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Kumuyiii:
Lagos boy wey no be lagos boy.... I'll not bite you for ur lack of experience... But why you no ask us here b4 going? Na after dem chook hand for ur eye b4 you find ur way here? Eh? Pele..... It's gone, nothin you or anyone can do.

Azertise:
See, Nelochukwu, normal the driver is wrong but desperation brings out the worst in people, no one is inherently evil. Mind you things like this happen far more than you think, you just don't hear it.

Azertise:
Calling me otele because your brain can't hold two opposing thoughts.
Hope say no be with this surface reasoning you dey take enter express?

But guy you wicked, how you go dey call your fellow man Otele.

Drforsuiciders:
Are u advertising ur company abi na information u dey drop??

Kaymaxi2222:
oga na you dey talk like person wey no dey think......and I still stand my ground that the price he offered set him up for what he is experiencing.

TheModerator:
They didn't agree to anything. The fare was imposed on him by the app. I'm sure that trip lasted over an hour. I'm also sure this person was dropped inside a pool of water where he lives. Coming out of Addo road is another story entirely. All these were collateral damages the driver ignorantly may not have envisaged. Who pays for these damages?

Never mind the wicked rider was well aware of all these, knowing how bad Addo road is, knowing that he lives inside the ocean. Regardless, he was comfortable in the back seat paying an atrocious amount. Then karma struck.

I'm not saying what the driver did was right, neither am I encouraging it. Sometimes, jungle justice becomes acceptable where there's no justice or fairness.

I'm pretty sure some people that drive don't come out for those fares the apps display, they simply look out for opportunities to increase earnings, that was the driver's moment. He took it, right or wrong.

jideflash:
his number is 08056265613. thanks

Shimmaa:
This is how you people mislead others to spend their little money on travel process with no guarantee.

Ifeoluwadev:
Let me start by saying this: I know what you are thinking. "This guy don craze." Even my own mother cried when I told her I was coming back.

I left Nigeria in 2019. Got a visa through my company's transfer program, packed two bags, and landed in Manchester on a cold Tuesday morning that nearly killed my Lagos raised soul.

For 5 years, I did everything "right."

Got a better paying job. Sent money home every month. Upgraded my family's life. Got my indefinite leave to remain sorted. On paper, I was living the dream every Nigerian prays for at night.

But last December, I packed those same two bags now four and came back to Lagos.

Here is why.

1. I WAS LONELY IN A WAY I CANNOT FULLY EXPLAIN

Nobody warns you about this.

You can be surrounded by colleagues, housemates, even "friends" and still feel like a ghost. British people are polite but not warm. There is a difference. You will smile at your neighbor for 3 years and never know his first name.

In Lagos, my street alone has more genuine human connection than my entire postcode in Manchester. My landlord's wife used to bring me food when I was sick. My neighbor knew my name within 24 hours.

I did not realize how much I needed that until I did not have it anymore.

2. THE MONEY LOOKED BIG UNTIL IT DIDN'T

Yes, I was earning in pounds. But London/UK cost of living will humble you fast.

Rent: £900/month for a small flat. Food: £400/month if you cook mostly at home. Transport: £200/month. Bills: £150/month.

By the time you finish doing the math, that "big salary" is already half gone before you enjoy anything. And if you have family back home depending on you, which most of us do, you are effectively running two households.

Back in Lagos, with the savings and investments I had built up, I now run a small logistics business. Last month I cleared more in naira than I was taking home in pounds after expenses.

People forget to calculate purchasing power and cost of living when they are dreaming about abroad.

3. I WAS AGEING WITHOUT LIVING
This one is personal.

In the UK, my routine was: wake up, commute, work, come home, cook, sleep, repeat. Weekends were for grocery shopping and rest because Monday was always coming.

In Lagos, even with the chaos, there is LIFE. There is noise and owambe and suya at midnight and people who actually want to sit with you and argue about football for 3 hours. There is color. There is energy.

I went to the UK and became productive. I came back to Nigeria and started actually living.

4. MY PARENTS ARE GETTING OLD
I watched my father shrink over video calls. My mother's hair went completely white in 3 years. They never complained, that is the Nigerian parent way, but I could see it.

No amount of money sent home replaces presence. I know that sounds like something on a greeting card, but I promise you it is true. My father's face when I walked through the door in December is something I will never forget.

I refuse to be the child who shows up for the burial after spending the last good years sending money instead of time.

5. OPPORTUNITY IN NIGERIA IS UNDERRATED
This will be controversial, I know.

But hear me out. Nigeria is hard. The infrastructure is a disaster. Fuel prices are criminal. The government is not your friend.

AND YET, for someone with skill, international exposure, savings, and the willingness to grind, Nigeria rewards you in ways that a saturated Western economy cannot. The competition is not as fierce at the top. The gaps in the market are enormous.

I identified a logistics gap in my area. Started small. Now I have 6 staff and three vehicles. I am building something. In the UK I was building someone else's dream.

THE HONEST DOWNSIDES, I WON'T LIE TO YOU

Light situation is still a spiritual attack. Generator fuel is expensive. The roads want to kill me daily. Some things that should take 30 minutes take 3 days because of bureaucracy. I sometimes miss the simple efficiency of abroad. Ordering something and it actually arrives. Bills that just work.

I am not here to sell you a fantasy. Nigeria is hard. But it is MY hard. And I am building something meaningful inside it.

FINAL WORD

I am not saying don't Japa. If you have the opportunity and you are young, GO. Gather experience, save money, build skills, see the world.

But do not let anyone make you feel like returning home is failure. It is a choice. And for me, it has been the best one I ever made.

I am home. I am building. I am alive.


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Drop your questions or your own experience below, let us talk.

Counterigbolies:
so they will vote your agulu packaged fraud abi?

dominique:
Thanks God our Eric Chelle no collect this Tunisia coaching job o. Na the shege him go dey face be this😫. Herve Renard you don enter one chance, there's no magic you can perform on this useless team.

Tunisia should just jejely opt out of their next match against the Netherlands and give them 3 goals and 3 points. Those ones will roast them like suya.

ALHAJIJUJU:
No coward can be such.

ALHAJIJUJU:
NO SHAME ....SEE HOW NATIVE MINDED YOU ARE.... FEAR FEAR

ALHAJIJUJU:
If so, I challenge you to recite the incantations here!

I remove mat and slippers for you, come outside if you are a man and recite it!

ALHAJIJUJU:
See fear! NAKED FEAR!!!!

I HAVE CONQUERED YOU!

PRAISE BE TO THE MAT AND SLIPPERS!

free2ryhme:
This what is being celebrated as good news

Let it be another race they will paint it black

solasola:
Pls add me

tobby98:
Ok guyys, there's going to be a new CNG station springing up later this month or the next latest at Charity, Oshodi. There's a new power station building near GIG logistics. It has charging ports for both EVs, dispensary for CNG, AGO, PMS too, etc. It is a complete proper station being built by Lagos State Government through Ibile Holdings. I saw IOGC guys there too. So apparently i am currently working on site there in one of this sections, I manage some workers. I got this gig through a customer I carried on Bolt Comfort(a big player in Energy sector), after this we are moving to another project in another location, we got talking and one thing led to another. Never underestimate this hustle, so long as it feeds you and helps in the bills. I rarely work now only on weekends or any day there's no activity on site.

Memberclub:
i just tire for myself

ALHAJIJUJU:
You may be lying. So write it three times if you are a man.

Djdamian:
Hi bro,

How's the driving experience so far with your newly installed CNG?

Does it reduce acceleration or make your car lag?

davit:
Yes. I'm in Lagos.

Eazilyfe:
Multiple stops on Indrive is always a bad trip, dont take it

davit:
That's correct. I'm still taking time to understand the system before coming here for testimony. Challenge now is to get station with better pressure. I'm yet to get 4 bars. Till then

ALHAJIJUJU:
Neleochukwu. Origidi mbabalamba gori gorimapa. Repeat this incantation three times if you are a man.

Host78:
Una wey want marry single mum una dey try o.

As a man nothing suppose concern you with single mothers. But you no go hear.

tojahh:
Truer words had never been said. We do 100L for 1.1m as well. We just delivered one of us here Davit* on his SUV v6 with 90L Cylinder Type 2

cyif2003:
Mr jide 0703 306 9975
City mechanic
Location is Guinness axis in ikeja.
He is on of the government authorized cng installers as he makes use of government provided kits which makes his own prices quiet affordable... 65L is d only subsidized government tank. Oda once are available but expensive..... His nos was shared here once. I also did my conversion here coupled with few oda people. Note he will require ur nin nos as its d requirement for government kits
600,700 naira is cost for installation of 65L type 2 cylinder as at when I did mine..

solasola:
You are right chief. It will really take a long time for any casting if at all sef. Getting roi is very easy. And with the misinformation around about cng, the adoption is low. I travelled to Ife and almost everyone did not know what cng is, even after showing them the cng tank. Even educated people too say a lot of trash about it. Ordinary ai has lots of info about it. Convert as soon as you can, the only downside I see is boot space. Peace

helinues:
Poverty no dey kill but over happiness

Anything that can make me vulnerable all in the name of entertainment/enjoyment, I don't do it.

That's why I can never ever learn how to ride motorcycle