Originally Posted by TonyWilliams

Yes, lots of stuff on Pprune. I'm currently in Nigeria. What can I help you with?

Yes, it's a third world sh*thole, plus you get the honor of it being very expensive to live there, too. Simple things are difficult, traffic is nightmarish, trash and the stench of human defecation seems to always be in the air (many, if not most homes, have no running water/sewer). Pollution is horrendous.

Electrical power goes off 20 times a day, the internet works when it feels like it. The concept of "on time" is unknown. Food will take some getting used to, and expect some diarreah now and then.

You need malaria medication, either as a preventative, or as a after-the-fact until you get to the hospital. Get all the shots the Center for Disease Control suggests.

You need a Nigerian work visa in you passport, have your pilot license "validated", get a Nigerian medical, and pass an "air law" test.

You won't be taking any strolls around the block, and shouldn't go anywhere alone. Just traveling in a cab or van, expect impromptu police roadblocks to extort money from you. Some won't even be police, but enterprising individuals. Lots on expats (usually oil industry employees) get kidnapped, but fortunately, in nearly every case, are returned after somebody pays the ransom.

So, you'd have to be crazy to be here, right? Maybe, but like all things, you'll adapt and manage... or you won't, and go home.