Hi

nwauwa:

Please what is the current exchange rate ie naira to cefa and usd to cefa?
For someone going to Togo for a short trip, where do u advise they exchange their money?

At Tokpa axis. There is a particular person but don't have her number. She is Yoruba. But can try getting the number later

Seme border

Yesterday when I was returning from border. This is the tollgate while entering Cotonou from Nigeria or coming from port Novo

pocohantas:


Or our kinda of immigration. You don’t immigrate to Benin Republic with 200k to own factories when there are 100 mouths waiting you back home to start sending them stipends. That is an overkill. Nigerians have restaurants and supermarkets there, that I am sure of.

It is actually not flowing with milk and honey as presented here. One thing common with citizens of this country is contentment. Even if you go there now, your life would be to eat, have a little savings, take some alcohol when necessary and pursue their women.

Why do we always believe that everyone's motive of migrating is to get rich quick.
Some of us desire calm and peaceful environment, where some are searching for safety, some wanna have a feel of a foreign country, some are looking for a working govt/economy while some for biz opportunities with less competition etc.
No one said here is Europe or a get-rich-quick county.

Some Nigerians are doing very well in naija while some are not. Same it's applicable to Benin Republic and Europe etc.
Any one who plans to migrate should have a good plan or a good skill otherwise, u will be struggling. The infos shared here are for some people not for all.

Life is made of different people with different perspective. Some people can't live in any other state outside lag while some say they can't live in Lagos. So don't feel your perception to life is the best bro.
Benin Republic is a peaceful country with a working system that I admire alot. I always have peace of mind working around or sleeping at night. So I cherish it more than money and that doesn't mean I dislike money. Sincerely u will even perform better in this kind of society than a lawless and corrupt country whete human lives are not valued a bit. It's well

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Mabizeka:
Monthly or yearly?

Monthly but you pay like 4 months ahead but one part(¹/4) of the rent will be for the agents

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See better assignment my guy wan give me ooo abi u wan give me transport money?😁😁😁 What kind of biz is in ur mind, let's know how to help. Thanks +2349130797074

skylane:
wow I wont mind getting info on how to be registered.I guess thier food is very cheap there right

U mean livestock feed or food for human? If it's food, it's relatively cheap if u can cook by yourself. The only place I have eaten food that was satisfied with, eating just a plate of 500cefa is at Misebo market but outside there, it isn't cheap. Any good dedicated chef/cook will Excel here wit peace of mind and less stress

DonroxyII:
Nigeria wouldn't have been Nigeria without the Almagamation ... It's a Blessing Because Nigeria would have been a war torned Country like Liberia and Sierra due to the number of Minor Tribes/Ethnic groups Concentrated in the Middle belts and SouthSouthern Nigeria with Deep Hatred for themselves....

Nigerdelta couldn't have been a small London but war torned Protectorate of the Oil

Companies because the People can't manage themselves and that's what the Problem is all About "Managements Skills" that truly Represents Our Diversity and Uniqueness!

Nigerdelta has the most Concentrated of Minor Tribes in Nigeria only Second to North Central/Middle Belts ...

The Major Ethnic has helped keep Sanities Over the Minor Ethnic and that's Why Nigeria is Nigeria if not Chaos Would have Ravaged this Country due to Inter and Intra Ethnic/Tribes Conflicts On Lands, Women, Resources Etc...... People no too gather sense like that in these axis !

Nevertheless, the Major Ethnic are Bunch of Failures themselves because we need Strong Leadership over Nigeria and Deeper Internal Almagamation to Butress Our Unity, Growths and Developments ....

I love your knowledge. You are 💯 right but u can an only achieve this by educating and exposing the people. Lack of the two things I mentioned will make them be thinking otherwise and see development as a scam.
When the populace is educated and exposed, it makes understanding easy. Personally I wish for a peaceful and united Nigeria with visionary transparent leaders. Thanks for your contributions bro

DonroxyII:
It doesn't Matter Bro ??

Nigeria leaders are simply Regional Leaders with Ethnic Biases ....

The first and last National President was Obasanjo Since 1999 .....

What we need is Nigerian Leaders not Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Ijaw, Etc

👍👍👍 They won't allow restructuring cos of selfishness. Our leaders are not ready for change believe me

skylane:
how about veterinary service like animal rearing agriculture businesses

Wow... So we are in the same ship. That's my major thing am even researching on currently. From the little I know, u must be duly registered here B4 u can operate as a vet.

Crop: their major cash crops like the maize and cottons are found large in the north which is very far from here. I learnt that their govt supports their serious farmers with flexible loan offers. Pineapple is farmed around here and it's and very very cheap. U can buy sizeable pineapple at 150cefa. Their orange is very cheap too and very sweet with enough water.
Haven't gotten enough info on poultry farming and I see great opportunity there. Local chicken is like gold here...lol. Haven't seen broiler in the market B4. I do see this white kind of cockerel called .... Can't recall the name now.
Still trying to get more infos on the agriculture sector

cybernaut:
Tell us about their girls . I am interested to know more about their woman . They way they behave

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Well, I won't ignore this cos is part of what makes life. I won't say they are bad or good but left for u to discover yourself. We may have some bad eggs or good ones but it's an individual difference. They are simple and very friendly and I can't tag them bad from the little I see but knowing you are a Nigerian makes them believe u are rich and some may look for a way to extort u. Dem de try for waist shaa but can't be compared with Liberians and SA girls. Those two countries get am in excess pass Beninoise.

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Zaksart:



My brother if there's a war in Nigeria is quite different from if there's war at Benin republic... If you are capable bro what are you waiting for??... Build or buy your house and bring mum over there for vacation once in a while.

Nigeria will not work out no matter how we try, we are so diverse and have a very deep hatred for one another... It's so unfortunate that the likes of Babagida took us from regional govt to this quack federalism we are practicing because the north lacks oil. Since then nothing has prospered in Nigeria.

Only if we can go back to Regional govt, and each region using what they have to develop one another.... Or else Nigeria would never work as one, imagine what transpire at today national elections. It's certain that we are heading for collapse.

So I'll rather be at that Benin republic and watch Nigeria from afar than be here witnessing all this hatred.

💯 Correct

Gerrard59:
My mom has preached it for donkey years to my siblings and me that Francophone countries in West Africa are better off than Nigeria if one wants to live a simple and safe life. She said those places are safe, clean and life is easy without stress. That if no be marriage and raising children, she would have moved there. After all, she speaks fluent French and was her set's best graduating student in French. Then, I used to argue, of course, with puerlie points.

Last year, I watched some videos showcasing the elite parts of the city, and one feature I noticed was no open gutters. The elite places I have seen in Nigeria with closed gutters aka well pedestrian streets, are some parts of Abuja and gated estates in parts of Lagos, and one gated estate in Port-harcourt. The rest? OPEN GUTTERS! Recently, she advised I build/buy a house in Benin Republic (Cotonou, precisely). But my fear is how safe the country would be should Nigeria descend into a war. Benin Republic would be overflooded with refugees. Ukraine's situation would be a child's play.

This is deep but your mom knew what she saw.. if u desire safety and peace of mind, consider a place like this brother

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Yes of course. Ivory Coast is where I'll live if I master my French. I like that country so much. And many igbos are there doing business in peace, building houses and driving sweet cars.

And they have no animosity towards Nigerians at all. Maybe because it's French and our people are too lazy to learn a new language, and also because it's farther than Ghana.

Which makes it even better for me. The fewer the Nigerians, the better. I was ther two years ago. And feel like going back today, but the responsibilty wey de my neck now eh, na giant forklift fit life am comot. Adulthood na scam
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Lol@responsibility wey dey your neck... I was there too 3yrs ago. Love the scenery while entering the town. The sea u see and the sweet AC luxurious bus that ply the town but Adjame scared me ooo. I run.

owelle22:



Many thanks

For spare parts business where is the best place to set up in Benin?

I prefer u go outskirt cos of cost of shops. There are plenty bikes everywhere. Both commercial and private. So u must sell

ghettochild:
How long do you have to stay to get a benenois passport?
Nigerian passport na casting worldwide oooo.

Don't have that info at the moment, maybe someone with knowledge about it will answer u. Though very possible to get but will cost u some good money to get that. I use to know one of their citizens who speaks English that was into that some few years ago but haven't met him since this my last visit

owelle22:
Please throw more light on the business part

From my understanding so far, as long u meet the needs of the people, u will definitely sell. The most popular skill work here, is Tailoring and Hairdressing. As long as u package urs properly, u will sell, most might be poor but don't joke with their hairs and clothes. One of the cheapest hairdo with long attachment here is about 10k cefa.
Tailoring is lucative too especially when u locate your shop around places that have high concentration of Nigerians or inside Tokpa market.
There is this Nigerian lady that made a clothe for my friend for 20k cefa and I was wondering . Though wasn't too surprised cos we found it hard locating a female Nigerian tailor until we met her. If u wish to make enquiry of any kind from her on sewing, u can reach out via her Whatsapp number +2348067741738. She even makes fine beach wears for ladies.

Meanwhile most of their products here come from Nigeria like good soft bread except u wan eat the Tapalapa as I use to know it from other African countries. Very hard bread but adored here. Things like noodle, spaghetti, soaps, beverages, detergents etc all come from naija.
Sales of building materials are good too cos they long gigantic useless houses when they pick small money lol.
Sales of sewing machine accessories and manual machine sales is a good deal and it sells very fast.
Sales of fanciful home furnitures is bae here and our naija guys are deep in it. Sales of low quality mattress is bae too
Bike parts is lucrative. Motorpart is good too from my recent discovery is goid. It has high profit margin same with stuffs like printers, scanners etc.
2nd hand Android phones not above 60k cefa is a good deal as long as it does WhatsApp. They even buy HTC till date.
Phone repairs and laptop repairs and sales, will pay u well here if u are competent in it.
*Note: learn all skills in naija cos coming to learn it here is very expensive.
If u wanna deal on 2nd hand clothes, bags and shoes, u can buy and sell in naija or shift to another city to sell. U can start this with little money if u don't have enough money for bale, u can come urself or locate a trusted fellow to do picking for u which I even prefer cos in bales, u must surely get some rubbish. No matter what, the profit is still cool.
Ssales of Electricals is also a nice biz, Running a bar is nice too cos them like enjoyment oo.
If u have strength to sell naija foods with good location, u will be cashing out well. Etc. I don tire to write abeg

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Depend on location and the standard, U may be paying between 15-25k cefa

aariwa:
hi I am planning to visit Benin for tourism probably around the time they have most of their cultural festivals. Can you recommend an English speaking tour guide and place for good hotel and food. Thank you

Call this number : +22950361254 for for enquiry

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Gate2:
Trying to resize the photos but will do that by moro

This white fence u see here is a large cemetery. Everything about it very neat guy. If u see am, death no go fear u again😁😁😁

This is cocotomey axis and not the major town