty sick. Way better than anything you can find here in the US. Nigeria is a very fat land, if you have a bit of capital. Easier in some respects than the US.

Some folk from my church in Houston went into business together, bought some land by the coastal road (in Lekki area) and are developing an estate. This was in 2009. I strongly considered buying a plot there. Ended up buying a plot in Abuja instead. I wish I had more money so I could buy more. . . but pretty broke until I get a real job.

That part of Lagos is one of the few hab itable places in Nigeria.Abagworo owns a house at Lekki,PH and Maitama.Calabar is my next port of call.

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What do you need with all those houses? Will they follow you wehn you die?

Hmm

What next? Why not buy one in Barcelona  

Things you dont need

^-- Why not just view it as an investment?

"need" has nothing to do with anything.

I don't see anyone talking about Banana Island, you need nothing less than 500 million to own a plot in such places

so what has happened to ikeja ? is ikeja no longer a rich area ? used to be when i was there

are you currently in naija ? tell me about naija life

Yes I am typing on my Ogas computer right now  .

What do you want to know? My view is kind of myopic. Nigeria is a beautiful palce with beautiful people full of life no matter the hustle. The one you see on nairaland are the ugly ones.

I don't see anyone talking about Banana Island, you need nothing less than 500 million to own a plot in such places

I was going to mention that but is it not close to the Ikoyi area?

lol @ sefago.

dude i just googled banana island. very interesting read. place sounds like a mini new york http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Island

Banana Island. Hot damn!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=899972

check this guys blog out. look at all the pictures. why do people keep saying that nigeria is a bad place ? those pics look impressiveeeeeeeeeeee. http://sholaadebowale..com/2010_04_01_archive.html

check this guys blog out. look at all the pictures. why do people keep saying that nigeria is a bad place ? those pics look impressiveeeeeeeeeeee. http://sholaadebowale..com/2010_04_01_archive.html

1. First of all those pictures are taken from the sky. Everything looks beautiful from the sky. Now close up pictures is a bit different.

2. To be able to purchase those houses you have to hustle for years. Either work for years or steal for months. Whichever floats your boat.

3. only a very tiny percentage of Nigerians live in these places. Yes nigeria is bad. Most people cannot afford to live in those places, and the closest they can get is by being workers

I could go on. But just put it this way only a very very few number can afford to live in those places.

SEFAGO:

1. First of all those pictures are taken from the sky. Everything looks beautiful from the sky. Now close up pictures is a bit different.

2. To be able to purchase those houses you have to hustle for years. Either work for years or steal for months. Whichever floats your boat.

3. only a very tiny percentage of Nigerians live in these places. Yes nigeria is bad. Most people cannot afford to live in those places, and the closest they can get is by being workers

I could go on. But just put it this way only a very very few number can afford to live in those places.

strong point but did you look at all the pics ? all the way down to the end of the page ?

eku_bear:

Banana Island. Hot damn!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=899972

impressive. time for me to hurry up and relocate to naija

SEFAGO:

1. First of all those pictures are taken from the sky. Everything looks beautiful from the sky. Now close up pictures is a bit different.

2. To be able to purchase those houses you have to hustle for years. Either work for years or steal for months. Whichever floats your boat.

3. only a very tiny percentage of Nigerians live in these places. Yes nigeria is bad. Most people cannot afford to live in those places, and the closest they can get is by being workers

I could go on. But just put it this way only a very very few number can afford to live in those places.

Just another hater

Abeg, make money so you too can afford the good life

eku_bear:

Just another hater

Abeg, make money so you too can afford the good life

SEFAGO is one of the most connected people in Naija.

You think its people like me that go to Loyola?

That said, I am still smarter than him. . . We thank God, we thank God!

SEFAGO is one of the most connected people in Naija.

You think its people like me that go to Loyola?

Yeah right on the connected part . I wish man, I am just a hustler. Its pretty easy to know the rich people in Nigeria- keep your eyes open and watch them.

You have been reading my previous posts and misinterpreting them. The loyola kid was pretty famous in nigeria he was all over the newspapers. You were not, you are kind of average you know

That said, I am still smarter than him. . . We thank God, we thank God!

Thats obviously from Afrikan boys? We thank God in the Yoruba accent

SEFAGO:


Thats obviously from Afrikan boys? We thank God in the Yoruba accent

DEm Naija Boyz

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PS:  I did not misinterpret your posts. Yeah, I am fly like that. Irrespective, you belong to the Nigerian upper echelon. From your posts, it is very obvious the kind of people you hang around with. And, there is nothing wrong with that. But dont try acting like you are like me. No you are not. Mine is a story of sheer ruggedness and unrelenting determination mixed with a lil luck. Yours was written on a street paved with gold, who nevertheless was spoon fed through life by disciplined, albeit treasury emptying, guardians.

PS: I did not misinterpret your posts. Yeah, I am fly like that. Irrespective, you belong to the Nigerian upper echelon. From your posts. it is very obvious the kind of people you hang around with. And, there is nothing wrong with that. But dont try acting like you are like me. No you are not. .

This guy you funny ooh. Paved with kini? Nigeria upper echelon lol? yeah right. So because I can speak about people means I am in the upper echelon? I read newspapers you know and keep up to date with what is going on.

LOL, I wish man. But anyways truth is lots of Nigerians have money, I am not one of them, and I would never join in making myself happy over the sweat of my fellow man.

Mine is a story of sheer ruggedness and unrelenting determination mixed with a lil luck. Yours was written on a street paved with gold, who nevertheless was spoon fed through life by disciplined, albeit treasury emptying, guardians

I doubt it. You just think you had it worse than some people.

Love those guys though- they are the craziest people and good entertainers

Swagger Jacker

i wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad

living and owning property in that axis could be two different things. Not only the super rich live there. Folks who earn good money can afford to live there by renting apartments or houses. That being said, I think owning property there means u have tons of money.

buzugee:

$1000 a night even waldorf astoria sef aint half of that

Clearly, youve never been to The Waldorf!

bk.babe97y:

Clearly, youve never been to The Waldorf!

the funny thing is that a lot of these places are expensive slums

lousy road network and hell in the rainy season

there is only one road to ajah if i'm not mistaken, so the big boys have to get out at 5am if they want to catch 9 o'clock flights

It is unfortunate ,how obscenely expensive property is in Nigeria.I have been trying to buy land iun lekki for a few years but changed my mind after acessing the situation.What i will on  buying in Lekki will buy an ultra modern home in the leafy suburbs of South Africa.I personally believe that South African Architects are the best in the world because after comparing their designs to american and Australian architects,SA designs rock.I will leave a couple of links here so you can check out what SA homes are like.

The man below Mr Nico Vaneulen is a man i have great respect for ,his designs are mind boggling and extremely beautiful.Just check out his portfolio on his website below :

www.nicovdmeulen.com

Now here is a link of to the thread i created which contains pictures of SA homes:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-604757.0.html


For those who feel Zimbabwe is a ghetto:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-129248.0.html

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