Best overlap: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Lagos.
Your window to reach both cities is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney, which converts to 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Lagos. You've got roughly 1 hour — enough for a focused daily check-in if you hold it at 5:00 PM in Sydney (8:00 AM in Lagos). Bear in mind Sydney shifts for daylight saving while Lagos stays fixed — recheck these hours after each clock change.
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