₦airaland Forum

amazingspiderma:
After living and working in the city for over 10 years.
I now prefer taking jobs outside then return to my family at intervals.

Cost of living due to population influx along with multiple taxation makes it expensive.
The traffic experience is torturous.

The metro abi train no dey work? Blue abi red lines?

Nicols:
I dont know the rates in Mushin/Agege axis but here in Osapa/ IgboEfon area, 1bdr flat is around 2.5 - 3m while 1 room self-contain is around 1.5-1.8m. 4/5 bdrm duplexes are being rented at around 8-10m yearly. Most folks who find it difficult to cope with the increasing rates are moving towards Lakowe/ Eleko axis

To think people there drink sheet water for all that fees.

Majesty33:
Despite the hike in cost of rentage in Lagos where i was born more than decades ago, i will still prefer living there if i find myself there again cos of the multi lingual nature and the fact that you can come across people who share same ideology as u. Now take Ibadan as an example, the youth ideology is an eye sore. For the first time in my life, i refuse to mingle with the youths here for my eight years in this place. I stand with Lagos any day any time. It is not about the cost of living, but about how lives are affected in place of residence.

can you please explain what you mean by " ibadan youth ideology "

Majesty33:
Despite the hike in cost of rentage in Lagos where i was born more than decades ago, i will still prefer living there if i find myself there again cos of the multi lingual nature and the fact that you can come across people who share same ideology as u. Now take Ibadan as an example, the youth ideology is an eye sore. For the first time in my life, i refuse to mingle with the youths here for my eight years in this place. I stand with Lagos any day any time. It is not about the cost of living, but about how lives are affected in place of residence.

What do you mean "youth ideology".

Gerrard59:
Calabar Port is largely moribound. It's only used for exports when there is delay at Lagos ports.
Onne port is "working". However, it's not all goods that are allowed entry via the port. I have no idea about Port-harcourt port.
Bomadi port in Warri isn't working. It's worse than its Calabar counterpart.

Yes, it makes sense to cite offices, factories and businesses in Lagos because of the population, but the favouritism towards its ports over others contributed to the population increment.

Cross-River state government can make the Calabar port operational if they want to...

Onne port is working so if they want other goods to be allowed they should protest and hold the Rivers state government accountable.

Port harcourt port the 2nd port in Rivers state can also be made operational especially since Rivers state is an oil producing state.

Warri port can also be operational since Delta state is also an oil producing state and can afford to do it..

but you guys don't want to hold your state goverments accountable because you guys can easily relocate to the SW instead of putting pressure on your state governor and senators..

you non-Yorubas are in the SW due to Yoruba buying and spending power and not because of the lies called favoritism.. there is nothing forcing non-Yorubas to stay in Lagos except an imaginary lie that Lagos state is favored...

obonujoker:
How?

Person get job for VI, where can the person live below his/her means, especially with a family of

make the person continue to pay the bills for the VI, or you go help am pay the bills

no worry you go use your tongue count your teeth

Hemanwel:
I have said it several times: it's high time LASG started building high rise buildings in Lagos to be able accommodate the increasing demand of accommodation in Lagos State. The habitable landmass of Lagos is very small; yet people will build bungalow on 2 plots of land. This is a waste of land.

I really want to commend Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for the beautiful initiative he's carrying out in his constituent in Surulere, with regard to solving the housing crises in the State.

I am going to probably create a thread about it and post pictures.

Please kindly tag me once you drop thread, thank you.

Lol so una no wan leave una parents house at age sixteen and seventeen to go stand on una own again?😂

PS: I'm referring to those whom their parents own a house.

Not those ones whom they reside together with their parents in one single room face me and face you. They are the loudest, One will hear, I left my parent house at fifteen to go hustle in the street and i am a millionaire now😂

Make people dey give Una lamba on cyber space. You go get sense for real life😂

Chidolalar:
What work are u doing in kogi to be earning more than 300k.

And how much is a paint of local rice at kogi

How much is also a paint of beans at kogi etc

Am working in a construction company. A paint of rice is 8500 the last time i bought it i don't eat local rice. Mudu for beans is 1800 four of it will fill a paint

CodeTemplarr:
The one your father or your mother allocated me or another?

Which date and venue should we pick for both of you. Both of you, Your Monickers con dey do my eyes bala bala😂

shegzhkn:
What do you mean "youth ideology".

Try and relate with the locals and see for your self. U cant hold meaningful conversation with them and the fact that you are not their tribe, sparks questioning and segregation. U have to be very careful, else they rope u up or probably kill u. Thats how worst it can be. Most of the educated youth have issues speaking english so u might be seen as a problem to their gathering,. Their respect for you comes with a price. U are not married and also a stranger, u will be highly disrespected. A 20 year old married guy will be highly respected than you. Their taught, 'i will always respect him cos he is married"

shegzhkn:
What do you mean "youth ideology".

Marriage and child bearing is priotize as a means of huge achievement regardless of the hash economic situation. Single parenting is cool as long as u are poor, u have done something meaningful with your life.

[quote author=shegzhkn post=136364657]What do you mean "youth ideology". [Try and relate with the locals and see for your self. U cant hold meaningful conversation with them and the fact that you are not their tribe, sparks questioning and segregation. U have to be very careful, else they rope u up or probably kill u. Thats how worst it can be. Most of the educated youth have issues speaking English so u might be seen as a problem to their gathering,. Their respect for you comes with a price. U are not married and also a stranger, u will be highly disrespected. A 20 year old married guy will be highly respected than you. Their taught, 'i will always respect him cos he is married

Majesty33:
Try and relate with the locals and see for your self. U cant hold meaningful conversation with them and the fact that you are not their tribe, sparks questioning and segregation. U have to be very careful, else they rope u up or probably kill u. Thats how worst it can be. Most of the educated youth have issues speaking english so u might be seen as a problem to their gathering,. Their respect for you comes with a price. U are not married and also a stranger, u will be highly disrespected. A 20 year old married guy will be highly respected than you. Their taught, 'i will always respect him cos he is married"

Jeez, are you for real??

"Can't hold meaningful convo with them" , you mean intellectual discourse? So what are their inclinations

shegzhkn:
Jeez, are you for real??

"Can't hold meaningful convo with them" , you mean intellectual discourse? So what are their inclinations

Their discourse is always snitching around and gossiping and most times if u are not used to buy them drinks on most ocassion, they will frame up a situation, mostly an allegation and tag u with it. Their taught" We need something that will make his issue trend in this neighborhood" Most times, their elders will say" Get married and start having kids" U gain nothing in this life except these things" Their youth, i will try and have a baby before i turn 34, all to mention but few.

Majesty33:
Their discourse is always snitching around and gossiping and most times if u are not used to buy them drinks on most ocassion, they will frame up a situation, mostly an allegation and tag u with it. Their taught" We need something that will make his issue trend in this neighborhood" Most times, their elders will say" Get married and start having kids" U gain nothing in this life except these things" Their youth, i will try and have a baby before i turn 34, all to mention but few.

It really really bad. You gotta be careful buddy. That place ain't safe .

How are you coping??

shegzhkn:
It really really bad. You gotta be careful buddy. That place ain't safe .

How are you coping??

I spent more than 27 years in Lagos, i havent felt a high level of insecurity hanging around locals in my life as i am witnessing here. I almost got framed up after a constant robbery of my flat and immediately i moved out of the apartment, the wicked Anglican vicar ordered my arrest and shielded the guy i complained about that visits his friends and peep my window whenever i am asleep and the window is open just because he had beef with me that i pumped water without his knowledge and i claim right again. It was due to my high educational status and connection, the dpo told me in secrecy after my release that he actually paid them to torture me till bear false witness against myself while the culprit is walking free.

Majesty33:
I spent more than 27 years in Lagos, i havent felt a high level of insecurity hanging around locals in my life as i am witnessing here. I almost got framed up after a constant robbery of my flat and immediately i moved out of the apartment, the wicked Anglican vicar ordered my arrest and shielded the guy i complained about that visits his friends and peep my window whenever i am asleep and the window is open just because he had beef with me that i pumped water without his knowledge and i claim right again. It was due to my high educational status and connection, the dpo told me in secrecy after my release that he actually paid them to torture me till bear false witness against myself while the culprit is walking free.

Wow! this is crazy. Please be safe.

shegzhkn:
Wow! this is crazy. Please be safe.

Ofcourse i will, i avoided any friendship with locals and distance myself from such areas Thanks

codemaniacs:
Lagos is Yoruba nation's smallest state with the biggest economy...

Lagos does not need to build up..

Let non-Yoruba people move their businesses to their own states and stop leveraging and living off Yoruba peoples money and then Lagos will be decongested...

People hustle and make money for themselves in lagos and you call it Yoruba people money ?

Which money exactly ? From where ? Do you feed anyone in lagos ? Do you pay their bills ? So why calling it Yoruba people money abi thief dey your eye ?

Lagos was the capital for almost 7 decades. FG developed lagos alongside with oil money gotten from Niger Delta and enterprising spirit of Nigerians doing business and paying their tax to the lagos state government.

If you are tired of seeing non-yoruba in lagos. Then tell tinubu your brother to divide Nigeria so that everyone will answer their Father name.

Or better still, Tell tinubu to decentralized the Seaport and Airport monopoly that lagos have so that importer can import and export goods in ph, warri, Calabar, Uyo seaport without coming to lagos. Tell tinubu to make all the Seaport in Nigeria equal. Lagos is not the only Coastal city in Nigeria.

Tell tinubu to decentralized the airport monopoly that lagos and Abuja have so that other states can receive international flights. So that I can travel to America or UK without going to Lagos or Abuja.

If tinubu do these things I mentioned. Millions of people will leave Lagos.

But if you don't want to see any non Yoruba at all in lagos. Then push for division of Nigeria. Because you can't be telling non Yoruba to leave lagos when Nigeria is still a One. Nobody will listen to you because you can't eat your cake and have it.

henrixx:
this is not about any state government sitting up. lagos is the only state in nigeria that has a seaport in a country heavily reliant on importation, hence most buisiness/industries will choose to situate in lagos/ogun state environs close to lagos due to nearness of raw materials and products imported.

there are about 2 or 3 other states in the south south that is capable of having a seaport but due to political reasons it will not happen because it weakens the power of the southwest region which is heavily reliant on the city of lagos and strengthens the autonomy of the south south which is already the breadwinner of the country as is. so forget it bro, there's nothing special about lagos governors/leadership, they simply enjoy a unique privilege, due to that SEAPORT mainly plus being the first capital of the country, hence many industries established there already

What happened to Onne port? Keep over flogging this port issue.

anonimi:
Do other governors have federal airports and seaports as well as other infrastructure that Lagos has due to its being the federal capital territory from 1914?

Do other governors have the revenue that Lagos has, due to its high population? Is this not the case for London, New York and other cities that are commercial and/or administrative capitals of countries, whether developed or not?

When Jagaban increased Lagos' revenue from 600million to billions of naira from 1999. What were other other governors doing then? SS states were receiving same or more allocations than Lagos state plus 13% plus royalties.
What did SS states do with all these huge revenues. In terms of population; Lagos and other SW states are friendly and accommodating; hence the environment is conducive for business. Do you expect people to do business in hostile environment?
The port in Lagos is a blessing no doubt but if the managers of Lagos are squanders like other state managers, Lagos state will not be where it is now.
Is this the first time Abuja will have a minister? Look at the infrastructures Wike is putting in place which in turn is attracting investments. Now Abuja has surpassed Lagos on capital importation recently. Governors should think outside the box and you citizens that you are supposed to hold them accountable should stop making excuses for them because Lagos was the former FCT bla bla bla.

stanluiz:
People hustle and make money for themselves in lagos and you call it Yoruba people money ?

Which money exactly ? From where ? Do you feed anyone in lagos ? Do you pay their bills ? So why calling it Yoruba people money abi thief dey your eye ?

Lagos was the capital for almost 7 decades. FG developed lagos alongside with oil money gotten from Niger Delta and enterprising spirit of Nigerians doing business and paying their tax to the lagos state government.

If you are tired of seeing non-yoruba in lagos. Then tell tinubu your brother to divide Nigeria so that everyone will answer their Father name.

Or better still, Tell tinubu to decentralized the Seaport and Airport monopoly that lagos have so that importer can import and export goods in ph, warri, Calabar, Uyo seaport without coming to lagos. Tell tinubu to make all the Seaport in Nigeria equal. Lagos is not the only Coastal city in Nigeria.

Tell tinubu to decentralized the airport monopoly that lagos and Abuja have so that other states can receive international flights. So that I can travel to America or UK without going to Lagos or Abuja.

If tinubu do these things I mentioned. Millions of people will leave Lagos.

But if you don't want to see any non Yoruba at all in lagos. Then push for division of Nigeria. Because you can't be telling non Yoruba to leave lagos when Nigeria is still a One. Nobody will listen to you because you can't eat your cake and have it.

like I told Gerard59

No need to push for dis-integration of Nigeria... Once non-Yorubas realizes and makes peace with the fact that they are not getting jobs because they are non-Yorubas then they will automatically leave..

should the bolded be implemented then Lagos will be more than what it is today...

you don't realize that people leaving their states to move to Lagos is actually brain-drain within Nigeria and it keeps those states under-developed because the people that are meant to call out those governors have moved to Lagos and are instead calling out Lagos government...

states like Delta, Rivers, Edo, Akwa-ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River e.t.c should be much more developed than Lagos state but their people have moved to Lagos..

There is no tribalism in Nigeria..

most Nigerians especially southern Nigerians shout "tribalism" because they are not living in their ethnic region and want to manipulate the system of the region they are living in to favour them.

SE and SS have 4 seaports which is more than anywhere in Nigeria..

There's a seaport in Rivers state called "port harcourt".
There are also:
Calabar port
Onne port
Warri port..
the only thing Lagos and the SW has over other regions is the spending power which means the buyers and consumers of most products in Nigeria is the SW..
A business person whose market is the SW will not import from the ports in the SE/SS regions then transport the goods to the SW to sell because that is waste of funds and will destroy the business before it starts..
you have never started or owned a business in your life so you don't understand how businesses work and make profits

akpumping7720:
When Jagaban increased Lagos' revenue from 600million to billions of naira from 1999. What were other other governors doing then? SS states were receiving same or more allocations than Lagos state plus 13% plus royalties.
What did SS states do with all these huge revenues. In terms of population; Lagos and other SW states are friendly and accommodating; hence the environment is conducive for business. Do you expect people to do business in hostile environment?

The port in Lagos is a blessing no doubt but if the managers of Lagos are squanders like other state managers, Lagos state will not be where it is now.
Is this the first time Abuja will have a minister?

Look at the infrastructures Wike is putting in place which in turn is attracting investments. Now Abuja has surpassed Lagos on capital importation recently. Governors should think outside the box and you citizens that you are supposed to hold them accountable should stop making excuses for them because Lagos was the former FCT bla bla bla.

What is the point of having infrastructure without employing civil servants who are well paid to provide basic services and common utilities for everyone?

anonimi:
FCT Teacher’s Strike: The unfolding crisis that has kept Abuja’s children out of school for months

The industrial action is the third in a series since late 2024.

ByQosim SuleimanandZainab Adewale July 2, 2025 Reading Time: 4 mins read
For over three months, public primary school pupils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been out of the classroom due to a teachers’ strike.

The industrial action has seen multiple suspensions and resumptions and is the third since late 2024.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/804767-fct-teachers-strike-the-unfolding-crisis-that-has-kept-abujas-children-out-of-school-for-months.html?tztc=1

codemaniacs:
like I told Gerard59

No need to push for dis-integration of Nigeria... Once non-Yorubas realizes and makes peace with the fact that they are not getting jobs because they are non-Yorubas then they will automatically leave..

should the bolded be implemented then Lagos will be more than what it is today...

you don't realize that people people leaving their states to move to Lagos is actually brain-drain within Nigeria and it keeps those states under-developed because the people that are meant to call out those governors have moved to Lagos and are instead calling out Lagos government...

states like Delta, Rivers, Edo, Akwa-ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River e.t.c should be much more developed than Lagos state but their people have moved to Lagos..

There is no tribalism in Nigeria..

most Nigerians especially southern Nigerians shout "tribalism" because they are not living in their ethnic region and want to manipulate the system of the region they are living in to favour them.

SE and SS have 4 seaports which is more than anywhere in Nigeria..

There's a seaport in Rivers state called "port harcourt".
There are also:
Calabar port
Onne port
Warri port..
the only thing Lagos and the SW has over other regions is the spending power which means the buyers and consumers of most products in Nigeria is the SW..
A business person whose market is the SW will not import from the ports in the SE/SS regions then transport the goods to the SW to sell because that is waste of funds and will destroy the business before it starts..
you have never started or owned a business in your life so you don't understand how businesses work and make profits

Your first paragraph amaze me

Are you going to tell the private sector especially companies and multinational companies owned by non Yorubas and foreigner who and whom not to employ ?

Not everyone working in lagos is doing white collar jobs. Most have their own enterprise and business. So you first paragraph is Dead on Arrival. It won't work.

Have you told you that all the Airport and Seaport in Nigeria are not equal. Lagos ports monopolize import and export.

They are certain good you can't import from sea ports In SS. Goods like Electrical, automobile, food, medicine, pahrmacutical, auto parts etc. You only import it through Lagos Seaport before of FG policies on seaport which give lagos state edge over other states. The same applies with airport.

You can't receive international flights from UK, America, Europe , China to Enugu, owerri, ph airport etc. It is only lagos and Abuja has the capacity to receive international flight. That the reason lagos and Abuja attract most of foreign investors. Why because of Seaport and Airport monopoly gave to them by FG.

So, if you want to decongest lagos, is very simple. FG should decentralized all the Seaport and Airport so that people in other regions can import and export goods in their coastal cities and also travel abroad without coming to lagos and Abuja.

anonimi:
What is the point of having infrastructure without employing civil servants who are well paid to provide basic services and common utilities for everyone?

Thanks for your response. I read the news you posted and below is an excerpt from the article:
"The NUT-FCT accused the area councils of reneging on previous agreements to implement the national minimum wage and pay associated allowances."

It's all about agreements which predate Wike's appointment as FCT minister. Infact, one of the officials said Wike had to intervened in late 2024 for them to call off the strike before they embarked on another one.

stanluiz:
Your first paragraph amaze me

Are you going to tell the private sector especially companies and multinational companies owned by non Yorubas and foreigner who and whom not to employ ?

Not everyone working in lagos is doing white collar jobs. Most have their own enterprise and business. So you first paragraph is Dead on Arrival. It won't work.

Have you told you that all the Airport and Seaport in Nigeria are not equal. Lagos ports monopolize import and export.

They are certain good you can't import from sea ports In SS. Goods like Electrical, automobile, food, medicine, pahrmacutical, auto parts etc. You only import it through Lagos Seaport before of FG policies on seaport which give lagos state edge over other states. The same applies with airport.

You can't receive international flights from UK, America, Europe , China to Enugu, owerri, ph airport etc. It is only lagos and Abuja has the capacity to receive international flight. That the reason lagos and Abuja attract most of foreign investors. Why because of Seaport and Airport monopoly gave to them by FG.

So, if you want to decongest lagos, is very simple. FG should decentralized all the Seaport and Airport so that people in other regions can import and export goods in their coastal cities and also travel abroad without coming to lagos and Abuja.

Cross-River state government can make the Calabar port operational if they want to...

Onne port is working so if they want other goods to be allowed they should protest and hold the Rivers state government accountable.

Port harcourt port the 2nd port in Rivers state can also be made operational especially since Rivers state is an oil producing state.

Warri port can also be operational since Delta state is also an oil producing state and can afford to do it..

but you guys don't want to hold your state goverments accountable because you guys can easily relocate to the SW instead of putting pressure on your state governor and senators..

you non-Yorubas are in the SW due to Yoruba buying and spending power and not because of the lies called favoritism.. there is nothing forcing non-Yorubas to stay in Lagos except an imaginary lie that Lagos state is favored...

nwirinedu:
Property is over valued because of migration to Lagos. If other coastal states were given half the treatment Lagos gets there d be no need to go to that swamp of a state.
Everything is chaotic, everyone who lived in Lagos and relocates to another state has to treat one form of mental illness before coming back normal.
It's not pretty of funny, one should not lose their sanity and soul just to belong to a swamp.

@bolded:
LMAO! 🤣🤣

Gerrard59:


To think people there drink sheet water for all that fees.

LMAO! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

codemaniacs:
Cross-River state government can make the Calabar port operational if they want to...

Onne port is working so if they want other goods to be allowed they should protest and hold the Rivers state government accountable.

Port harcourt port the 2nd port in Rivers state can also be made operational especially since Rivers state is an oil producing state.

Warri port can also be operational since Delta state is also an oil producing state and can afford to do it..

but you guys don't want to hold your state goverments accountable because you guys can easily relocate to the SW instead of putting pressure on your state governor and senators..

you non-Yorubas are in the SW due to Yoruba buying and spending power and not because of the lies called favoritism.. there is nothing forcing non-Yorubas to stay in Lagos except an imaginary lie that Lagos state is favored...

Seaport are under exclusive list. State government has no power on it.

stanluiz:
Seaport are under exclusive list. State government has no power on it.

All those states needs is permission and authorization from the FG..

Lagos state government is building a new Lekki seaport and a Lekki new airport.

Dangote wants to build a new seaport in Ogun state and all he needed was permission and authorization from the FG..

no one is stopping any state from building new international airports or seaports...

stop making excuses for those states and your own state governors...

hold them accountable..

Nicols:
I dont know the rates in Mushin/Agege axis but here in Osapa/ IgboEfon area, 1bdr flat is around 2.5 - 3m while 1 room self-contain is around 1.5-1.8m. 4/5 bdrm duplexes are being rented at around 8-10m yearly. Most folks who find it difficult to cope with the increasing rates are moving towards Lakowe/ Eleko axis

Lakowe axis too is expensive. Eleko, bogije are becoming expensive too. Las Las na epe people will migrate too.

I think exorbitant rents is a way lagos state govt is using to discourage people from migrating to lagos if not they would have put a policy to curb landlords from unreasonable hikes