LAGOS · YEAR 2
“Six months in, I stopped translating the cost of everything to dollars.”
What I wish I'd known about pricing, restaurants, school fees, and the slow rewiring of mental currency.
RENAIJA · JAPADA, IN YORUBA — TO RETURN HOME
For the ones coming home.
ReNaija is where the Nigerian diaspora plans the return — and where those who've already moved share what they wish they'd known. Stories, advice, and a community that's walked the road.
A JOURNEY, IN THREE PHASES
A community built around where you are on the road home.
01 / CONSIDERING
You're curious.
Maybe it's a passing thought after a Sunday call with your mum. Maybe it's a serious five-year plan. Either way — the people who've thought through it are already here.
02 / PLANNING
You're moving.
Schools, container shipments, registering a business, dealing with the FX. Compare notes with people doing exactly what you're about to do, this quarter.
03 / RETURNED
You're home.
Find your tribe in your new city. Mentor someone on the way. Share the realities you wish someone had told you in month three.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Built for the kind of conversations that actually help.
No travel-influencer fluff. No surface-level “10 things to know before moving.” Just the people, places, and answers you need.
F.01
Activity Feed
Live photos, videos and stories tagged by what matters — #housing, #jobsearch, #schools, #fx.
F.02
Community Forum
Structured Q&A with upvoting and expert badges. Lawyers, school admins, tech leads — verified and answering.
F.03
Groups & Circles
City-based (Lagos, Abuja, PH, Ibadan), profession-based (Tech, Creative, Healthcare), or life-stage based.
F.04
Journey Profiles
Phase badges, profession, city and a personal return timeline. Find people on the same road as you.
DISPATCHES — RETURN STORIES
All stories →What it's actually like, in the words of people living it.
ABUJA · YEAR 1
“Choosing Abuja over Lagos was the best decision I made.”
The trade-offs of a quieter capital — slower social life, faster commutes, and what it really costs to opt out of the noise.
PORT HARCOURT · MONTH 4
“My container took 11 weeks. Here's the exact paper trail.”
Customs brokers, demurrage charges, the shipping line that ghosted me, and the consolidator I'd recommend.
PIN YOUR CITY
All cities →