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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Harzontorh: 10:18pm On Jul 09, 2016
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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Harzontorh: 10:28pm On Jul 09, 2016
shysteve:



Very insightful.....can you recommend a good french school,will be going there soon to see things for myself before making up my mind if i should relocate finally or stay back in accra.

okay. I highly recommend :

INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE COTE D'IVOIRE (FRENCH INSTITUTE)

Two different French language courses:

1/ Francais General (FG) - General French
For French speaking people who wish to improve their written or spoken French

2/ Francais Langue Etrangere (FLE) - French as a Foreign Language
For non-French speakers who wish to learn the French language and practice it on a daily basis.

Address: Avenue Jean Mermoz
08 BP 2346 ABIDJAN 08

and

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE:

Translation and interpretation services.
Language training courses : English and French classes for kids and adults at the institute.

Corporate group training programs can be held in people's offices (in-company language courses) or at the institute.

Address: Résidence Aziz, Rue Des Jardins -Deux Plateaux – Cocody

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by oyek691: 12:11am On Jul 10, 2016
I am very happy with you guys thinking of coming over to abidjan, i just finished schooling in my university in bassam, so am transfering to the U.S this august i mean to complete my studies in minnesota.
So if you are interested in coming to abj or anywhere in abj , be my guest.

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Teeboy22(m): 5:45am On Jul 10, 2016
Harzontorh:


okay. I highly recommend :

INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE COTE D'IVOIRE (FRENCH INSTITUTE)

Two different French language courses:

1/ Francais General (FG) - General French
For French speaking people who wish to improve their written or spoken French

2/ Francais Langue Etrangere (FLE) - French as a Foreign Language
For non-French speakers who wish to learn the French language and practice it on a daily basis.

Address: Avenue Jean Mermoz
08 BP 2346 ABIDJAN 08

and

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE:

Translation and interpretation services.
Language training courses : English and French classes for kids and adults at the institute.

Corporate group training programs can be held in people's offices (in-company language courses) or at the institute.

Address: Résidence Aziz, Rue Des Jardins -Deux Plateaux – Cocody
Good morning


Pls I need more details on it.....also interested in learning French
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 9:28am On Jul 10, 2016
@harzontor,


You have really done well dishing out this candid information, however i will still wanna ask more further about job after considering the fact dat i have to learn French to understand their ways.

Pls what is the range of salary apportioned for degree holders dere. As i intend to come n see things for my self dere, can i also get a job good one withing my one month of staying dere before bringing my family.

Then lastly are dere government companies and private ones dere dat requires the service of experts from other countries like Nigeria who are not bias in their value judgement?

Thanks. And happy Sunday to u.
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ugosample(m): 9:35am On Jul 10, 2016
Harzontorh:


On dit quoi mon frere. J'étais au mali et burkina. mais je suis allé la bas pour le vacances seulement.

moi même ca me rend très heureux que toi aussi tu connais chez nous a babi.

Tu est ou actuellement?


Je suis nomad, mdr..
Alors, C'est combien, Abidjan à Ouaga....
Je vais là bientôt...
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 9:50am On Jul 10, 2016
Ugosample:



Je suis nomad, mdr..
Alors, C'est combien, Abidjan à Ouaga....
Je vais là bientôt...

Pls now speak English and do not discourage others non French speakers outta this thread for now at least till we get to ivory coast. Pls i beg u.
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ugosample(m): 10:05am On Jul 10, 2016
Folafikemi:


Pls now speak English and do not discourage others non French speakers outta this thread for now at least till we get to ivory coast. Pls i beg u.

I am sorry grin grin
These days it comes spontaneously....

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ugosample(m): 11:03am On Jul 10, 2016
oyek691:
I am very happy with you guys thinking of coming over to abidjan, i just finished schooling in my university in bassam, so am transfering to the U.S this august i mean to complete my studies in minnesota.
So if you are interested in coming to abj or anywhere in abj , be my guest.


How is that University in Bassam?
For a master's degree, and how much is the fees too?
Just to know..
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 11:44am On Jul 10, 2016
Me too am interested in a masters programme

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 11:46am On Jul 10, 2016
Meanwhile @ugosample and @harzontorh, i know u guys are out dere in ivory coast, pls help me with a job and lemme join u guys too to speak French and explore west Africa like u do.

Na beg i dey beg u o...
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by oyek691: 12:13pm On Jul 10, 2016
My school doesnt have the master program for now but those french university have. It is an american university. And concerning the minimum wage it is 60k cfa for degree holders and they are not that bias like nigeria.
And i personally think their are more jobs over here mostly in the banking sector because of my experience
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 12:32pm On Jul 10, 2016
oyek691:
My school doesnt have the master program for now but those french university have. It is an american university. And concerning the minimum wage it is 60k cfa for degree holders and they are not that bias like nigeria.
And i personally think their are more jobs over here mostly in the banking sector because of my experience

Bro pls put me through more on getting a job dere especially d banks u mentioned and wats d salary structure like for degree holders.

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ayabahipee(f): 12:46pm On Jul 10, 2016
oyek691:
I am currently living in abidjan. The country is very friendly interm of it characteristics bussiness wise.. and i guess it will be very good for you to start a business that is rare over here and is popular in nigeria ( experience).. besides which business do you wanna do ova here??




from ur response I think you know more about business in that country... pls what kind of business thrive most over there... though am into sales of women clothing and accessories, I can easily adjust to fit any thriving business there... myself and my family are contemplating on relocating to Ivory Coast this month end. tnks
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by oyek691: 2:25pm On Jul 10, 2016
@ayabahiper. I think your business will survive very well over here if you locate your shop to places like adjame( this is where i am living). And i will like it if you do your business on a very large scale, because they like big shops over here. God help you
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by oyek691: 2:48pm On Jul 10, 2016
@ayabahiper. I think your business will survive very well over here if you locate your shop to places like adjame( this is where i am living). And i will like it if you do your business on a very large scale, because they like big shops over here.
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by oyek691: 2:52pm On Jul 10, 2016
@folakemi. Sorry i dont think you can get jobs over here without speaking french. And to increase your odds of getting jobs you should have experince.( even 1 year) But dont worry i guess you can work in companies such as african development bank e.t.c
But you need french
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ayabahipee(f): 2:52pm On Jul 10, 2016
oyek691:
@ayabahiper. I think your business will survive very well over here if you locate your shop to places like adjame( this is where i am living). And i will like it if you do your business on a very large scale, because they like big shops over here. God help you


Alright, tnks so much... pls check ur email, I sent you a mail... I need more insight

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 3:01pm On Jul 10, 2016
Pls house does any one have an idea where i can bus going to ivory coast from lagos and how much it cost plus how many days it will take by road cos am cutting cost been d first time.

Thanks
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ugosample(m): 3:09pm On Jul 10, 2016
Folafikemi:
Pls house does any one have an idea where i can bus going to ivory coast from lagos and how much it cost plus how many days it will take by road cos am cutting cost been d first time.

Thanks


Young Shall Grow maza maza
The ticket can't be more than 23k
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 3:27pm On Jul 10, 2016
@harzontorh and oyek691,please can u help a brother trying to relocate down there with a link through which I can get a teaching hob in a bilingual school..I am currently teaching in a bilingual school here in Benin republic but thinking of migrating down to ivory coast for better opportunities, more so,my wage here isn't too OK hence my decision to relocate .I have fallen in love with francophone countries else I would have gone to Ghana but Abidjan is beckoning on me.Please harzontorh and oyek,if you know any of the schools I can apply from here,pls recommend me,thanks.

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 3:37pm On Jul 10, 2016
Ugosample:



Young Shall Grow maza maza
The ticket can't be more than 23k

Thanks bro, pls like how many days will it take and do dey pass through Ghana?
Wat are d necessary documents to hold pls...
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Ugosample(m): 4:16pm On Jul 10, 2016
Folafikemi:


Thanks bro, pls like how many days will it take and do dey pass through Ghana?
Wat are d necessary documents to hold pls...

Your international passport and yellow fever card..

If you don't have one, just hold extra money on you, like 11000 CFA I think, you will be immunized at Elubo.
However, I strongly advise that you do it here in Nigeria
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 5:21pm On Jul 10, 2016
Ugosample:


Your international passport and yellow fever card..

If you don't have one, just hold extra money on you, like 11000 CFA I think, you will be immunized at Elubo.
However, I strongly advise that you do it here in Nigeria



Wow ok i think i gotta meet my doctor for tge yellow wateva card den. Meanwhile bro how long will it rake from here to ivory coast on road pls...
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by shysteve(m): 7:10pm On Jul 10, 2016
Folafikemi:




Wow ok i think i gotta meet my doctor for tge yellow wateva card den. Meanwhile bro how long will it rake from here to ivory coast on road pls...

Please i intend spending 2 weeks in abidjan and will like to know how much can hold me for that 2 weeks....am an average spender(dont drink,dont smoke, dont party)..am a movie addict so cinema is the major thing for me.

Do you think 200k naira can hold me for 2 weeks?
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Harzontorh: 11:01pm On Jul 10, 2016
Folafikemi:




Wow ok i think i gotta meet my doctor for tge yellow wateva card den. Meanwhile bro how long will it rake from here to ivory coast on road pls...

okay that's good. But you don't realy need an international passport to cross any west African border.. especially Lagos - Abidjan. Just hold small money like 5k for border crossing bribery.. and if you already have a passport, then goodluck. But i advice you to always tender your I.D card only.. be it Student I.d or worker I.D card.. you are good to go .. because you might be delayed at the border when it comes to passport stamping.. those who show their I.D card, with/without Yellow Vaccination Card (not realy necessary ) cross the border fast .

You might get injected for immunisation at the ghana/Ivorycoast border. .. and you can as well pay for that tp avoid it, but its not advisable

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Harzontorh: 11:15pm On Jul 10, 2016
Folafikemi:


Thanks bro, pls like how many days will it take and do dey pass through Ghana?
Wat are d necessary documents to hold pls...

In addition to Ugosample's comment, Young Shall Grow Transport (YSG) is the fastest.. but if you want to feel like a virtual tuorist the you can also try going to benin, then at cotonou, yo can try UTB TRANSPORT. UTB is the best transport to Ivory Coast after STC. the Utb is owned by the Ivoirians themselves so its easy and cool. Price Range of all travel stuff from Nigeria to Ivory Coast is 15,000 - 20,000 Naira.

And another Option for all is if your city is close to Ejigbo. A town in Osun State. you can go from lagos or Ibadan to Ejigbo very easily. So Ejigbo is the home to Travels to Abidjan the price is the cheapest. just 10k and hold 2k to cross.. thats all.

They have many buses and giant marcoplos.. too many transportation schemes that goes to Cotonou, Lome, Accra and Abidjan every Sundays, Wesdays and Thursdays.

So back to your question on tge the travel duration in ghana:

Ghana is just a 12hour journey. From aflao to elubo. If you leave Lomé, Togo at 5pm (evening) then you'll reach the ghana/Ivorycoast border at 5:00 - 5:30am (second day morning).

I will break it down for you. How i used to travel w/africa... read my next post.

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Harzontorh: 11:42pm On Jul 10, 2016
How My Duration of Travel from Lagos to Abidjan is, at a Glance:

* NIGERIA – BENIN REPUBLIC (4 hours including wait time at Seme)
•from Mile 2- Motor Park or Agege, or Maza Maza (if going from Ejigbo, the include 2-3 hours.
•Badagry
•Seme Border
•Cotonou

* BENIN REPUBLIC -- TOGO (1 hour)
• Cotonou
• Ouidah
•Hillacondji Border
•Lome

* TOGO – GHANA (3 hours)
•Aflao Border
•Accra
• Koumassi

* GHANA – IVORY COAST (12 hours)
•Takoradi
•Elubo Border
• Grand Bassam
•Abidjan

NIGERIA – BENIN REPUBLIC (4 hours including wait time at Seme)
*Seme border had the longest wait time and could take over an hour to get through numerous checkpoints
*Other borders typically take 10mins to get through
*I only listed few main Cities along the journey. you'll get across many cities towns as well as villages.
* another option which I love is.. 2-luxury bus companies can get you to Abidjan- ABC Transport from Lagos to Accra & STC Buses from Accra to Abidjan.

Check out this map. It would help with the illustration.

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Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 6:55am On Jul 11, 2016
Still waiting for your reply@Harzontorh
Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 7:09am On Jul 11, 2016
Harzontorh:
How My Duration of Travel from Lagos to Abidjan is, at a Glance:

* NIGERIA – BENIN REPUBLIC (4 hours including wait time at Seme)
•from Mile 2- Motor Park or Agege, or Maza Maza (if going from Ejigbo, the include 2-3 hours.
•Badagry
•Seme Border
•Cotonou

* BENIN REPUBLIC -- TOGO (1 hour)
• Cotonou
• Ouidah
•Hillacondji Border
•Lome

* TOGO – GHANA (3 hours)
•Aflao Border
•Accra
• Koumassi

* GHANA – IVORY COAST (12 hours)
•Takoradi
•Elubo Border
• Grand Bassam
•Abidjan

NIGERIA – BENIN REPUBLIC (4 hours including wait time at Seme)
*Seme border had the longest wait time and could take over an hour to get through numerous checkpoints
*Other borders typically take 10mins to get through
*I only listed few main Cities along the journey. you'll get across many cities towns as well as villages.
* another option which I love is.. 2-luxury bus companies can get you to Abidjan- ABC Transport from Lagos to Accra & STC Buses from Accra to Abidjan.

Check out this map. It would help with the illustration.

Re: Any Nairalander In Abidjan? by Nobody: 8:28am On Jul 11, 2016
Thanks alot bro @harzontorh, pls are u on WhatsApp, dm me ur number so we cud chat. Got some personal information to inquire.

Thanks.

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