₦airaland Forum

Timbuktu14:
Same to you bro. How Ivory Coast? And, i got a mail from GTB and Access Bank that we can resume FX transactions. You should be stucked any longer.

I will find my way.

Thank you

Cultured:
@OP

You are a slowpoke by terming our beloved country " shait hole " ... For your information , our best in all professions are based in Nigeria, it's only faint hearty ignoramuses like you and your ilks that do make it look as if it's a big deal living as second class citizen in abroad . Suffice to say 99% of Nigerians living in this so called abroad lives from hand to mouth , so I don't see why you should feel like a demi-god , because you reside abroad temporarily/permanently. If every body should runaway from this country , then who will fix it well ?

Hey! Before you attack me , note that I have traversed the breath and length of this world and I hold permanent residence in 3 different advance countries ,USA inclusive and even as I write this piece am not in Nigeria , but that's not reason enough for me to term my beloved country " shait hole " like you did , because I know that Nigeria still remain the best country in this world .

Sorry o

How is it possible to hold permanent residency of three different countries? You must think everybody here is a dunce right?

Happy Sunday everybody

aspenjnr:
please i want to know about experience of crossing boarder between ghana and cotedevoir any one here plesase share

That one na die I.

If you use a big bus, there would be less problems, but if you no get yellow card, you will pay 11000 Francs and you would be vaccinated. Your load will be searched too.

But if you use Short short, I tell you categorically that you would regret it

First, if you carry a passport, they would charge you 10000FCFA for the stamp, and I'm addition to that, you would be stressed, and if you don't have yellow fever card, refer to the message I typed earlier in this post.

Ask me any other questions

Ugosample:
Hello house, please I need assistance on flight bookings. from Lagos to Abidjan. This. Coming Thursday. I need two one way ti9ckets to be precise. Thank you

Ah, those days

Looking back, I just laugh at my experience in March.

Well, I don turn omo onile for Abidjan now.

tonychristopher:
That's all I can say to any guy here

J'aime ça

Byikson:
Ugosample please how much will it cause you to bring a bag of Ogbono (60kg bag) from Abidjan to Nigeria?

I don't have an idea man, sorry about that.

I ain't in that line of business

faneye:
Not my first time. Travel with ABC IFEXand CROSS COUNTRY. just want to know how much it cost to stamp passport at both ends at seme. I'd probably pass idi iroko.

Well, I only crossed the border coming back, just to have the experience.

On the Benin side N1k

Passport Control (I can't remember)

port health authority on Naija side:too

Nigeria stamp 1k

Thingsight have changed tho, but I highly doubt it.

This experience was from Seme tho

godofphysics:
bros nor mind my character jare. Actually, d tin dey shark me on top nairaland(bcoz of 1 person like dat) but e nor too shark me 4 real life(cos i've been to an higher institutn b4). If nt bcoz most skuls place so much importance on attendance(at least 70%), i won't b comin 4 year1 @ all and na 1st class stil sure pass. I wudn't mind if u educate me abt attendance in unilag though.

What's up godofphysics ..... How market for Unilag

pastortim4all:
Dear ugosample, Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate your comments and advice.
Best regards

All the best sir....
Come gist us as the waka go later on sha

wiZbanky:
I know it can be thick enough to prevent Penetration..read articles on it or ask any medical student

I know what you are talking about. Many here are just plain ignorant.

All yee Ignorant ones.... Learn.

It is indeed possible for one to need surgery before she can be "disvirgined" though it is rare.

I have forgotten the medical game for the condition but it is when the hymen covers the entire vagina leaving very little space for penetration.

Lastly, I'm not saying the OP is saying the truth of lying, but I am here to tell you that it is possible.

In the US, a surgery is done soon after the baby is born but here in Africa, Ignorance is rife.

faneye:
Pls, I'd like to know. .... if travelling with my Passport would I pay a particular fee to immigration or authorities at either side of the border.

If you use the known transport companies i.e. Young shall grow, ABC et am, no you won't. Your transport bill will just increase a bit BUT if you want to use Short short, and especially your first time, you go hear am.

I learnt the hard way.

IshiaguGuy:
@ugosample, i will be coming to Abidjan on tuesday...
i think my driver's license is okay because i want to follow young shall grow

also can you tell me any cheap hotel there and also name of any naija restaurant.

i will like any cheap hotel that will be very close to the naija restaurant ..

only 3days i want to stay... just to have fun

I don't really know any "cheap hotel" you can use. The only ones I know are Novotel in Plateau area and Hotel I is along the road to the airport.

To help yourself, check

www.jovago.com

You'll get help there

Merci beaucoup et gonna chance en votre voyage

heaven4me:
@ugosample,Abidjan and lag, where fine pass and where is living standard cheaper, thanks.

Abidjan is a nice city, though it deteriorated a bit especially during the Civil War and Crisis, but they are coming back up.

About living standards, in many aspects, Abidjan is cheaper than Lagos BUT the pay here is not very good on the average except you are a big time investor or you are loaded, you may not like this city at all.

These people are stingy here too.


@All

Please before relocation plans are made, please consider all factors before moving, as I have seen many stranded both here in Abidjan and other African countries I have been to.

Shine your eyes, and God bless.

pastortim4all:
Hello House,
I am a silent reader and a lover of this great forum.

Please i will like to know if it will be possible to send money through Western Union or money gram in Cotonou since it is now almost impossible to do same here in Nigeria... Secondly, can I withdraw money in Cotonou using my Gt bank master card or which other bank card is considered best since I intend not to carry cash along.

I will appreciate your kind and honest response. Thanks to all

Good day.

Sorry to ask, but you no dey watch news?

Naira denominated cards have been BLOCKED


Many Nigerians are now stranded in the current country I am in because of the CBN policy that neccesitated the block.

I think you can do Western Union in Cotonou BUT like in Ivory Coast, you would need a passport and the actual currency you want to send.

Thank you

wirinet:
Sacking Emefiele would not change anything. Soludo was able to "perform" because during his time oil was averaging $60 per barrel and we had huge foreign reserves and excess crude savings. Now we have low savings and low oil prices. At $30 per barrel Nigeria would not even be making up to $2 per barrel. Mind you the estimated cost of extracting Nigeria's crude is put ar $28 per barrel, so the Government and oil companies will share $2 per barrel.

So unless everybody (including Federal, State and Local governments, private companies and individuals) sit up and work at reducing exports and produce and consume made in Nigeria products instead of blaming Buhari, then the Naira will continue its free fall.

Reducing exports?

Nigeria would just close down.

But jokes apart. I get what you are saying tho

heaven4me:
@ugosample,does it mean if u no sabi French ,no way for u with the ladies?Anyways I sabi French small,but a beg o that 20k ,25k u mention,na CFA or naira.Then lastly,person fit get teaching jobs for their bilingual school where person fit teach English language?Thanks

25k CFA

There are, but it's hard to find tho

As for ladies... *lips sealed*

heaven4me:
Thanks @ugosample,still have some questions to ask please.One,can u link me up with that your friend and possibly the mum that does the egusi business?maybe I could be partnership with them by supplying them with egusi from here.Two,how much can one get a self contain Accomodation there?3,How their girls be?Them dey like Nigerian guys?thanks.

About partnerships with them, please FORGET IT.

These guys are not people you want to do business with, the best thing is to do your thing on your own.
And they have Egusi here too, but they use it for something else too.

As for accommodation,, last month, a self contain in Youpougon is like20-25k monthly and you pay 5 months at first, then monthly subsequently.

As for the girls, the only advice I'll give you is.... Wear your shield, point, and kill

But if you no sabi French.... well.....

Good day

IshiaguGuy:
ah ok... thanks...
but do you know/have idea where i can change Naira to CFA here in lagos?

Sabo, Yaba market, Festac, Seme border, etc. Basically where you are aboki people.
You can change at the borders at Togo and Ghana too. Your choice

I don't know you, but the advice I'll give you is......

Don't do it

IshiaguGuy:
@ugosample, please how many hours with bus.. from Lagos to Abidjan..
and is mtn line working there...
and can i withdraw atm there with my card regarding this atm card new rules by cbn

Change ALL the money you would need to CFA before coming. The ATM cards are blocked o. No try am I. Many Nigerians I know are stranded as we speak because of the new policy.

Your MTN line would work here but be warned

Outgoing calls N60 per minute

Incoming calls N55 a minute or so.

Text message N25

Better but an orange sim or MTN don at the Ghana/Ivory coast border, no na one chance you dey o


And I forgot...... Lagos to Abidjan is about 28-30 hours for everything so be ready.

heaven4me:
@ugosample,please I'd like to know how much someone with passport will pay to come down there.Again,please how is life there,in terms of living standard ,economy,security and again do someone need permit before one can do business there?Or police don't worry foreigners.Again that business of egusi,I think one would be interested in it,so tell us more about it.Finally, how their women be bro? lol

Well as I said before, coming to Abidjan from Lagos is #21000 for a fresher like you then subsequent trips is 16500 using Young shall grow in Maza Maza

About the life here.... Hmmm, well the light is constant and there is running water and good hospitals, but you go pay for an I. Ivorian people don't like with their money.

Security, well everywhere is lit up at night, even the ghettos, but just like all cities world-wide, there are criminals, and you have to take precautions.

With your ECOWAS passport, you don't need a permit unless you are working in the public sector to do business here (they are not as hostile as the Ghanaians) but even the permit is easy. You are entitled to it as an ECOWAS citizen.

About the police (gendarme) you should have your passport at home and your National ID or voters card on you in case they stop you. They don't trouble west Africans much.

If you cannot speak French, life here would be rough and many Ivorian are not hospitable like We Nigerians are.

As for Egusi paste, I don't know about it, because is my Ivorian friends mom dat does it so I cannot say.

Bonne Chance.

Okay then. As an Abidjan regular (here ATM), I tell you that you don't need a passport to come. But, you'll pay more (like 22k)

young shall grow comes directly to Abidjan and their park is in mass maza Lagos Just hold your voter's card. As I said before 22k

As for ogbona biz, I don't know much about it, but I have an Ivorian friend whose mother does egusi paste i.e. making egusi paste from egusi we use in Nigeria (they don't call it egusi tho)

I met her at toit rouge and she sells ALL the jars of money egusi paste without wasting much time.

But if you want to try it, I wouldn't discourage you, but be prepared for the worst.

Accomodation: Accomodation is paid 5 months in first payment as opposed to two years in Nigeria.
After that, the rent is paid in or before the 6th of the month and failure to do so attracts a fine.

ask me other questions, I don turn omo onile for here

Byikson:
If u have travelled to Abijan before we would like you to share your experience there. Also let us know the tranportation cost. This is to help those who are planning to go there this year

The first question is.... Do you have a passport?

The second question is.... So you intend going by air or by the road?

and thirdly.... Is it holiday or business purposes you are here for?

Answer those three questions and you would be helped better.

kilode100:
Stupid women fighting over an ordinary man when it should have been the other way round..




Next!!..

How is it supposed to be the other way round?


Je pense pas ca

igbo2011:
We are too lazy to organize rather pray to sky daddy to solve all of our problems.

Nwa nne, add that black man like blame game too much too.

WoodcrestMayor:
Thatz like 1 naira = 2.3 Francs...tot they said our currency na millions for there

Things have turned for the worse unfortunately

Timbuktu14:
Some of them understand English yeah? I fit consider am later na

Most don't though.

These people like their French and they like enjoyment too.

If they know you Nigerian, And you splash small change..... The rest is history *lips sealed*

ToyinDipo:
I still maintain you know nothing about what you are saying, you don't need to get aggressive because I disproof your point. Please argue intelligibly. Like I told you there is still the case of majority and minority in US, note that. Move away from history channel, plug your hand into the nearest electric socket, and get current. I will not continue this argument with you if you continue to sound like ignoramus. I will have liked to discuss with you extensively what happened and happens in America, places like former east/west Germany, north/south Korea, Spain... but you seem not to worth my energy. There are some fundamental/inherent issue that needs to be thrashed out, but unfortunately can't be, when dealing with tribalism... that's fact

Tell me more please. I want to learn

OrlandoOwoh:
You're the ignorant one here. Keep groping in it.

Disprove my answer please. You mean to say *in one actor's voice like that* that Nigeria is more diverse than India?

Man

amtaken:
Arthur Ezeh alone can but 3 million of those cars as toys, plus that doesn't stop him from building powerful mansions and skyscrapers and guess what? He never ever stole Govt money like Tinubu.

3 million? Are you serious?