Interview prep articles usually come from American career sites and prepare you for questions no one in Lagos is asking. This list is narrower and more useful.
1. Tell me about yourself
This is not an invitation to narrate your life from secondary school. It is a test of whether you can be concise under mild pressure. Give roughly ninety seconds: what you studied, what you have done that relates to this role, and why you are sitting there. Stop talking after that.
2. Why do you want to work here?
The wrong answer is about you, your growth and your dreams. The right answer shows you know something specific about what the company does, ideally something recent. Ten minutes on their website before the interview is the entire preparation required, and most candidates skip it.
3. What is your salary expectation?
The one everyone dreads. Never answer with a single number first if you can avoid it. Ask what range is budgeted for the role. If pressed, give a range whose bottom you would genuinely accept, because you will be offered the bottom.
4. Why is there a gap in your history?
Common after NYSC, and completely normal. Answer plainly and briefly, then say what you did with the time. Do not apologise or over-explain. The gap is only a problem if you act like it is one.
5. Tell me about a time you had a difficult colleague
They are checking whether you talk badly about people. Describe the situation neutrally, describe what you did, describe how it resolved. Never make the other person the villain, even if they were.
6. Where do you see yourself in five years?
A quiet test of whether you will leave in eight months. You do not need a grand plan. Something honest that involves growing inside a role like this one is enough.
7. Do you have any questions for us?
Saying no is the most common unforced error in Nigerian interviews. Have two ready. Ask what success looks like in the first six months, or who you would be working with directly. Never open with leave days.