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Tips, guides, and updates on hiring and working with domestic workers.

27 March 2026

Why Fair Wages and Respect Matter for Domestic Workers in Nigeria

Domestic workers in Nigeria play a vital role in keeping homes running, yet many are underpaid and undervalued. Fair wages and respectful treatment are essential for stability, trust, and family wellbeing. When nannies, househelps, and housekeepers are treated with dignity and compensated fairly, households become more secure and harmonious. Professionalising domestic work benefits both workers and families across Nigeria.

23 March 2026

How to Hire a Nanny You Can Trust in Lagos: A Step-by-Step Guide

20 March 2026

From Chaos to Calm: A Family’s Journey to a Stress-Free Home with Ulohelps.

Tired of the stress of finding verified, skilled and experienced domestic helpers. Hire help on ULOhelps.

19 March 2026

5 Essential questions to ask when interviewing a Housekeeper.

4 March 2026

The Need For Structure In Nigeria’s Domestic Care Industry.

Nigeria’s domestic care industry plays a critical role in keeping households functional, yet it remains one of the most informal and unregulated sectors in the country. Across cities like Lagos and beyond, families rely daily on domestic workers for childcare, cleaning, cooking, errands, and elderly care. Despite this essential role, the system that governs domestic employment is largely built on word-of-mouth arrangements, informal agreements, and blind trust.

3 March 2026

Mental Health Support for Domestic Workers and Families in Lagos

Families who believe tha domestic worker’s stress is a problem, may be overlooking how deeply interconnected household wellbeing truly is. Mental health,Burnout, stress, and silence are hurting Nigerian homes and it affects both domestic workers and families. Discover how supporting domestic workers’ mental health protects your entire family.

26 February 2026

How to Hire a Nanny in Lagos: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents

Hiring a nanny in Lagos requires more than just referrals, it demands a careful, structured process to ensure your child’s safety and wellbeing. This guide walks parents through every essential step, from defining your childcare needs and searching in verified spaces to conducting interviews, running background checks, arranging trial periods, and setting clear expectations. By following a thoughtful approach and using verified platforms like UloHelps, families can hire nannies easily.

24 February 2026

Why we started UloHelps

The domestic work sector is one of the largest and most vital sources of employment across Africa. But in Nigeria, there is no organized structure to find and hire doemstic workers, Ulohelps is here to solve that and provide a structured platform for individuals and families who are in search for verified domestic workers( Cooks, Nannies and Housekeepers), to find them easily through their mobile phones in the comfrt of their homes.

14 February 2026

Empowering Young Girls in Care: Stories from Nannies, Househelps, and Housekeepers in Lagos

The Silent Influence of Nannies, House-helps, in Girlhood