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Don Pedro (m)
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A survey report just released this morning by CNN revealed that Lagos is the Worst Place to Work on Earth.
Can u Beat That???
So those of us working in Lagos are Rare Breeds.
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tkb417 (m)
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saw this thing today also and i was like  but we dey try for Lagos e no easy. not sure if its the worst place tho |
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oyb (m)
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yawn. . .the big question is. . .what are you looking for? with all its faults Lagos provides some of the best career opportunities in nigeria. end of story.
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ekoboy
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yawn. . .the big question is. . .what are you looking for? with all its faults Lagos provides some of the best career opportunities in nigeria. end of story.
In Nigeria, I agree with you. Because Lagos is practically the only place in Nigeria where there are career opportunities. But remember the survey was for earth. |
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oyb (m)
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true, but note that people all over the world will put up with ish as long as they have opportunities. do you think that the uk and us are a pure bed of roses for immigrant workers? or middle eastern countries. they all hae their issues that people choose to shrug off as long as they are making their money.
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hectorswag (m)
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its probably just cnn being cnn, i am a frequent visitor to the local and international airports at ikeja, and about a month ago there was this guy blasting his driver about bringing him to the airport way before his flight was due, i later found out that he was a correspondent of cnn. i'm not surprised to see this news maybe because things didn't work out well for him when he was in the country especially lagos, he's simply just crazy and he's succecced in dulling our image over there.
naija, nothing dey happen! no mind them.
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AjanleKoko
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Dude,
Can you post the url? Would like to read the story.
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tkb417 (m)
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Ajanlekoko
do they put documentaries on the web?
it was live on CNN.
i dunno sha
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AjanleKoko
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Ajanlekoko
do they put documentaries on the web?
it was live on CNN.
i dunno sha
was wondering if the story was on their website. Tried to do a search there but couldn't find anything related. Most of those documentaries you can stream from CCN's website, at least a sanitized summary. Cheers man. |
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hectorswag (m)
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i have also ckecked but there is also nothing about it on cnn, its not amongst their headlines, its very unfortunate nigeria is their main victim when it comes to criticism, can't blame them sha.
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soulamanne
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fine.lagos is hard to work but it is an exaggeration to say it is the worst on the earth.these oyinbos sabi yabb us.why dem co commot all these days ?
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oilfielden (m)
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Many of them still fall in from all over the earth to enjoy and work here in Lagos.Anyway,I consider it CNN back story.
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akinalabi (m)
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Lagos! Crazy city. . . But that is where I make a living so I dey manage am  |
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MrCrackles (m)
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That is why i praise people who hustle and bustle to and fro in Lagos!
It aint easy!!!
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Rekky (f)
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Leave that thing, at least we are all making our money from here. God Bless Lagos
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ayobase
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Lagos is still the best place for me.
I have tasted Lagos and
now I am tasting Abuja.
The differences are there.
Make your money in Lagos
and U will have enough
left at the end of the month.
In a nutshell, life is
manageable in Lagos
than Abuja.
Lagos is a place where your
rate of hussling is directly proportional
to the money u make.
Lagos-----Center Of Excellence!!
Humour abounds amid Lagos chaos
BBC, Saturday October 28
LAGOS - Nigeria is Africa 's most populous country and has the potential to
be one of the richest, but has been plagued by corruption since independence
in 1960. But as our correspondent found on a visit to the sprawling city of
Lagos, there's another side to life - the unfailing humour with which
Nigerians confront the trials of daily living.
It happened as the aircraft was about to lift off. A muffled explosion
followed by a grating, turbulent sound, rather like a dishwasher gone
berserk.
We were flung forward as engines were reversed, brakes slammed on.
The ornate red hat of the podgy man next to me went flying down the
cabin, closely followed by a pile of newspapers, a handbag and, the most
strange sight of all, a carton of washing powder.
My friend Ibim, a local journalist intent on showing me what she called
"the real Nigeria " far away from Lagos , grabbed my thigh in a blood-stopping
clasp. We came to a halt, slightly skewed, not far from the end of the
runway.
What was most impressive about the incident at Lagos airport - besides
the split second decision making of the pilot - was the behaviour of those
on board.
Lagos is one of those places where you wonder just how anything manages
to function
No screams, no tears. A shrugging of shoulders - and then, chuckles and
laughter.
"You see," said Ibim. "We Nigerians can take anything."
It is as if locals combat the haphazard, often frightening world they
inhabit with bellyfuls of humour.
"Welcome to Nigeria , the happiest country in Africa " says the sign at
the airport - while another carries a more worrying message - "Mind the
Roof", it says.
We limped back to the terminal. The pilot - he had a Russian accent -
announced that there had been what he called a "bird strike".
Lagos buses carry messages as well as people around the city
It must have been some bird. After inspection, one of the two engines
was found to be more or less wrecked.
Lagos is one of those places where you wonder just how anything manages
to function. It is a city of, well, no-one is entirely sure of the
population, but estimates vary between 13-15 million.
Built on a swamp and a series of islands, it is sinking. There is no
mass transit system, no proper sewage network, drinking water for only a
small portion of the city, and a power supply that is more off than on.
All this in a country which is one of the world's biggest oil producers
but where the majority live in poverty. Nigeria recently celebrated 46 years
of independence. Reading the newspapers was a sad business.
"Where did we go wrong?" they asked. Education and health systems which
were among the best in Africa , in shambles.
For years the state coffers have been pillaged by the privileged few:
again the figures vary widely, but there is no doubt billions of pounds have
"gone missing" from state funds over the years.
And yet - amid all the chaos, the potholes and the blackouts - there is
a vibrant energy about Lagos , a sense of living on the edge and again, that
humour.
Sit in a Lagos traffic jam and look at the dented, people-crammed yellow
buses that limp and belch their way round the city. All seem to have
messages elegantly written on them. "Such is Life" says one. "No Tension"
says another - horn blaring.
And - painted on the side of a particularly rusty, blue-smoking,
smashed-up-looking bus, my favourite, thought provoking, message: "The
downfall of man is not the end of his life."
In 1991, the capital was moved from Lagos to the far more orderly, new
city of Abuja in the centre of the country. All over Lagos there are the
abandoned, ugly hulks of what were once central government offices and
ministries.
But each weekend officials scurry back from Abuja to this sinking city
by the sea, seeming to crave its chaos and its madness.
Such is the state of Lagos traffic - it is not unusual for people to
spend six hours a day getting to and from work - that many people do not go
shopping, rather the shops come to them.
Lagos , despite its problems, is a 'vibrant' city
You can buy everything you need from hawkers who patrol the queues of
buses, cars and trucks.
Need a curtain rail? No problem, just wind down the car window.
A mirror? Your groceries? A book, chair or a lampshade? It is all there,
in the midst of the choking traffic. One man even had armfuls of toilet
seats on offer.
One of the more important roadside industries is the manufacture of
formidable looking iron doors and gates. The wealthy of Lagos live in
fortresses - high walls topped with rolls of razor wire. Armed guards.
Surveillance cameras.
But then, there is the other side of life. One of the most vibrant music
scenes in Africa . Churches of every description side by side with mosques. A
strong literary culture.
Back at the airport there is an announcement.
"The replacement aircraft is being serviced" said a cheery voice.
"You'll be on your way just as soon as we've put the plane back together
again."
Ibim and I - and the other passengers - collapsed in fits of
thigh-grabbing, shoulder-thumping laughter.
We did get there in the end.
Kind regards
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elderberry
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Don't mind all those jokers, they come here, get offered apartments in choice areas, chauffeur driven cars (latest models), nice offices even if they end up telling us what we already know before but with a different accent. Yet they come up with all sorts of nasty things about us.
Is Lagos traffic as bad as NY traffic ?
Who even want them around, we are not complaining cos we are making the living. They should all go back to their lazy depression, crunch and crisis ridden lives.
No Kain.
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kufreabasi (m)
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Lagos! Crazy city. . . But that is where I make a living so I dey manage am we are all managing to survive of which it suppose not to be like that. |
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webprince (m)
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wetin concern CNN concern Lagos/Nigeria sef, let them leave this country alone. abi we be Iraq
No be d Lagos we dey make money?
their Banker-Madoff perpetrator of a multi-billion dollars scam, d highest in d world now! everything Nigeria Nigeria. Make dem go sidon jare!
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Nkeirubaby
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Don't want to sound unpatriotic, but has anyone actually asked WHY they said it was the worst place on earth to work (local or expatriates). We will only improve if we can take criticism, learn from it and convert it to something positive.
And yes, Lagos is the only place in Nigeria with real career opportunities. With all the states we have in Nigeria, why is that
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deoye05
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omo, with proper money i can work any where o. if them make the turn lagos into fire, as long as the money dey flow, me just de carry de go. ;d
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ohaechesi (m)
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working terms are not easy in any part of the world, i wonder why Nigerian case should be different. cnn ought to walk, abeg. who cares
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favcom (m)
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I usually disagree with the CNN, but I have to admit they're right with this.
Living in Lagos is something else, working is another!
Big salute to everyone working here
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sunnykiss (m)
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;DGod punish dem every wahala na Lagos dem go say, e e, make una visit America worst city on google and see crime and rubbish wey dem get sef, Crime school shooting, Murder sucide and all , Lagos is my best place and free for all fashola , dey for us kampe
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sinaayo (f)
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Dem;;;;;;;;;;if they dont knw what 2say,they go to hellllllllll
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ohaechesi (m)
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cnn never hala not until dem chop gala
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jafextra
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dont mind them Lagos is worse and the oyinbos cant pack their bag and leave |
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ayobase
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#Nkeirubaby
Give me your WHYs
The Overpopulation?
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Meldrick (m)
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The report says it is the worst place to work for EXPARTRIATES. They are on their own. For me I've living it up.
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trunature
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i agree ,lagos is the worst place to work
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keppybaker (f)
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good job, of course y wont they talk abt lagos, home of no-nonsense,no gokking, centre of excellence.i dont blame them anyway, cos they can never live like us.  carry go lagosians. |
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