SO YOU ARE GOING TO NIGERIA?

Nigeria continues to grow as an international destination for investors and tourists alike and year on year from 2000; the economy is becoming more diversified as part of the nation to lessen the solitary dependence on petroleum.

Agricultural, Construction, Real Estate, Banking and Finance sectors are particular areas of growth and tailing the increased activities in the county is a steady growth in the number of those who are visiting the country for commercial and private reasons.
There is also a significant number of Nigerians who though are based abroad visit the country on a regularly basis, some making as many as fortnightly return trips.

Growth of course comes with several upsides – increase in employment, balance of trade and a marked improvement in the country’s economic profile.

However the infrastructures/facilities/attractions are yet to match visitors numbers, provisions for hotels, restaurants and other hospitality ventures are not only meager but they are predominantly located on Lagos Island and offer limited variety.

So how does this affect your stay in Nigeria? The good news is that if your company has a slush fund for hotel expenses, you can be assured of a world class service from the likes of Sheraton, Eko Hotel, Raddison Edwards – familiar names definitely but taking advantage of them comes at a premium, I suppose you shouldn’t be unduly worried if you are lucky to work for a multinational with annual budget the size of a dozen countries in the not-so-endowed part of the world.

However if your company has a normal budget, the cost of your stay at Eko Hotel or Sheraton might just be the final straw that tip them into receivership in these ominously challenging times so if you are keen to endear yourself to your Finance Department and remain employed, you have to be inventive and a cautionary note, forget budget chains, they are not much help either, the genre of that particular market operates peculiarly in the Nigeria.

It is almost as if they have mastered the art of ostentatious pricing which is the hallmark of ‘my-own-is- bigger-than-yours’ syndrome that pumps up the fledgling middle class who are happy to pay over the top just so they can boastfully flaunt their distinctiveness the higher they are charged.

But the subject of this write up is not the bane of the middle class or stupidity of money-miss-road so musn’t digress, so back to the subject matter of where to lay your weary head and safeguard you possessions in Nigeria.

A popular option if you have Nigerian roots is to take advantage is staying with friends and family but herein lies the problem, this option remains as attractive as a double edged sword and may end up landing you with a pricier tag and this is minus lack of privacy, outrageous demands for visa invitations, harrowing tales of urgent need for assistance with new car, new suit, settling medical bill or even starting a business and this is not including the gifts you spend hours getting from your base as part of your strategy to secure a - Warm welcome

So you are thinking, what is the alternative?

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Bola Egbetayo
Nigus Properties
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