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LMay:
23kg max not 25kg if Turkish Airlines. That is, 23kg each in two places. That's for your main luggage.

8kg max for your cabin luggage.

Total of 54kg!

UKMigrant has touched on food items to bring on. Let me help with luggage packing tips, you might need them.

Tips

You're not allowed to put food or sharp objects (cutlery, blade, pocket knife etc) in your cabin luggage or carry on (hand bag/laptop bag), so pack smartly.

Tightly pack all your clothes, shoes, books, or weaves (if female) into your cabin luggage. Instead of folding clothes passively or mindlessly like we do when arranging our closet, roll each tightly into a bunch.This will squeeze out air & give you more space in the box to squeeze more clothes into. You can watch YouTube videos to learn this technique.

Now you're left with food items, sharp objects, and any cream/perfume exceeding 50ml (Only liquid of less than 50ml per bottle is allowed in the cabin luggage). Now arrange all these carefully into your main luggage.

For food items, put into ziploc bags or transparent polythene bag like pure water bags. Put different food items into each and label appropriately...e.g Melon, Ogbono, Ugwu vegetable etc.

For ladies carrying weaves, discard the packs to make your luggage relatively lighter.

Palm oil is not allowed. Don't even bother!

You don't necessarily need an industrial scale to weigh your luggage. Buy a regular domestic scale. You know the ones "Check your weight" guys carry around? Yes, that one. It's less than 2k.

To weigh, first stand on it and check your weight. Write it down or memorise it. Now put your luggage on your head and check your combined weight. Subtracting your own weight from the combined weight will give you the weight of your luggage.

Your allowance per main luggage is 23kg but aim for 21kg or max 22kg at home. Why? The scale at Murtala Mohammed Int'l Airport is forward by about 2kg. You don't want to stress yourself with reshuffling at the airport or trashing stuffs you bought with your hard-earned money. Pack smartly from home!

Airport staffs are not smiling again. Before they allow you pass/check-in a 23.9kg bag, you'll beg tire. Anything above that, they'll tell you to go obtain a ticket of $150 per overweight bag upstairs! You don't need that wahala in your life.

What else?

Remember I asked you to stuff all your clothes & books plus shoes into your cabin luggage? Trust me, it would have exceeded 8kg by now. You know the box itself will add to the weight as well.

Let me give you orijo.

1. Your laptop bag is not weighed. That's an extra space to put clothes, books, laptop (of course), charger etc.

2. Your hand bag isn't weighed either. If you're a lady, that's a plus. You can carry a laptop bag + your handbag alongside the cabin bag.

3. If you're eleru town council like me & you've utilised all available spaces yet you're still not within allocated kg limits, fear not. There's still a way.

Leave your original cabin luggage with somebody (eg family/friend who followed you to the airport). Let them act like they own the bag while they simply stand by it.

Check in your laptop bag as your Cabin Luggage. They'll tag it and return it to you while the two main bags are passed to cargo. Now remove the tag and stickers on your laptop bag and place it on your original Cabin Luggage you kept with your escort. You're done!

With these tips, you'll have a smooth sail luggage wise.


Extras....

Depending on how light or fancy you want to travel, those silly Echolac boxes are not your friend. 1) They'll add to the overall weight 2) They're not durable. Most would be damaged (broken handles, broken wheels, torn surface areas, etc) before you arrive your destination. How would you even lift a damaged box? You'll place it on your head maybe

Invest in a quality box. Might be pricey but it will last for years and save you from embarrassing situations. I don't know if/where those are sold in Nigeria. I bought mine in the abroad. This is my 5th year of usage and I travel very frequently. It's still intact.

If you're low on cash, buy those very strong bagco ghana must go bags as main luggage. Not the usual ones. This one is a bit recent & it comes in one color - grey! More like a grainy white mixed with black. It costs about N1,500 per bag. Nothing to be ashamed of. You wont even see it until your final destination after you check it in at MMIA, so you can still form posh in transit with your cabin luggage. Regular travellers use it a lot. It's very light and durable. For your information, they sell it in the abroad too. So what? In fact, its a life saver for people whose boxes get damaged at the airport. Just that they'll pay a few extra thousands more to procure it at the airport.

No use am as cabin baggage oooo. You'll look like Osuofia in London. Hehehe. Joking. Use a correct small sized box as cabin/hand luggage.

Third option is to source for lightweight boxes (rare) or lightweight travelling bags with wheels (looks like a piece of cloth with wheels attached when empty. The box-shaped compact ones are heavy).


Wishing you a safe flight!

I am quoting this for reference. Thank you writer

akaprince:
Thanks for the feedback. She sent sent a mail to the employer and requested that she sends alternate email addresses for her references, and she got a message from the NHS trust that once I they received the feedback from the referees she would get an offer. Referees have responded and it's hoped that the NHS employer will revert next week. Please, what's the best option to book medicals with IOM? Several emails were sent within the week with no response from them. The phone lines are also not connecting. Please, kindly assist.

This was my situation some weeks back. After sending mail, I got no responses; then, I sent a reminder two times on the fourth working day and stated that their SLA was three days. Also, my hubby went there to put our name down on the fourth day, and surprisingly we got a scheduled that evening. So maybe you should follow my style. Also, note that you are going to spend your entire day there. They are damn slow and inefficient.

I wish you all the best.

beryour:
Hope you got my response to your email?

Yeah. Thank you so much. I have also responded to your explanation. You made it so easy. May the Lord bless you.

MichaelUde:
In Scotland, every child regardless of immigration status gets 30 hours weekly from the age of 3.

Nice update. Thank you

TheGuyFromHR:
Nonetheless, you got it - for free.
And opinions are the only free thing available in developed countries - the "free" school, "free" healthcare, etc are not free - all is paid for through tax.

Thank you. Professor in international relations. You may rest now on my matter as the right people have given responses to my queries

LagosismyHome:
I will leave this for those in Scotland to answer...

I live in London/England, so that is the system I am familiar with . I think there are some slight differences . In England the answer would be YES, 3 - 4 can get free 15 hours nursery/school and from 4 years is yes to free primary school

Thank you so much. You have really shed light on this. God bless you

TheGuyFromHR:
You could always stay back in Nigeria and not pay [much] tax.
Nothing is free.

Please , I didn’t ask for your opinion on tax and my staying back or not.

LagosismyHome:
195 works out less than £40 a day for 5 days a week. That is a steal and a great deal. .. There is no cheap childcare. That word doesn't exist and no government benefits for a non citizen who just came and there is no free school for under 3 for someone who just came

If you have a spouse then you can work around each other schedule... or start bracing yourself to accept that the reality of living in the Uk

Thanks. So is there free school for 4 years above?

beryour:
What exactly is your question as regards nursery?

I have a child below 3 years and I am moving as a skilled worker to Scotland. Got a job in and I am still deciding on my movement. My question is, how visible and how cheap is their nursery there. Do skilled workers get any government benefits? I contacted some schools and got responses of £195 weekly. My salary don dey finish be that ohh. And tax over there is crazy. Phew. Also, Is there any free school or government school?. I am paying tax now and what it's going to be removed from my salary are somehow exorbitant

Good day elders on this forum.

@fatima04, I DM you. Please I need insight on children's nursery. Biko help a sister. Thank you

How do I get a tuberculosis test done? I was asked to send an email for booking and when I went there yesterday, the crowd was no joke.

I am waiting for their booking response. @achmed1 and the good people

omoharry:
I have paid but no interview date has been fix yet . I was told to contact immigration office .Did you contact immigration office for your interview or you were sent the date online ?

The system is not effective. In a normal environment, you should get an interview date via the application after submission immediately but because they want to collect money, the citizens won't let it work.
What I did, I went to the office after one week of submission to caption because if you go there immediately, they will tell you to come back after one week. At least, that was what they told me at Ikoyi.

omoharry:
what's the process of doing it yourself ? What does it entail ?

Just login and fill your details online. Then pay using your card or go through bank and make payment.
Then submit and print out your confirmation slip.

NnenaRita:
Please is your passport 32 pages and for how long. Mine has been pending for 2 months now and was E as it last week

65pages. 10years . 5weeks today

Update: Just came back from NIS Ikoyi and the passport officers said It should be ready for collection next week hopefully.

The wrote AA on my slip as passport status. Honestly, Nigerians are not making the system work. Even the officials want bribes. They are not expecting anyone to do it themselves. All the officers were surprised that I did it myself without using any officers.

Na wa for every single human being in this Nation call Nigeria

soleexx:
Was it renewal?
And did you collect any slip
Lastly was the little paper passport enrollment identity?

Yes. It’s renewal
No slip collected
I have no idea if it’s passport enrollment identity

vibbb:
Lol, for new couple at honeymoon stage (1- 2 years) 100% allowed. But at see finish stage if u meet your food on the diny table you are blessed not to talk of eating together because mostly at this stage you are tends to dish your food all by yourself.

See finish stage

mialate:
That date shown there is the date you ought to collect it but in UAR, hope they call you some time soon.

I captured in Festac mine was dated 21st Sept. I didnt receive any call yet for pick up. Tracking its still Vetted.

Did it ask you for a validation number?

mialate:
That date shown there is the date you ought to collect it but in UAR, hope they call you some time soon.

I captured in Festac mine was dated 21st Sept. I didnt receive any call yet for pick up. Tracking its still Vetted.

Hello, when I tracked mine, its not showing vetted. Just showing all my information to print. What does this mean?

Also a seven digit number was written in a small paper and attached to my passport after capturing. Please what does this mean? This ikoyi won’t kill me oo. I need my passport

Jibwillz:
Thanks for this.
Just checked mine now and it’s showing Vetted
Captured in August tho

Mine is just showing all my information. Nothing about status. This DIY in ikoyi is a scam ooo

God will punish all our evil leaders. Haba!! Since 1960?

Amen ohh. Waiting for my passport like this. Ordinary passport renewal is taking Nigeria system forever. No status update on their system just normal information about my payment. This country is tiring.

Thank God for them. The number of trucks I see on a daily basis at alpha beach new road Lekki would be more than what ply the express. The worst road ever. Nigeria government is the most useless government in the whole world.

ndidibabe:
Takes 3 weeks

2 weeks more then

One week today that I did my capturing at ikoyi for 64pages(10years validity) passport renewal. No words, no email, no status update on website. What is going on? Is there anything that can really work in Nigeria seamlessly apart from internet banking.

I need my passport oh Aregbesola

BeboNGN:
If you invest 1.9 million naira in fish farm run by several expert, you won't have to be defrauded because the farm will be technically yours, all you have to do is to pay maintenance fee for the facility.

It is the Rice trading I invested in. Not fish farming. Payout was supposed to be August but eatrich came out with payment propose plan. I will give them enough time to see if they would pay as promised after my calls to them. If not, court May have to settle. Sam afolabi have messed with the wrong person because I am always very careful.

My 1.9m is with this guy. Let me see how they will pay me.

DeWisedon:
Una say Churchill is evil, now kpokpogiri is wicked , so you guys are not seeing any fault in Tonto abi? If she is that good woman , why will a new relationship that has not lasted upto 6 months be having issues, she should work on herself and learn how to be under a man or she shut up and remain single for life.... Im begining to have the thought that Churchill is a good and tolerant man for having her all those their marriage days... Pride goes before fall,, women who feels they are in equal position with men, they are the ones that almost have broken relationships... Believe me there is no way you will love and respect a man and see him as the head of the house ,and the man wont value you . Even if he wants to cheat, he will accord u the respect and do it far away that you wont even find out and he will never ever show you attitude that he's tired of you.... Women learn how to be under a man, men love it when they are in control and trust me, when u allow a man to be in control of the house, with your loyalty u can get him to do anything for you...

You nailed it. �

For me, tonto is not a saint. Don’t her look fool anyone. Enough of nonsense feminism supporting rubbish. Na only she? I am also not in support of the guy because they are both immature

This news sweet me! Nice one sanwo- olu

Shame on you woman! Tueh