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Originally Posted by Purpleanga
Actually you know it's bad where there are 4 pages of responses for a contract job in Nigeria. You better like being locked up in a hotel. What's the going rate for American heads Tony?
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The job is not a contract term, like many. It's more like the contract Jet Blue pilots have, I believe.
I do know that one person somewhat associated with the company cost $100,000 USD to get freed within the past 2 months (not american). I don't know what the going rate is for expats. Kidnapping primarily is in the southeast corner of the county:
"PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A nine-year-old Nigerian boy was freed on Friday, a week after gunmen kidnapped him and killed his sister as they walked to school in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, security and industry sources said........
More than 200 foreigners have been seized since early 2006, most were released unharmed after a ransom payment."
I did feel "locked up" for my first few months here. On this rotation, I brought my golf clubs, and that opened up a whole new perspective. There are some very economical, nice golf courses. We go to the beach. Clubs. Lots of time at the swimming pool. On the internet.
Here's the first hole tee at Ikoyi Club 1938, Lagos Island:
