Growing up, I had a best friend. We were so close you just needed to look for one of us to find the other one. After secondary school, I left for the US to go to University. He went to university briefly in Naija then decided it wasn’t for him and went into doing business instead. When I returned to Nigeria, we reconnected naturally. One day I went to…
The typical Nigerian buys third party auto insurance simply because they are required to buy it. The third party insurance is supposed to cover the cost of repairs when you damage someone’s car or property. However, most people usually do not make claims when involved in accidents. They end up paying for the damage, meaning that Nigerian drivers are not getting value for their third party insurance. The…
On Sunday after church, I went to my car and saw a flyer on my windscreen. It was from Old Mutual insurance about a promo for comprehensive car insurance. This signaled a competition in the insurance industry. They are offering a 2.5% comprehensive motor insurance rate and up to N30,000.00 in fuel voucher. We have discussed why comprehensive insurance is a must have. So, this can only…
I went to FGC Odogbolu(Fego) and if you attended any of the Federal government colleges, you would understandthat there is a bond and camaraderie that inevitably exist amongst us. So, when a friend called to inform me that one of us was getting married in Ibadan, it was a no-brainer that I would attend. Another ex fegosian offered to drive to Ibadan, so he picked me up on…
There are some driving etiquette that Nigerians fail to observe driving in Lagos. Below are some of the bad driving etiquette we exhibit. Tailgate: is when you drive bumper to bumper to the point of sometimes hitting the car in front of you. As usual when this happens, we wave our hands to say sorry and all is well. I wish I could solve all problems in life this way…
On a very hot and humid day, I was driving with a friend of mine, suddenly, a man switched from his lane to mine, but he failed to signal a lane change. I had to slam on my breaks to avoid hitting him while also honking at the same time. Visibly shaken and pissed, I looked at my friend expecting him to react, he tilted his head sideways, gave a…