About Safety - Night Life - Cost of living - Is $670 enough?

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DevaBNew member25 September 2014 15:21:10

Hi ,

i m Deva from India , i got offer from a Indian Conglomerates for lagos, could any help for cost of living here on 670US$ is okay for Bachelor Accomodattion.

Secondary about safety & Night Life , should i take any vaccine for moving lagos

NattyoActive member26 September 2014 07:19:03

Hello,

Nigeria is safe and not as been blow out in the foreign media. You don't need vaccine except you have other diseases. No Ebola in Nigeria again. Also Lagos where I reside is the safest of all in Nigeria. But let you migration to Nigeria be Legal. There are a lot of Indians in Nigeria living very fine and safe here.

kenjeeViP26 September 2014 10:29:34

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Hello DevaB and welcome to Expat.com

Kindly note that a new thread has been created as from your post on the Lagos forum so as to help you get better interactions.

Regards
Kenjee
Expat.com Team

DevaBNew member30 September 2014 02:14:16

thanks Nattyo for help

AchuthanNew member21 October 2014 15:36:48

On the contrary, I would strongly advise the following:
1. You must have your Yellow Fever Vaccination done - this you can do at a WHO/India government approved centre in India. Do a Google search and you will find it.
2. You must have your polio vaccination done - this is now mandatory by the government of India. This is usually done at the Maternity Hospitals run by the corporation/muncipality in your city
3. I would advise the following in addition:
a. Tetanus
b. Hepatitis B - it is a course of three shots over two months
c. Meningitis - the meningococcal vaccine
d. I have undertaken a course of anti rabies as well - that is again over 2 months. This is not essential.
e. You must bring some anti malarial tablets; that is advisable.
f. Plus all your regular medication, if you are taking any. If not prepare a good emergency medical kit for fever, stomach upsets, muscular pain (Mobizox/Powergesic/Diclofenac) etc. some antiseptic lotion, bandages, water proof bandages, et al. It is not as though you will not get any in Nigeria/Lagos - just that these are emergency medications and you will do well to have a decent stock of these at hand. Medicines in Nigeria are very expensive.
g. Please handle ALL your dental and optical work in India before you come here. A root canal is very expensive - almost 80K Naira that is around 30K INR; whereas in India the best of dentists will charge you Rs. 2000/- (except the ones in Delhi or Mumbai). So visit the dentist in India plus your optician/ophthalmologist; get spare spectacles made...etc. etc.

All the best.
Achuthan

DevaBNew member22 October 2014 01:35:15

Thannks achutan, for your supportive blogs.hope we can meet at lagos

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