Have you thought of taking a trip to Nigeria? Be assured that all you need to make your trip a memorable one are available. Nigeria is a country with over 200 million people with diverse cultures, tribes and many languages.
Trending national fashion in Nigeria
Most fashions in Nigeria are Ankara, Adure, Cashmere and Lace fabric sown in different styles, adorned with head gear (for women) and beaded or Ankara accessories.
Ankara hand bags and wrist bands
TOURIST AND HISTORICAL PLACES IN NIGERIA
Are you craving for memorable places during your visit to Nigeria? On arrival at the international airport, there are good and first class hotels that gives the good life style and are affordable. Places to visit in Nigeria include:
The Lagos bar- beach
The coconut beach Badagry
Elegushi beach – Lagos
The New Afrika Shrine
The GET arena – Lagos
Ikeja Mall
Lekki Leisure Lake
Lufasi Nature Park
Lekki conservation centre
National Museum Lagos
Terrakulture Craft Lagos
Quilox night club
National theatre Lagos
Art and craft village Abuja
Millennium Park Abuja
Transcorp Hilton
Port Harcourt Pleasure Park
Ngwo pine Enugu
Awhum waterfall Enugu
Egbunike Caves Enugu
National War Museum, Abia State
Alok Ikom Monoliths, Akwa Ibom State
Ibeno beach, Akwa Ibom State
Obudu Cattle Ranch, Cross River State
Surame cultural landscape, Sokoto Dessert
Sukur cultural landscape, Adamawa State
Nok settlement, Kaduna State
Kainji lake national park, Niger State
Kano city wall
Yankari game reserve, Bauchi State
Giant foot of Ukhuse Oke, Edo State
Idanre hill, Ondo State
Osogbo Groove, Osun State
Traditional Clothing and Acessories in Nigeria
There three major tribes in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The minor tribes include Kanuri, Ijaw, Tiv, Idoma, Binis, Ibibio, Efik etc. These tribes have their cultural attire, traditions and foods.
THE HAUSAS (Northern Nigeria)
The men dresses in Baban Riga paired with embroidery Jallabia or Kaftan robe and embroidery hat known as Hula while the women puts on Abaya and Hijab to cover the hair.
THE IGBOS (Eastern Nigeria)
The men puts on a smart and trendy attire Isi-Agu with plain trousers, adorned beaded accessories, an Ofo (staff) or hand fan on his hand and a hat known as agwu or Okpu agu while the women wear a gown or a blouse with wrapper, beaded accessories for the neck, ankle, waist ears and waist, a head tie or coral decorative element on their head and Cow tail fly known as Ehi Odu Ada on their hand.
THE YORUBAS (Western Nigeria)
The men wear mainly embroidery Agbada with beads, while the women dress in Adure or Buba dress with Aso Oke (head gear) adorned with beautiful accessories.
THE EDO
The women are adorned with coral beaded accessories; their dresses (Ewu-ivie) are beaded. The male wear a blouse, a long skirt called Ukpesan, also adorned with beads and a hat.
IJAW
The women puts on beaded gown, beaded crown and accessories while men put on a large long sleeve shirt (Etibo), worn with a long piece of wrapper tied from the waist to ankle and a hat.
NIGERIA MEALS
When it comes to varieties of special delicacies, you can find that in every corner of the country, some tribes and states are known for some special meal/soup. These meals are prepared with beef, chicken, stockfish, crayfish, periwinkle, snail and many other sea foods. Apart from the soups, there is a special meal known as Nigeria Jollof rice, it is a meal you will not forget in a hurry.
Nigeria Jollof Rice
Tuwo shinkafa (rice meal and soup)
Suya
Masa hausa (rice cake)
Owerri soup
Okro soup
Oha soup
Egusi soup
Akidi (black beans)
Abacha (African salad)
Nkwobi
Akara (Beans cake)
Efe riro
Amala and Ewedu
Gbegiri
Ofada rice
Banga soup
Pepper soup
White soup
Bole
Keke fieye
Nsala soup
Edikankong soup
Afang soup
Ekpang nkwukwo
Atama soup
Environmental Habitat Protection and Conservation
Nigeria is not left out in environmental conservation. They include forest and wild life reservations.
Climate Change
Climate change has adverse effect on the environment resulting to flooding, this adverse effect are more in places surrounding the oceans and rivers. Such places as Lagos Island, Niger Delta region and states surrounding River Niger and River Benue. Flooding damage millions of properties, crops and aquatic lives.
Gender Equality
In Nigeria women participate in every aspect of life, in politics, peace building, education, career pursuits. There are women in the leading roles, heads of offices etc.
Prof. Grace Alele, First female Vice Chancellor in Nigeria.
Prof. Nnenna Oti. The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director General, World Trade Organization.
