Yes, that's true. Flights from Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic are much cheaper than flights from Nigeria. This country is anti-business. Richard Branson once complained that he had to bribe government officials just to maintain Virgin in Nigeria. He had to bribe for fuel and other expenses. That's not a good look for Nigeria.

Jogs1900:

I think the high tax rate is from Nigerian government.Ive heard people say that flight ticket is even cheaper in Benin Republic.

God bless you. Everyone needs help right now.

pansophist:
If there is one thing I'm proud of, it's the fact that I've taken at least 10 of my family members out of Nigeria.

This doesn't include strangers I don't know, for example the Finland thread on nairaland was opened by me far back in 2012, and hundreds have entered Europe through it.

I'm referring to my close relatives. There is no way I'll allow the problem of Nigeria to affect them. I may not be able to change that country, but I can change those closer to me.

Please if you are abroad and know the means to bring your family over please help them. Nigeria's problem right now is beyond the power of an individual. Everyone needs help

Jogs1900:

I think our government still sees air travel as a luxury.The local flights too are not spared in all these excess taxes.How do you do it from Cotonou and you aren't harrassed by their immigration?I may consider flying from Cotonou.

Just pay them their money and cross over. You always pay to cross the Ecowas border. Not only between Nigeria and Benin republic, but Between Ghana and Ivory Coast, Senegal and Gambia, Togo and Benin, etc.

Ecowas as a geopolitical region is fantastically corrupt, hence, it is the least developed and economically integrated region in Africa.

If i was born ten years later, my folks wouldn't have been able to send me to the best schools abroad. I went to a private boarding school in the early 2000s. It's impossible to do that now. I thank God that I'm a millennial.Many of us who migrated in the early 2000s were very lucky. Especially before the 2008 recession. I have indirectly guided 3 of my relatives to migrate out of the country. One is a citizen in Canada, the other is in the process of qualifying for indefinite leave to remain in the UK. I have advised many people to have their children in the States or Canada where citizenship by birth is automatic. The situation of Nigeria makes me sad. A lot of good decent people are denied visas due to the passport they carry. Many young people cannot travel for international conferences due to that Nigerian passport. A lot of people cannot tour the globe like their counterparts in other parts of the world due to the limitation that passport imposes.

pansophist:


This thing honestly makes me sad. I'm not affected by it but it pains me really.

If I was born ten years later, I know for sure that the buying power of my family would have reduced so bad, I won't even be able to leave that country.

And many are being born today, without knowing the hardship that awaits them in the future, just due to the accident of birth, which is, to be born a Nigerian.

pansophist:
If there is one thing I'm proud of, it's the fact that I've taken at least 10 of my family members out of Nigeria.

This doesn't include strangers I don't know, for example the Finland thread on nairaland was opened by me far back in 2012, and hundreds have entered Europe through it.

I'm referring to my close relatives. There is no way I'll allow the problem of Nigeria to affect them. I may not be able to change that country, but I can change those closer to me.

Please if you are abroad and know the means to bring your family over please help them. Nigeria's problem right now is beyond the power of an individual. Everyone needs help

Unfortunately not everyone thinks like you.

This topic most Nigerians are not ready to face. Since I am not able to change mine now so I decided to change the narrative for my kids.

Freedom of movement is a blessing. Right now most Nigerians may not be in prison but are in prison just for being a NIGERIAN.

That's the reality of being a Nigerian passport holder. Nigerians need visas to travel to most countries outside Nigeria. What other countries take for granted is a priviledge in Nigeria. If you need to be well-off in order to be issued a visa, it says a lot about your country and it's standing across the globe. We just aren't ready for that conversation.

beautyuche:
This topic most Nigerians are not ready to face. Since I am not able to change mine now so I decided to change the narrative for my kids.

Freedom of movement is a blessing. Right now most Nigerians may not be in prison but are in prison just for being a NIGERIAN.