I have had the pleasure of working with Philomena for more than 3 and a half years. She is the full-time (M-F) housekeeper and cook for my family. In terms of housekeeping, she takes care of business – our abode is kept clean and neat – laundry is washed and ironed. Beyond this, she is proactive about dressing maintenance issues with the house and keeping me in the loop on larger maintenance issues that need to be addressed by myself. We have a dog and cat and she manages their feeding and care admirably including multiple daily walks for our pup. Every day, she prepares a delightful dinner for us – my daughter gives her the list for the week and she follows our American recipe books to perfection. We eat well and her food is tasty. I recommend her highly without reservation as an excellent housekeeper and cook for your family! 

Previous Employer: British High Commission Official 

Vivian is an excellent steward, with outstanding attention to detail and housekeeping maintenance. She is proactive and arranges for maintenance to attend to any upkeep for normal wear and tear, which is very helpful in Lagos housing. She cooks, cleans, and even cat sits! Vivian is trustworthy, timely, reliable, and responsible. I highly recommend her services. She is available part-time. For more information, feel free to reach out to me personally.

Previous Employer: Autumn Herndon

Name: Autumn Herndon

Phone Number: 0906-842-6390

Email: herndonal@state.gov

Certifications (Food Safety, CPR, etc…): Food Safety certification 

General assessment of skills and personal recommendation:  Our amazing steward Theresa will be available for full-time work starting June 16.  Theresa has worked for our family for three years and worked for other consulate people before us.  She cleans for our family of four (with two messy teenagers), does the shopping, and cooks dinner every night.  If you have been to my house and had the quiche - that was her.  Theresa notices things that need to be fixed around the apartment and ensures they are taken care of.  She also watches our cat when we're gone. 

Previous Employer:

Name: Abbie and Matt Spengler

Phone Number: +1 703-870-0014 (WhatsApp)

Email: spengleram@state.gov

Monday is a reliable steward and immaculate housekeeper, performing several duties including: laundry, ironing, dishes, trash, vacuuming and dusting, and supervising packers and maintenance workers. He is amazing with animals and will help care for dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and other pets. He is trustworthy and kind with children, and has cared for children four years old and older. Prior to working for U.S. Consulate families, Monday worked as the Lead Executive Steward for the Managing Director at Conoco Phillips and then Bechtel in Nigeria until each company closed their local offices in Lagos. He has worked for American Consulate families since 2015. If you are interested in hiring him, please contact him at +234 0808 414 8154. Reference letters are also available. 

If you are looking for help at home, you could not do better than Barnabe, who is a literal jack-of-all-trades – he is my housekeeper AND cook AND driver, as well as general problem solver.

Barnabe has been working for the Consulate community for over 20 years and is experienced with all aspects of what we do and need.  He knows many of our colleagues at the Consulate, which is super handy when it comes to maintenance and repairs (such as when my roof collapsed last year - he supervised all the repairs).  He also liaises with the compound maintenance teams and will work with vendors and delivery services.  Barnabe is friendly, reliable and always happy to help.

Previous Employer: Daniela Zadrozny (+234 814 138 1313)

Email: zadroznydg@state.gov, dany_zadrozny@yahoo.com 

Tina has served as a nanny and steward with exceptional dedication, reliability, and care. In her 8 years of experience, she has consistently demonstrated a deep sense of responsibility and a and a genuine love for her work. Tina is incredibility reliable - always punctual, dependable and proactive in anticipating both the needs of the children and the smooth running of the house . she handles her duties with professionalism and a calm demeanor, creating a nurturing environment that children can thrive in. Beyond childcare, her skills as a steward is impeccable alongside her warm personality, strong work ethic and attention to detail. Tina will be a valuable asset to any household.  You can contact Tina on 09139128780.

I have had the pleasure of working with Philomena for more than 3 and a half years. She is the full-time (M-F) housekeeper and cook for my family. In terms of housekeeping, she takes care of business – our abode is kept clean and neat – laundry is washed and ironed. Beyond this, she is proactive about dressing maintenance issues with the house and keeping me in the loop on larger maintenance issues that need to be addressed by myself. We have a dog and cat and she manages their feeding and care admirably including multiple daily walks for our pup. Every day, she prepares a delightful dinner for us – my daughter gives her the list for the week and she follows our American recipe books to perfection. We eat well and her food is tasty. I recommend her highly without reservation as an excellent housekeeper and cook for your family!

 Christopher Walton

waltonc@state.gov or chdawalton@gmail.com

+1 7074006855

Mary has worked with two different families and has total of 6 years experience in house keeping.

Ms. Agnes (Aggie) Etim, who worked with me from October 2020 through July 2022. Ms. Etim is a highly reliable steward. Her daily duties were laundry, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, and taking care of the family pet dog. She performs all her duties without any intervention and is a very trustworthy person. Her assistance with navigating many of the concerns with living in Lagos such as finding good local services for produce, clothing, and household items were invaluable in controlling costs that can be very high in the city. Ms. Etim cooks mostly local foods and some American fare, but she is very flexible and willing to learn any recipe that you may want. Aggie works for me full-time but also works part-time for other officers in the compound as requested. She can be reached at +234-906-379-6600. If you need more references regarding Ms. Etim, please reach out to Ralph Reckley at Reckleyjr@yahoo.com or +16672030691.

Alice Omini is an amazing nanny/steward/cook who has worked for Consulate families for many years. For our family, she provided light nanny work for school-aged children, and steward duties (shopping/cleaning and cooking four meals per week) for two years. She was punctual, caring and forthright. We have had several domestic employees over the years and she receives our highest recommendation without reservation. We would love to see her employed with another Consulate family when we leave. For the family before us, she was a nanny for a toddler and newborn for three years. They had a wonderful experience with her, and in fact brought her to the U.S. for six months of TDY. We have had several domestic employees over the years and she receives our highest recommendation without reservation. She will be ready to begin work in the first 1-2 weeks of August. Please reach out to Alice on WhatsApp at +234-803-429-9620 or Lisa Simmons at SimmonsLJ@state.gov or text to +1-540-621-7388.

First Recommendation 

Are you looking for the perfect combination of professional steward and nanny skills? Let me introduce you

Charity Ogeleka - our nanny and steward for a year. Charity is absolutely trustworthy, honest employee, she is very responsive to feedback. Besides that and mostly valuable she is such a caring and loving nanny for our Daniel (15 yo). She is a mother of three AND a professional nanny, who knows how to make your loved ones happily busy, she really loves to play with kids and cares about them like about her owns. Charity never raises her voice dealing with some naughty boys, and never sitting with her phone while working. She knows very well her cleaning job (has been working for the consulate families for about 10 years), she could meet high standards. Charity really cares about your property and costs (saving detergents for example), this is barely could be bought for money but tells a lot about the personality. Also she has always been accurate with checks buying anything for us. We don’t have pets, but she does well with them and has a good experience of caring about pets as we know. She is badged through May and can start making your life easier at the beginning of May. We recommend her highly! Send me a DM on +2348056178904 if you interested and/or I can connect you each other. Thank you for considering!”

Second Recommendation

We highly recommend Charity; she has been working with us for 8 months and has been great. She's always on time, efficient, and willing to help with anything. Whether it's grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, or even fixing clothes, always with great attitude. She has certifications in Food Safety and CPR

Previous Employer: Gonzalez Family 

Name: Endrina Gonzalez  

Phone Number: +17868309983 

Email: endrina_gonzalez403@hotmail.com 

Emem Ene Bassey currently works outside the consulate but she has worked for consulate families over the past years.

She is looking to return to working as either a steward/Nanny or even both with any USDH and their family. Emem is good at looking after kids, Cleaning and escorting as well as grocery shopping. She has gone through steward and nanny training course from consulate section. Please reach out to her. 

Sabbas Kpakpo was a valued employee working for four U.S. Consul Generals in Lagos, Nigeria for over 10 years. Sabbas is a top chef who can prepare haute French cuisine as well as kid-friendly meals. He knows where all the best secret sources of quality ingredients are! Sabbas is also wonderful with kids and pets and is extremely collegial. He can manage household expenses, organize representational events, and prepare the highest quality of food and drink. I know Sabbas personally as well as professionally and I trusted his honesty and professionalism completely. He may be available full-time, part-time or for specific events. Please reach out to me if you need more information – Ambassador Claire Pierangelo (PierangeloCA@state.gov or Whatsapp +261 55 33 007 35).

Margaret Godwin Offiong Currently works for Joseph Israel. She does cleaning, laundry, and ironing once a week, and walks my dog daily. If I am travelling, she takes care of my dog the whole time I am gone, and if there needs to be a service done at the apartment, she is available to let the consulate staff into the apartment. She is seeking for part time work. She can be reached at +234-8081001313; +234-7032948602. For questions please contact JosephI@state.gov.

Charity Ebeh has been working full-time for our family for two and a half years as a steward. We highly recommend her for onward employment when our tour ends in July 2024. She is hardworking, honest, and has taken care of in our household. She does vegetable shopping, can follow recipes, bakes, and she is great with our pets. She is available part-time immediately and full-time on July 1. Please Contact me at sanoussyka@state.gov until July 1 or contact Charity directly at +234-916-642-6137 (not WhatsApp).

Teresa Abbia is a seasoned steward, nanny, and housekeeper who has been long-trusted within the US Consulate community. She is currently working for Christina Connelly-Kanmaz and family and she comes highly recommended by them. She is experienced, hard-working, trustworthy, and great with children and pets. She is very energetic caring for our young toddler, she cleans the house spotless every day, does laundry, and can grocery shop/cook. She also has experience taking care of all kinds of pets – dogs, guinea pigs, birds, you name it. She always makes herself available for overtime and weekend work when asked and she is a pleasure to have around. She will be available mid-May. Please reach out to Christina via WhatsApp at +1 202-421-8318 with any questions. You can also message Teresa directly at +234 802-836-5561.

Evely Dansou, our full-time steward and nanny, will be available from July. She has been working for us for almost 2 years and is a well-experienced steward/nanny. She does cleaning, cooking, and taking care of our children. She is trustworthy and great with kids. Please reach out to Evelyn (+234 816 785 5909) or Emi Cocks (emi.south@gmail.com)

Collins Adusei is AMAZING- just ask anyone in the U.S. Consulate family. He’s worked within our community for several years and has an active security clearance. Collins has been my personal assistant- to include driving and steward duties- for almost two years now... and there really isn’t anything he can’t get done! He knows all the best places to get food, drinks, fabric (even in Balogun), plants-flowers-dirt, ready-to-wear Naija fashion, restaurants, mechanics, etc. He’s never let me down one- regardless of how silly my request. Collins has never disappointed when taking my teenager out for social events- he’s very safety conscious and knowing he’s close by if needed is an enormous relief. He’s an excellent cleaner, proactive at care maintenance, does an excellent job tracking expenses, and is always willing to help out with any task. 

If you’re interested in employing him, please reach out to him at +234-809-283-1301. He will be available on June 15. If you have any other questions, I’m happy to chat- Stacey +234-903-775-6471.

Elizabeth Ghunney worked for us as a steward and nanny from February 2023 through December 2023, when our family moved from Nigeria back to the United States.

While in our employ, Elizabeth showed integrity, honesty, and hard work. SHe was very responsible with our 3 young children, helping to get them ready for school and welcoming them when they returned home. She fulfilled all the duties asked of her such as: laundry, cleaning, food preparation, etc.

She communicated well with us about her schedule and was flexible with her work hours. She always desired to do a good job with her work and accomplished that with our family.

I highly recommend Elizabeth to other employers.

-- Eva Dahlstrom

Blessing has experience in making local and continental dishes. She is also a very diligent housekeeper. she comes highly recommended . 

Miracle has served two families as a house keeper.

-Worked in a hotel as a housekeeper.

-Currently working as a waiter for a restaurant.

In the first two roles, she did the following:

—Cleaning and arranging guest rooms

—Washing dirty bedding, clothing and linen

—Ironing and folding clothes

—Stocking and maintaining an inventory of housekeeping supplies

—Receiving visitors and showing guests around

—Dusting furniture or fixtures and polishing them

—Scrubbing and sanitizing showers, bathtubs, toilets, countertops and sinks

—Cleaning tiled floor, doormats and rugs

—Reporting breakages, damages and safety issues for repairs.

Other skills

—Sewing: making clothes like continental ready to wear and also using local fabrics

—Babysitting & Nanny: Ability to take care of and engage children from 1-9 years old

—Cooking: Ability to make Nigerian dishes such as jollof rice, plantain in all forms, moi moi and Nigerian soups.

Language skills

—Speaks fluent English, Igbo and Efik 

Computer Skills

—Ability to send and receive emails

—Basic internet search

Catherine is very well experienced in the following areas:

 —Caring for children aged 0-16  

— Organize creative activities and educational games (e.g. drawing, crafting and puppet games)

—Prepare children’s meals and feed them (including bottle-feeding for babies)

—Help older children wash up and take baths

—Schedule nap times

—Teach children appropriate social behaviors, such as being respectful to each other and helping out with chores

—Escort children to and from school and extracurricular activities

—Tidy up play areas and children’s rooms

—Assist preschoolers with homework

—Ensure children’s safety during indoors and outdoors activities

—Take care of children in case of injury or illness

—Perform housekeeping tasks as needed

—Work with parents to ensure children’s growth and social development

—Cooking local and Continental meals

—Baking Nigerian pastries 

Victoria is great with continental and Nigerian dishes and almost any kind of pastries.

she proudly wears the hat of a chef and a mixologist.

she has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, learns fast and can hit the ground running. 

Lucky has two years experience with Mega Chicken. He is a baker and a chef. 

Festus has 20 years experience in being a sous-chef and pastry chef. He is skilled in creating menu for clients and ensuring dishes are prepared under highly sanitary conditions. He is also great at book keeping and inventory recording. 

Abigail Sackey has been our steward/nanny for almost 2 years. She has been working for the U.S. Diplomatic community for more than 15 years. Abigail is hardworking, honest, punctual, flexible and resourceful. During her time with us she managed our household flawlessly. Her daily duties include cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, ironing, light food preparation and organizing/supervising maintenance work. She takes excellent care of our son when he comes home from school and out pets when we are traveling. She is seeking a full-time position in June/July 2024. Abigail has been instrumental in making our stay in Lagos more comfortable and we highly recommend her. She can be reached at +234-809-851-4651. For more information, please contact Simone Day at simoneday1@yahoo.com.

Ms. Agnes (Aggie) Etim, who worked with me from October 2020 through July 2022. Ms. Etim is a highly reliable steward. Her daily duties were laundry, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, and taking care of the family pet dog. She performs all her duties without any intervention and is a very trustworthy person. Her assistance with navigating many of the concerns with living in Lagos such as finding good local services for produce, clothing, and household items were invaluable in controlling costs that can be very high in the city. Ms. Etim cooks mostly local foods and some American fare, but she is very flexible and willing to learn any recipe that you may want. Aggie works for me full-time but also works part-time for other officers in the compound as requested. She can be reached at +234-906-379-6600. If you need more references regarding Ms. Etim, please reach out to Ralph Reckley at Reckleyjr@yahoo.com or +16672030691.