How are the woman over there?
The women are the truth! Honestly, they love American accents to death. Once they Thank you hear you talk its a wrap! Just gotta watch out for the citizenship chasers
how's the job prospects / salary ceiling.
What's the nightlife like?
Sup with Boko Haram
Whats the ratio of cacs there
Job prospects are quite terrible actually. Unless you got some serious technical skills (petroleum/electrical engineering, automotive or IT skills) the job prospects aren't great if you don't have Political connections.
Most people are civil servants work for various arms of the local, state and federal government. Depending on what state you live in you might not get paid for up to 5 months! If you get a job in an oil company(Shell, Total, Elf or Chevron) you'll live like a king.
Boko haram is mainly in the North east part of Nigeria I'm in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria so its not an issue here. Port Harcourt has a good nightlife full of clubs and joints (outside bars).
The cac to black ratio is about 5000 to 1 in port harcourt.
What city or town do you live in? What's the costs of living?
I'm in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The cost of living is really cheap especially now due to the recession. The naira(Nigerian currency) to dollar exchange rate is 385 to 1. My 2 bed room 2 bathroom apartment cost about 600,000 per year. They pay rent annually here so you can live relatively comfortable making $1000 per month
Cost of living??
How do you see Nigeria's future at the current moment??
The future looks bright to be honest in my opinion. President Buhari has a lot of infrastructural projects on the table and the foreign investment is steady despite the recession.
How have low oil prices affected everyday life? If American Brehs wanted to move there what are some good ways to earn a living?
It has essentially doubled the price of all goods and services. Since Nigeria operates as a mono economy, oil accounts for over 90% of Nigerias foreign earnings. On top of that Nigeria imports EVERYTHING. Once the price of oil crashed everyone was basically fukked.
If you want to come here I'd advise that you first make some Nigerian friends in the US first, that way you can always come with them to visit. Having a support structure made the transition so much easier for me. If you have carpentry, masonry or any sort for vocational/technical skills you will eat good.
What do you do out there & are you in Lagos?
Also, how much Suya do you eat a week?
I work for a State government development agency in Port Harcourt. I eat suya twice a week(Chicken and Ram suya
). Also Shawarmas are really popular here. They be havin a brotha like
No, there are a number of whites in Lagos, Port Harcourt (my town) and Abuja. Many of them are ex pats working in foreign companies or embassies.
