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Hey,I'm a newbie!

Greetings,
I am an American Citizen married to an Nigerian. I will be moving to Abuja this August to teach. My job is located in Maitama, a British International Primary school. I am looking to meet fellow Expats that can give me advice on schools for my 11 year old son, places to furnish necessities for my home, markets, family places to enjoy and etc. Right now the most pressing issue is a quality school for my son close to my job. A school that is not to expensive and rigid, but more community,  engaging curriculum and relaxed.

@sheisking welcome.....

Thank you Sharadkol

@ivan yes nigeria Is good place to do business let me know if any help.

Hi all

We are thinking about taking up an opportunity in Port Harcourt- still weighing up all the options. Any do's and dont's as we have never been outside the boarders of RSA......

Hello Everyone!

It's nice to connect with you all and looking forward to meet you around Lagos, working for telco company.

Regards,

Sunil

WC sunil

Hello Friends

my name is ram murat currently living in mumbai and my home town ballia u.p. got a job offer for lagos nijeria.i will reach to lagos in end of july.if any want to contact me .please send request for join group and please note my yahoo id [email protected].

Best Regards,
Ram Murat

Hi Julian,

Thanks for the post. My name is Gareth and I am originally from South Africa although I have spent quite a few yeasts living in the UK and then in Uganda. I am a social person and so hope to meet others keen to enjoy life in Anuja too. I will be here for a number of years and so if there are others out there keen to meet up for a BBQ, swim, watch some sport, but most of all explore Nigeria, please  give me a shout; I don't know anyone here yet and so would love to hear from you!

Take care and have a great weekend!

Gareth

Hi Gareth
This is my nber 08165376165.

is ok i grow up in portharcout.till date my parents are still there,is just a place for to mind your own bizzness.so there is no problem there,never show others that you are to important,never show them that you are rsh morethan them,....

how is work going?hope u have a lovly weekend

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A Warm welcome to all our new members who have been presenting themselves! Feel free to create new threads for any queries you may have please.

Thank you,
Best regards

Kenjee

Thnx much for the advise
And I apologise for that action
The nber was for a member

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Hi am a newbie

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Gavinleandri wrote:

Hi all

We are thinking about taking up an opportunity in Port Harcourt- still weighing up all the options. Any do's and dont's as we have never been outside the boarders of RSA......

Hi Gavin,
Dos:
1. To begin with, ask around your own network to identify their contacts already in PH.
2. Within the city, 4-wheel drives are the recommended transport. PH roads are special - especially when it rains.
3. Quite a number of good shops for groceries, veggies, etc
4. Be vigilant at all times - especially when passing through run-down parts of the city.

Donts:
1. Cross a busy PH street e.g PH/ABA Xprsway - the driving there is special
2. Hire support staff/domestics without solid refs.

PH is really an interesting place and I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay. :-)

Hi

i'm connie from south africa.i have an Engineer specialist offer from Chevron and the company have rented me a house in Lekkie,lagos phase 1.is it safe for a black woman to stay all alone in Lagos? how safe is Lekkie and how is a living standard in Lekkie.

how safe is it for me to make nigerian female friends inorder for me to feel at home?

Lol. Newbie too!!!!

viggy87 wrote:

Hi

i'm connie from south africa.i have an Engineer specialist offer from Chevron and the company have rented me a house in Lekkie,lagos phase 1.is it safe for a black woman to stay all alone in Lagos? how safe is Lekkie and how is a living standard in Lekkie.

how safe is it for me to make nigerian female friends inorder for me to feel at home?

Hi Connie,

Responding to your Qs in order:
Q1. It depends on the area of Lagos and the nature of your accommodation. After all, no one knows you are a 'black woman staying all alone', unless you tell them so yourself. :-)
That being said, Lekki Phase I is relatively safe - I have family living in that area. Plus Chevron complex is less than 20 mins away, driving.

Q2. Lekki Phase I is considered a posh-ish area and living standards are said to be good.

Q3. Go with your gut instincts. 'Nigerian females' are like their counterparts the world over. So you'll come across the good, the bad and the unforgettably nasty.
One would recommend you spend a few weeks observing the people around you before you start bonding over make-up, fashion and the usual ladies stuff.
Your work colleagues might be able to drop a few helpful tips too.
Plus you can join the Lagos Hash group - I think they've got some presence on Facebook.

Lagos is usually a fun place to be.
Best of luck there!

My name is olusola alder,am a young man,a nigerian with great potentials.l presently work for ericsson nigeria as a rbs site engineer.......l am relocating to france next month and would like to meet fellow nigerians in france......I am not an expatriate yet but will be once I get a chance to takE some professional courses in francE.l need help so that l can feel at homE as soon as l get there.......

My name is Mohammed Mudassir Haruna from kano state nigeria,
Please iwant to come to germany in sear of work but idont know anybody that's why I need your help please thank.

Thanks for the welcome. I am not new in Nigeria because this is my country. But I need friends from other countries like Canada, United states of America, Singapore I mean friends of other nationalities. I think this is my desire forum

It is very safe to live anywhere in Lagos. But try to keep good company and don't be out late. Obey traffic rules to avoid harassment from LASMA official

Landed in Nigeria 2 months back, in Abuja. Nice & cool city, but hardly much to do here, if ur not working.
It would be nice to start with any Indian family living in & around Wuse 2.

Hello! everyone before i say something i would likely to identify my self to you first of all my name is Jikamshi Rimi and acualy i am very happy to join this wonderful group of discussion and i hope you would welcoming me as your new member thank you so much.

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Hi All,

My name is mark and I am from South Africa originally. I have been working in Nigeria now for 12 years in the telecoms industry. I have travelled and worked in all the states of Nigeria as we were involved in the major transmission rollout in the early years 2002 - present.
I am resident in Lagos and enjoy fishing, socialising, rugby of course, football, golf.

Hi all,
am not new on Expat.com but am new on the forum expat support guru in 9ja wish to meet me ?

Hi, I am Ferdaus from Bangladesh want to come in Abuja for set up a business. Initially want to survey electric market of Abuja. Now need somebody's help to introduce with Abuja.

Thank You
Ferdaus
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Moving to Nigeria is great especially when you are here for business

Hello Ferdaus,

Welcome to Nigeria, a land of great opportunity with people of good intention. Electric business is a lucrative one in Nigeria because of needs to revive the sector. But why didn't you try Lagos state. Because of her population and its power consumption. Anyway, anywhere you established your business it will be okay, but if I am to advice I will prefer Lagos for you.

If you need any help or advice you can send me a message through this platform (Expat.com).

Hello everyone. Thank you Julien for this wonderful platform you have provided us to network with people from all over the world. To those who r new in abuja; welcome to the beautiful capital city of Nigeria.

Hello Nattyo,
First of all thank you very much for your kind advice, it is not fixed up about in which state we will start our business, initially i need to survey Nigerian electric market situations. If lagos is more potential for this sector we can start from there.

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i love your sincerity, hope you get more fruitful in jesus name.

hi, I'm Marcin, currently working as a translator/fincncial controller for a Polish Mining/construction company and I'm starting to work in Abuja soon (most likely arround 10th Sep.). I'd love to get to know with someone who will be there at that time. Also can any one give me some reasonable numbers about costs of living (excluding, housing and transport) in  Abuja and/or some most important dos&donts for my first weeks?

Hello everybody. I got to Lagos just few days ago, first time in west africa. Really something, gotta say! Much better than Iraq. Anyway, my name is Stefan, im from Slovakia. Got a job at a private clinic here. Im based in Ikoyi. And looking for a friend to hang around with and to show me the power of this vibrant city. Thanks for reading. Take care!