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LAGOS TRAVEL GUIDE: “YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LAGOS NIGERIA”

LAGOS TRAVEL GUIDE: “YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LAGOS NIGERIA” is the first ever high-quality, locally curated guide to Lagos, Nigeria written by Funke Ogunkoya-Futi

You’ll discover:

– Lagos’s must-sees, top experiences, and hidden gems
– the best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay
– exclusive interviews from tastemakers like Chief Nike Davies-Okundaye (Owner “Nike Art Gallery”)
– colour-coded chapters to every part of Lagos, from Victoria Island to Lekki, Ikoyi to Badagry
– a lightweight format, so you can take your guide with you wherever you go

BUY YOUR COPY HERE:

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About the Author

Funke Ogunkoya-Futi is a Nigerian-British Media & Travel professional based between Lagos, Nigeria and London, United Kingdom. She worked in finance for six years in the UK and New York at a leading US investment bank before assuming a leadership role in one of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing internet companies.  She holds a BSc. In Business Management from King’s College London and an MBA from INSEAD Business School. 

She was born in Osogbo, Nigeria and has visited over 40 countries to date. Funke Ogunkoya-Futi lives in between London, UK and Lagos, Nigeria.

 

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Review: Oasis Lounge Lagos (LOS) | Murtala Muhammed Airport

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Is Oasis Lounge The BEST AIRPORT LOUNGE in Murtala Muhammed Airport, LAGOS NIGERIA. Need a lounge to relax at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria? This could be the one…or NOT? I share pricing, features and more. Let me know what you think about this lounge and this review. Hope you enjoy it and give the video a thumbs up.

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Yellow Fever Card in Nigeria: How to Get it in 2019?

WHY THE NEW CARD?

The federal government has introduced E-Yellow card in order to stop touts from hawking and selling fake cards to passengers at international airports in the country. I personally have had my experience with touts at the Lagos international airport trying to sell fake yellow fever cards for N3k.

Aedes aegypti mosquito

HOW MUCH

The new yellow fever card will cost N2000 and will need to be paid online via card payment.

STEP BY STEP

STEP 1:Visit http://www.yellowcardnigeria.com 

“STEP 2: click on Register

“STEP 3: Fill in your personal information and click on submit button.

“STEP 4: Click on Payment button, generate your Remita Retrival Receipt (RRR) code and pay the sum of N2,000 online (or go to the bank).

“STEP 5: Take the payment receipt along with your international passport to any Port Health Services Office to get vaccinated and obtain the yellow card.”

Hope you found this information useful. Leave a comment if you did

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First Time Travel “MISTAKES” NIGERIANS MAKE

My subscribers voted that I should create a video on TRAVEL MISTAKES FIRST TIME (NIGERIAN) TRAVELERS MAKE WHEN TRAVELING. Some of these mistakes have landed people in Jail. I hope you enjoy the video and SUBSCRIBE to join the family https://bit.ly/2yTp4QQ – Leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you guys.

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HOW to get FREE AIRPORT LOUNGE ACCESS in 2019 | PRIORITY PASS

Priority Pass is the world’s largest independent lounge access program. I have one and I believe every traveler needs one (expect the super RICH travelers lol). In my video, I share all the information you need to know.

TO get 10% off you Priority Pass NOW, click here

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Leave me a comment if you enjoyed the video or had any questions.

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VISA-FREE DESTINATIONS FOR NIGERIANS CITIZENS IN 2018

VISA-FREE DESTINATIONS FOR NIGERIANS CITIZENS IN 2018

Happy February! Hope you all are having a fantastic year so far. I have decided on providing to you all some very useful resource, that is a list of all countries that NIGERIANS, yes we NIGERIANS are allowed to travel to “VISA FREE” or “VISA-ON-ARRIVAL”

VISA-FREE – means that u can enter the country without a visa for a specified period of time

VISA-ON-ARRIVAL – means that you need a visa to enter, but can apply for and receive the visa when you show up in the country at the border

NOTE that this list is subject to change as countries can decide to change entry requirements for Nigerian Nationals (I literally called up the consulates for most of the countries below as I am don’t quite trust a lot of the information floating on the internet). I strongly advise that you confirm the information below before making any travel plans as “Sassy Funke” is not responsible for any error that arise from the use of the information below

Here is the list of Visa-Free countries for Nigerians (by continent):

AFRICA

(1) Benin Republic (Visa free)

(2) Burkina Faso (Visa free)

(3) Cameroon (Visa free)

(4) Cape Verde (Visa free)

(5) Cote d’Ivoire (Visa free)

(6) Gambia (Visa free)

(7) Ghana (Visa free)

(8) Guinea (Visa free)

(9) Guinea Bissau (Visa free)

(10) Kenya (Visa on arrival)

(11) Liberia (Visa free)

(12) Mali (Visa free)

(13) Niger Republic (Visa free)

(14) Sierra Leone (Visa free)

(15) Togo (Visa free)

(16) Senegal ( Visa free )

(17) Seychelles (Visa on arrival)

(18) Tanzania (Visa on arrival)

(19) Mozambique (Visa on arrival)

(20) Uganda (Visa on arrival subject to online pre-approval application)

(21) Somalia (Visa on arrival )

(22) Mauritius (Visa for two weeks on arrival)

(23) Mauritania (Visa on arrival)

 

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NORTH AMERICA

(24) Barbados (Visa free)

(25) Haiti (Visa free)

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ASIA

(26) Maldives (Visa on arrival)

(27) Sri Lanka (Electronic travel authorisation – Pre-travel)

There are some countries missing from the list because I have not yet verified from the embassies myself. I will continue to update throughout the course of the year.

I hope the list proves useful to you all. As I mentioned, ensure to verify all information before making any travel decisions.