Passport Photo Naija Style
on Feeling Alright is Good, Being Alright is Best (Nigeria), 16/Jan/2014 16:05, 34 days ago
"Just Do It".Digital Passport, second palmfrom the police stationRight now, rather than a swishy white check and basketball shoes, the phrase resonates most strongly when I think of the Nigerian businesses.Take passport photos for instance. Don't have that extra passport photo (required for pretty much everything here in Nigeria) on you?Maybe you fell in love and gave your last photo away as a momento? Or perhaps you had to apply for more GSM sim cards than you expected? Or you could have been inspired by the beautiful and extravagant Nigerian hair styles and had a hair braider pull and twist your very western hair into lovely plaits and now you're worried no one will recognize your old passport picture? Well, whatever the case, don't fret!This is my good friend, a fellow VSO Nigeria volunteer, getting her passport picture taken between some parked motorcycles just before applying for her police clearance. Swift, convenient and 10 glossy copies for only 500 Naira (about $3). Just Do It. Anytime, anywhere, business is booming.