₦airaland Forum

skitozblog:
it's most affordable and good security. I see dogs too

Davidson5:
Google search the area and see the rent charge.
I'll recommend you get than to Lagos.. seeing is believing

skitozblog:
Badagry

Davidson5:
In mainland, I prefer opebi, Ilupeju.

peacengine:
Island is good and peaceful, especially lkoyi. Light + water + security. Go there, drive round to check it out. Buh I'm a main land bloke, Ikeja, Opebi, Surulere, Gbagada, Ikorodu gat light, neighborhood security de reign now. Stay away from Festac, Satellite et al. Except u grew up there u might not like the fast life in those areas

Lexusgs430:
Light, Water & Security + Affordable house rent (do not mix)........

NiggaBoi:
Are celebrities the only rich people around? Even young men that are not rich and share the mindset of not getting married are increasing in number on a steady

olaboy1:
Security has improved drastically in Lagos in the last 5-10yrs. Avoid living in places with very low income earners, places like Iyano Ipaja, Ajegunle, Ikorodu, Iyano Iba, Agric, Sango ota.

Adeniran Ogunsanya and Bode Thomas are good places to live within the Surulere axis, whilst Gbagada is also secured and very close to Lagos Island with just the 3rd mainland bridge separating them. With a budget of 650k to 1.2m annually on rent you should be fine with security in all the safe areas I’ve mentioned.

webme:
In Nigeria or Outside?

skales67:
@Singledaddy

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Decided to drop it here

skales67:
Apo and Gudu is my best bet because they have close proximity to the city centre. As for the website, I will give it to you at a modest price with 6 months free update! I just sent you a PM.

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olaboy1:
As long as you are not doing a 9-5 job I strongly advice you to sit your ass down in Lagos. You are not going to end up with just foreign doors business because Lagos would open your eyes.

Plan your trips and drive time in Lagos and you are fine, also remember Lagos has little or no traffic on the weekends especially on the Island.

With the massive sea port in Lagos, you walk into Apapa port and you are out straight to the waiting market. You are eliminating the dangers of theft and accident moving all your goods from Lagos port to Abuja.

If you are returning back to Nigeria with enough capital then Lagos is your number 1 stop destination considering your username as a single dad coming for business. Your business needs to thrive for you to enjoy a good standard of living, so living in Kubwa with not much business going on is a very wrong economical move. You can live/run your business in Lagos and build your clientele in Abuja and then consider moving to Abuja once you hold your ground. Be futuristic my friend, think of business diversification.

There are cool places to live in Lagos like Surulere, Ikeja, Maryland, private estates in Gbagada. Also I bet you don’t want to miss out on all the owambe party invitations as a young CEO.

The air in Lagos is bad for those who need to jump on an okada from Ipaja to Meiran or from Oshodi to Isolo, not for a CEO like you cruising in your AC locked up car. The traffic in Lagos is terrible between 5am- 8am, 4:30pm-9pm considering we don’t have enough intra-city buses, city center congestion charges for cars and poor road infrastructure. With the Lagos project on revamping transportation and the rolling out of enough buses, I see the Lagos state government introducing congestion charges in some key areas, drop your cars and use the city buses or be ready to pay congestion charges and high parking fee to drive to office on the Island.

85% of road users office workers are already in their offices by 8am, so you can stroll to your office like a boss by 9am and get out by 4pm, if you know you know and by 8pm all the joints are beckoning at you at every corner bursting your brain with legbegbe crooner.

Lagos is life of the party, Abuja is a solitary confinement, only you can decide how you want to enjoy your 30’s and 40’s.

Augustap:
I'll beat you oh

NwanyiAwkaetiti:
You know what? Come down here and look around, check out office and likeable places to live. Hope u have a relative in Abuja.?

Augustap:
Then who'll manage my company... I fit fall commot for the bus sef .
I'll pass

NwanyiAwkaetiti:
You could get plaza offices in wuse 2. Abuja is expensive o but if you package and gain Hausa clients, you'll really make it. There are one room apartments for 300k sha

Augustap:
Okay

sunbilor:
Yes Sir.

sunbilor:
Oga I'm currently staying at one of the hotels at Ikoyi. Clearly, your should understand that I sleep and wake up, use the same swimming pool, bar and restaurant daily with the whitemen or whatever you call them.

I am only concerned for the average Lagosian's daily life experiences when juxtaposed with those of other city dwellers.

Alariiwo:
Lagos is your best bet..
Your target market should not only be Lagos, but other neighbouring states like Ogun, Oyo up to the Middle belt, SS and SE regions.

The proximity of Lagos to the ports and other great cities will favour you.

ahiboilandgas:
doors ...abuja will be best ...fasting growing city in Africa in term of property and u have another branch around lekki -ajah axis too

Awaitingkopa:
hey dear. I live in Abuja. And I'll always prefer Abuja to Lagos.
There's that calmness and peace that comes along with your daily job here unlike Lagos. Less traffic and all. Even tp isn't so high for real. Highest highest for tp anywhere here is #350. I lie?

And to save money, places to stay with cheaper house rent .. I'm not saying for your business o I mean to live
, At least you will get single room or a room and parlor at affordable prices within 100k to 150k. I presently stay in a room and parlor I rented at 150k.

Lugbe,
Nyanyan/ new Karu (there's traffic there tho)
Gudu
And even mpape. For real affordable houses are in mpape
Apo.
Dutse.

Then you can get ur shop at all this eye catching places in Abuja.

You can contact me if you're around and you need someone to help you around.
Thanks

skales67:
A perfect business package for the Abuja clientele. To succeed in this business model, you should do a strategic marketing campaign. Most residents of Abuja love classy stuff and want to stand out of the crowd.

Are the design of the doors unique from what is obtainable from here locally? Are they durable and will they last? If the answer to the above questions is "YES", then you have a pack of potential clients ready to do business with you.

As for location, the city centre to be candid is very expensive as per rent. A 24x24 space in most plazas go for as high as N3m per annum. If you rent upstairs, you may have to cough out about N1m to N1.5. Most business persons prefer renting downstairs which is costlier because many big men/women no dey like to climb step.

So what should be done about this huge rent? Get a space in the suburbs of Abuja like Apo, Gudu, Lugbe, Kubwa etc. These places and similar areas will cost you about N250k-N300k max for rented space.

Now what happens after you rent your space? Don't just sit and wait for the big boys to drive their toys to your shop. You need to take your market to them! How?

Print handbills and fliers about the product and distribute them across so it can reach them. You can go to private schools and churches to drop some of these handbills. You can also print posters and paste them in strategic points in the metropolis. You can also make use of Graffiti (using spray paint) to advertise...something like "Foreign Doors for Sale...Call 0**********" in places like flyovers and pedestrian bridges.

Another thing is to liaise with property and estate managers. They are the ones who will give you almost 90% patronage. All these Military top guns and politicians wey dey launder money for Abuja usually throw them into long term investments of property (Estate)...if you know, you know. Take a catalogue of what you can offer to their table and give them great offers. If you are talking to a representative of the owners of the estate, let them know that they can get "kickbacks"...it is a very important marketing strategy which has always worked for me

You can also meet Hotel owners too as they will be also interested in your product.

You should also take advantage of radio ads. Go to Wazobia FM and Human Rights Radio (Hembelembe) and get time slots. These are the major 2 radio stations Abuja residents tune to daily both Rich and Poor. Every other radio station na wash! Trust me...even Buhari himself listens to Hembelembe

The last but not the least...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE! Get an eye-popping website!! Abuja top dogs love packaging and they can ask you for your website so they can see what you have to offer especially those foreigners. That is where I come in...i can design a website for you at an affordable price. PM me! At least na that way you go fit pay me for all this consultancy wey I don give you.

djon78:
People are saying Abuja, Lagos but there are other lovely towns in this country were people are doing very well, making so much money and less stress.

prodogunwanoe1:
Vocational jobs .... much more like Barbing, Hairdressing, Retailing Businesses, Home lessons for pupils, owning your private enterprise ( producing perfumes, e.t.c) and so on

you can even work with construction companies!
_as it would have been better if you had specified the type of job you intended to do there !
wish you Best of luck.

Vocational jobs .... much more like Barbing, Hairdressing, Retailing Businesses, Home lessons for pupils, owning your private enterprise ( producing perfumes, e.t.c) and so on

you can even work with construction companies!
_as it would have been better if you had specified the type of job you intended to do there !
wish you Best of luck.

Alariiwo:
Lagos is stressful, but most companies have their headquarters there. So it depends on your line of work/business.

Abuja on the other hand is calm and organized, you find mostly big men and Govt. workers. All the core Agencies and Parastatals have their towers here like NNPC, PTDF, CBN, CAC, Foreign Affairs Ministry and others.

So, the choice is yours.

safarigirl:
I am a witness to the opposite

op, don't be deceived. It is not all rosy I'm Abuja.

What kind of business do you want to engage in? If it is events-related for instance, stay in Lagos. Abuja barely has any events and if any, they have been snagged up by those who know politicians and the Lagos-based organizers.

Which part of Abuja can you afford? Cuz Abuja pass Abuja and unless you have money in the range of 200k and above, forget a place in the city centre.

The only relatively cheap thing in Abuja compared to Lagos, is transportation.

Augustap:
Abuja is the best for both business and residence.... But you'll be more successful in lagos if your business is anything related to being a bus conductor