LOL: 20 Hilarious excuses Nigerians give for missing work

My trousers split on the way to work" and "I've got a sore finger" are among the worst excuses given by employees to get out of work.

Bosses have also been told: "I am hallucinating", "I am stuck in my house because the door's broken" and "My new girlfriend bit me in a delicate place".

Here are other weird excuses people give for missing work.

1. A can of baked beans landed on my big toe

2. A trailer collapsed on the Islan

3. I've been bitten by an insect

4. My car handbrake broke and it rolled down the hill into a lamppost

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5. My dog has had a big fright and I don't want to leave him

6. My grandma's best friend daughter's cousin died

7.  I've had a sleepless night

8. My mum has died (this was the second time the person used this excuse)

9. I am hallucinating

10. I am stuck in my house because the door's broken

11. My new girlfriend bit me in a delicate place

12. I burned my hand on the toaster

13. The dog ate my shoes

14. My landlord is sick

15. I swallowed white spirit

16. My toe is trapped in the bath tap

17. My trousers split on the way to work

18. I have a blocked nose

19. I've had a hair dye disaster/bad hair day

20. I've got a sore finger

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While this may be very hilarious, Nigerian workers should think twice about making that call if they don't have a reasonable excuse.